Three key numbers that explain America’s labor shortage
By Anneken Tappe and Allison Morrow, CNN Business Twenty-one months into the pandemic, America is no longer struggling with an astronomically high…
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Omicron is messing with the economic recovery
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business Thousands of flights canceled. Back-to-the-office plans shelved. College football bowl games and Broadway shows called…
Continue ReadingThe workers who feed America are exhausted. Now they face Omicron
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Editor’s note: A previous version of this report said Fight for $15 advocate Deatric Edie was currently a…
Continue ReadingTexas refinery blast could help push gas prices above $4 a gallon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The blast at a Texas oil refinery early Thursday will probably push already high gasoline prices even higher —…
Continue ReadingA key inflation measure just hit a nearly four-decade high
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Prices remain high in America, and inflation shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. A key measure of US inflation…
Continue ReadingBusiness leaders must step up to help people and the planet
Opinion by Davis Smith for CNN Business Perspectives When I was 4 years old, my family left the United States and moved to Latin America, where I…
Continue ReadingThe world could consume more oil in 2022 than ever before
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Electric cars are taking over the streets, big companies are trying to be nicer to the environment and people are…
Continue ReadingIntel apologizes in China after backlash over Xinjiang statement
By Teele Rebane, CNN Business Intel has apologized in China following a backlash over a directive to suppliers not to source products or labor from…
Continue Reading2021 was a dramatic year for Indian IPOs. The hype won’t go away next year
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s stock market celebrated an extraordinary year as some of the country’s buzziest tech firms made…
Continue ReadingOmicron isn’t hurting travel stocks. Here’s why
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Despite the Omicron variant of Covid-19, some travel restrictions and event cancellations, it seems many Americans…
Continue ReadingStocks surged in 2021, as Wall Street rolled its eyes at Covid
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The year’s last day of trading is shaping up to be a quiet one. Stocks were down just…
Continue ReadingSoaring home prices pushed the share of first-time buyers to historic lows
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home sales in November were up from the prior month as buyers rushed to take advantage of low interest rates, keeping…
Continue ReadingOmicron isn’t hurting travel stocks. Here’s why
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Despite the Omicron variant of Covid-19, some travel restrictions and event cancellations, it seems many…
Continue ReadingBill Gates on Omicron: ‘We could be entering the worst part of the pandemic’
By Richard Davis, CNN Business In a series of tweets late Tuesday, Bill Gates says he plans to cancel most of his holiday plans and warned that that…
Continue ReadingAmericans feel better about the economy, for now
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans are feeling more optimistic about the recovery, which has continued to go strong into the final month of the…
Continue ReadingTaco Bell is adding a surprising new menu item
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell is adding a new menu item that fans might not associate with the taco chain — and it’s only…
Continue ReadingEmployers are starting to mandate booster shots
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Get ready for booster mandates. Millions of US workers are already required to show proof of a Covid vaccine to their…
Continue ReadingFauci calls for Fox News host to be fired ‘on the spot’ for ‘kill shot’ comments
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said that Fox News host Jesse Watters should be fired for using violent language at a…
Continue ReadingBuy now, pay later is a huge hit with shoppers. Just how dangerous is it?
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Lissette Monzon still feels a little guilty about a “crazy” purchase she made three years ago. Monzon, 54, a…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic growth will slow sharply in 2022, World Bank says
By Laura He, CNN Business The World Bank has cut its forecasts for China’s economic growth this year and next, as the world’s second…
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