Where are all of the consoles? How gamers are handling the global shortage
CNN, POOL By Jennifer Korn Like many gamers in recent weeks, Nicole DeSantis, 33, from outside Philadelphia, combed through social media sites trying…
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Wall Street balks as Fed signals party’s ending, but is it?
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is worried about the Federal Reserve pulling back its massive support for financial…
Continue Reading Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds…
Continue Reading MLB blacks out players on its website
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business If you went to Major League Baseball’s website on Thursday and felt something was off, you’re not alone.…
Continue Reading Burger King is returning the Whopper to its original price
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King’s Whopper is turning 64 years old, and it’s giving the sandwich a price to match. This…
Continue Reading Government shutdown would cost the US economy $1.8 billion a week, S&P says
By Matt Egan Congress is flirting with a shutdown that would cost the US economy $1.8 billion for each week the government is closed, according to…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern railroad names new CEO to take over in May
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern Corp. said its CEO will retire next spring, and it will promote one of its executives to replace…
Continue Reading Workers are ghosting employers. Here’s how companies can combat no-shows
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Home health provider Interim HealthCare of the Upstate currently has 51 open positions it’s looking to fill.…
Continue Reading BuzzFeed votes to go public amid staff walkout
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business BuzzFeed, the digital media company most known for its lists, quizzes and journalism, is going public and its debut on…
Continue Reading Government shutdown would cost the US economy $1.8 billion a week, S&P says
CNN, KTVK, WJLA By Matt Egan Congress is flirting with a shutdown that would cost the US economy $1.8 billion for each week the government is closed,…
Continue Reading Ireland: UK-EU deal on Brexit trade spat unlikely this year
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British and Irish governments are expressing optimism that a thorny spat between the U.K. and…
Continue Reading Grab goes public in $40B SPAC deal, slides in market debut
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company Grab tumbled in its market debut Thursday, following a…
Continue Reading US long-term mortgage rates relatively flat this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average interest rate for long-term mortgages in the U.S. remained flat this week,…
Continue Reading Striking Kellogg’s workers to get 3% raises in new contract
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kellogg’s has reached a tentative agreement with its 1,400 cereal plant workers that will…
Continue Reading OPEC and Russia will pump more oil in January despite price plunge
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Saudi Arabia, Russia and other leading oil producers have decided to stick with plans to increase supply in January…
Continue Reading Holiday shoppers navigate shortages with mixed results
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays have always been defined by disappointing out-of-stock messages on the…
Continue Reading Kellogg and union reach deal that could end its 2-month strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Kellogg reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday night with the union that has been striking at its cereal…
Continue Reading Dollar General opening more $5 or less Popshelf stores
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Getting more bang for your buck used to be the mantra of dollar store shoppers everywhere, but times are…
Continue Reading Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term…
Continue Reading America keeps adding jobs but we’re still not back to normal
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery has picked up steam again in the final months of the year, bringing some good news in the face of…
Continue Reading Workers are ghosting employers. Here’s how companies can combat no-shows
CNN By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Home health provider Interim HealthCare of the Upstate currently has 51 open positions it’s looking to fill.…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise by 28,000, but still low at 222,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week even though the…
Continue Reading Could the biggest SPAC deal on record reignite the Wall Street fad?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business SPACs started out the year with a bang that soon became a fizzle. But don’t count the Wall Street fad out just…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Ford Bronco versus Jeep Wrangler
By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds After a 25-year hiatus, the Ford Bronco is back. This new 2021 Bronco SUV pays homage to its predecessors via boxy…
Continue Reading This startup wants to help you save money on groceries, and combat food waste
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business It may be harder to find deals in the grocery store these days. Flashfood wants to help fix that, while also…
Continue Reading How Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s won the pandemic
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Few companies have gained more of an advantage during the pandemic than America’s warehouse club…
Continue Reading Austria’s new chancellor resigns; predecessor quits politics
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg has announced he is stepping down just two months after…
Continue Reading China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s air regulator has cleared the Boeing 737 Max to return to flying with technical…
Continue Reading EU drug regulator starts reviewing new coronavirus vaccine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator says it has started a rolling review of a new coronavirus vaccine made by French…
Continue Reading Tensions grow over Ukraine with the trading of threats
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met face-to-face with his…
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