Why Wall Street shouldn’t sweat the midterms
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The midterm elections are a little more than a month away, and if Wall Street had a vote, it’d be for more…
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Ford raises price on the electric F-150 again
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is again raising prices on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, but the price increase will impact only the…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates take a breather after rising for several weeks in a row
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business After rising for six weeks in a row, mortgage rates retreated last week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66%…
Continue ReadingBig companies keep leaving Chicago. What’s going on?
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Tyson Foods is the latest company closing its Chicago-area offices, joining Boeing, Caterpillar and Citadel among…
Continue ReadingWhat to expect from Friday’s jobs report
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its latest monthly jobs report on Friday, all eyes will be on whether…
Continue ReadingPeloton is undergoing another round of layoffs to ‘save’ the company
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton is undergoing another round of layoffs — its fourth this year — with about 500 jobs being eliminated, as…
Continue ReadingMarkets are starting to act super strange
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Investors are tightening their neck braces as US stocks soar upwards, plummet back down and then do it all over.…
Continue ReadingGOP Sen. Chuck Grassley calls for OPEC collusion crackdown after production cut
CNN by Matt Egan, CNN Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday called for punishing OPEC for its production cut by passing legislation that would…
Continue ReadingGas prices are starting to take off again. More increases are on the way
By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN Business Even before Wednesday’s action by OPEC+ to cut oil production, US gas prices were on their way up.…
Continue ReadingReport: Transitioning only 6% of American vehicles to electric could prevent 67,000 premature deaths
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Changing America’s fleet of trucks and buses to run on electricity while, at the same time, changing the…
Continue ReadingReport: Transitioning only 6% of American vehicles to electric could prevent 67,000 premature deaths
CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Changing America’s fleet of trucks and buses to run on electricity while, at the same time, changing…
Continue ReadingHousing is slumping, but this real estate CEO explains why it’s not 2008 all over again
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Mortgage rates are soaring. And for many prospective home buyers, especially first-time purchasers, the…
Continue ReadingOPEC announces the biggest cut to oil production since the start of the pandemic
CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start…
Continue ReadingStocks end Wednesday slightly lower following huge two-day surge
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Maybe that October market rally has some legs after all? Stocks were mostly unchanged Wednesday, even as a fresh…
Continue ReadingOPEC announces the biggest cut to oil production since the start of the pandemic
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of…
Continue ReadingREI dumps Black Friday — permanently
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business REI has quit Black Friday, forever. For the past seven years, the retailer has closed its doors on the day after…
Continue ReadingThe bond market is starting to worry Wall Street
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve’s tightening policy and record-breaking US debt have wreaked…
Continue ReadingAsian economies are in trouble but a 1997-style crisis is unlikely
By Laura He and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Business A quarter of a century ago, a major financial crisis ripped through Asia, shaking its economies to the…
Continue ReadingRachel Maddow’s successor, Alex Wagner, is failing to draw the big audience she commanded in prime time
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business On Monday night, inside the upscale Parisian restaurant L’Avenue at Saks in midtown Manhattan, MSNBC President…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s national debt has now surpassed $31 trillion
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business America’s national debt has climbed north of $31 trillion for the first time, a milestone that comes at a time…
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