The Delta variant is keeping the US economy from getting back to normal
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is further from being back to normal again. Thanks, Delta. The more infectious variant of Covid-19 is…
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French submarine dispute could torpedo EU-Australia trade talks
CNN By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business France is threatening to block talks on a planned free trade agreement between Europe and Australia after the…
Continue ReadingStocks tumble as Wall Street’s fears turn to China
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Dow and the broader US stock market fell to close sharply lower Monday as Chinese real estate conglomerate…
Continue ReadingFrench submarine dispute could torpedo EU-Australia trade talks
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business France is threatening to block talks on a planned free trade agreement between Europe and Australia after the…
Continue ReadingGas prices in the UK could trigger food shortages within weeks
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business UK supermarkets could face shortages of meat and other fresh food within weeks after soaring gas prices prompted a major…
Continue ReadingEvergrande’s debt crisis is wreaking havoc on Hong Kong’s stock market
By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande’s debt crisis is continuing to unsettle investors in Asia and raising concerns about whether a potential…
Continue ReadingAt least 180 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
By Rishabh M Pratap, CNN and Reuters At least 180 people have died in the west Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused…
Continue ReadingToyota’s Tundra is going hybrid
By Peter Valdes-Dapena and Rob McLean, CNN Business Look out, Ford F-150: Another hybrid pickup truck is hitting the market. Toyota announced Sunday…
Continue ReadingElon Musk pledges $50 million to Inspiration4 cancer fundraiser
Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business SpaceX founder Elon Musk pledged to donate $50 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, helping exceed…
Continue ReadingA new focus of news coverage: Are there double standards for Covid protocols?
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue ReadingThese four words are helping spread vaccine misinformation
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Four little words — “do your own research” — are hurting the US pandemic response, CNN’s chief…
Continue ReadingSamuel Adams’ new beer is so strong it’s illegal in 15 states
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Samuel Adams is launching a new, limited edition beer, and it packs such a potent punch it’s illegal in 15…
Continue ReadingStagflation rocked the economy before. Is it coming back?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mention the word “stagflation” to someone who followed the economy in the 1970s, and you can expect a…
Continue ReadingSears is closing its last department store in Illinois, the retailer’s home state
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Sears will shut the doors on its last department store in Illinois come fall; the state in which its first retail…
Continue ReadingPuma launches an Animal Crossing clothing collection
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business German sports retailer Puma is collaborating with Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons, bringing a few…
Continue ReadingFearing battery fires after recalls, people are selling their Chevy Bolt EVs back to GM
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business After Bart Schoenfeld’s Chevrolet Bolt EV was recalled for the second time, he’d had enough. GM had…
Continue ReadingFDIC teams with Discovery, Microsoft for $120 million minority-owned bank fund
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday unveiled a new fund to increase investments made with the…
Continue ReadingAre you a working parent concerned about Delta, fresh quarantines or lockdowns? Share your story
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The pandemic has been rough for for many working parents, with work-life balance going out the window as child care…
Continue ReadingForget inflation. This billionaire investor worries about democracy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business David Rubenstein is shrugging off fears of runaway inflation and concerns about looming tax hikes. The private equity…
Continue ReadingWorkers in these five industries will be affected the most by Biden’s vaccine mandate
By Tal Yellin and Janie Boschma, CNN Employees in five industries will especially feel the effects of the new vaccine mandate — management,…
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