Australia shut its borders to workers, now it’s desperate to get them back
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australia shut its borders for more than two years during the pandemic, but it also blocked access to potential workers and…
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Starbucks names new CEO
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks has tapped Laxman Narasimhan as its next CEO. Narasimhan will become incoming CEO at Starbucks on…
Continue ReadingCruise recalls its robotaxis after passenger injured in crash
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business This week Cruise, which counts General Motors as its largest shareholder, became the first robotaxi operator to…
Continue ReadingBank of America to offer zero-down payment mortgages in certain Black and Hispanic communities
By Matt Egan and Anna Bahney, CNN Bank of America is offering zero down payment mortgages with no closing costs for first-time homebuyers in certain…
Continue ReadingStocks start off September with a late day rally
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business New month. Same old market volatility. Stocks rallied at the end of first day of September, which is historically…
Continue ReadingThe economy is starting to cool — but the job market is ‘like an inferno’
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy shrank in the first half of the year, consumer sentiment plunged amid high inflation and unrest…
Continue ReadingFrom WFH boom to RTO bust. Could a Zoom takeover be next?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The work-from-home boom may be over, and that’s not good news for one pandemic stock market darling.…
Continue ReadingJobless claims fall to lowest level in two months
By Kate Trafecante and Alicia Wallace for CNN Business Weekly jobless claims fell to the lowest level since late June as employers appear reluctant…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates rise again after Fed says it will take ‘forceful’ steps to curb inflation
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to climb this week following comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the…
Continue ReadingOpinion: US companies are committing to hiring refugees. More should follow suit
Opinion by Gideon Maltz for CNN Business Perspectives One year ago, the world collapsed for Sayed Kabir Kamall, an Afghan of Uzbek heritage. Kabir…
Continue Reading41% of Black and minority workers in the UK are suffering racism on the job
By Zayn Nabbi and Anna Cooban, CNN Business More than two in five Black, brown and minority ethnic workers in the United Kingdom say they have faced…
Continue ReadingLukoil chairman dies after falling from a Moscow hospital window
By Anna Chernova, Frederik Pleitgen, Chris Liakos and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The chairman of Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil has died after…
Continue ReadingThis UK company will hand out free food to 88,000 workers this winter
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business A leading British retailer plans to feed 88,000 workers over the winter to help them cope with the surging cost of…
Continue ReadingWall Street’s biggest fear gauge is broken
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Markets are hard to predict right now, and that’s raising a question for some on Wall Street: Does a common…
Continue ReadingWhile streamers cut costs, Amazon makes a massive bet with ‘Lord of the Rings’
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business After much anticipation, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” finally debuts on Amazon Prime Video…
Continue ReadingStrikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Workers in the United Kingdom have had enough of falling living standards. Rail workers, journalists, lawyers, and…
Continue ReadingSam’s Club is raising its membership by $5
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Add a Sam’s Club membership to the list of subscriptions that are getting more expensive. The warehouse…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers. Restaurants, including…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers.…
Continue ReadingFox News hosts deposed in voting tech company’s $1.6 billion lawsuit against network
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some of the biggest stars at Fox News have been deposed in recent days as a voting technology company presses forward…
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