What Biden’s student debt plan will do to the US economy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden’s student loan plan is a potential game changer for Americans drowning in debt. And yet the…
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Party City is hiring 20,000 people, expecting an epic Halloween
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Party City expects Halloween will be back with a vengeance this year — in a good way. The seller of themed party…
Continue ReadingAre you ready to bet on some football? Gambling stocks hope to get an NFL boost
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Some would argue that Wall Street is just one big casino. And for investors wagering on gambling stocks,…
Continue ReadingHow your company can help you pay for starting a family
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Having kids is a major life change — and it can also be very expensive. And over the past several years, more…
Continue ReadingWhat Wall Street hopes to hear from the Federal Reserve at Jackson Hole
Martha C. White Inflation talk is expected to dominate the Federal Reserve’s annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, later this week.…
Continue ReadingUK energy crisis is ‘bigger than the pandemic’
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The United Kingdom will have to find an answer to soaring energy bills soon or risk a humanitarian crisis. But freezing…
Continue ReadingLachlan Murdoch sues Australian outlet over article linking the Fox News dynasty with Jan. 6
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Two months ago, Australian media site Crikey called “Murdoch” an “unindicted co-conspirator”…
Continue ReadingOpinion: NAACP CEO: Biden’s reported plan to cancel student debt isn’t enough
Opinion by Derrick Johnson and Wisdom Cole for CNN Business Perspectives With the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden has the unique opportunity…
Continue ReadingWhere six months of war in Ukraine leaves markets
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February, investors were as…
Continue ReadingMoviePass is coming back. Its timing couldn’t be worse
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Hollywood loves a comeback story, and MoviePass, one of the industry’s most notorious flops, is trying to write…
Continue ReadingBiden was wrongly blamed for rising gas prices. But he doesn’t deserve much credit for the drop
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as…
Continue ReadingSolar power is booming in Germany as Russia turns down the gas
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business People on the frontlines of Europe’s gas crisis are scrambling to get solar panels for their homes and businesses…
Continue ReadingUS rents hit a record high for the 17th month in a row
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Rents hit a record high in July for the 17th month in a row, putting ever more pressure on renters. The national median…
Continue ReadingJapan turns back to nuclear power in significant policy shift as fuel prices soar
By Rhea Mogul, Junko Ogura and Tetsu Sukegawa, CNN Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday Japan will restart idled nuclear plants and consider…
Continue ReadingIndian billionaire makes hostile bid for high-profile NDTV news channel
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Asia’s richest man has launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in India and gain a firmer…
Continue ReadingUS business activity falls at its fastest rate since May 2020
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Business activity at private US companies in early August dropped off at some of the sharpest rates seen since the…
Continue ReadingHow low can they go? These stock analysts are issuing $0 and $1 price targets
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street analysts are typically — to quote an old REM song — shiny happy people. They don’t often…
Continue ReadingInflation is crushing wedding budgets and guests are getting cut
Martha C. White for CNN Business The pandemic lockdowns might be in the rearview mirror, but rising inflation has ushered in the return of…
Continue ReadingGas prices drop 70 days in a row in the second-longest streak since 2005
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Drivers have something to smile about: A historic drop in gasoline prices. The national average for a gallon of regular…
Continue ReadingBiden was wrongly blamed for rising gas prices. But he doesn’t deserve much credit for the drop
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as…
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