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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Boeing, the largest US exporter, announced plans Wednesday for its first foreign production plant to perform final assembly work. The plant, to be built in Toowoomba, Australia, will assemble military drones, not commercial jets, which is Boeing’s primary business. But it is an interesting step away from the United States

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The housing market is beginning to look a little more normal. Home sales dropped in August, both from July and from a year ago, breaking two straight months of increases, according to the National Association of Realtors. Home purchases have been surging over the past year, which Lawrence Yun, chief

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve isn’t ready to take its foot off the stimulus gas pedal just yet, but that soon might change. If the economic recovery continues to progress as expected, the Fed “judges that a moderation in the pace of asset purchases may soon be warranted,” according to the bank’s

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta, BP and Boeing, pledged on Wednesday to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. It is one of the boldest commitments yet to tackle the environmental impact of air travel and will

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Senator Elizabeth Warren and three other Democratic lawmakers have sent an open letter to the executives behind popular SPACs, raising concerns about the potential for insiders to exploit regulatory gaps at the expense of everyday investors. “We seek information about your use of SPACs in order to understand what sort

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Boeing is being called out by Ryanair, one of its major customers, for not selling its jets more cheaply. So far Boeing is standing fast and refusing to meet Ryanair’s price demand, despite the hit its sales have taken the last two years. On Tuesday Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary called

By Pete Muntean and Chris Isidore, CNN Business With just five days until United Airlines will start putting unvaccinated US employees on leave, the company says 97% of workers have complied with its mandate. “United will start the separation process as early as September 28,” confirmed spokesperson Leslie Scott, who noted that only a “small

By Matt Egan, CNN Business A US default would be a “catastrophic blow” to America’s economic recovery from Covid-19, setting off a downturn that would rival the Great Recession, Moody’s Analytics warned in a new report. If the US defaults on its debt payments and the impasse drags on, the ensuing recession would wipe out

Jeanne Sahadi Let’s be honest, the advice to “invest in what you know” is hard to heed when you’re trying to build a diverse portfolio. So even if you’re someone who can’t define blockchain to save your life, you still may be wondering if you should have at least a little exposure to crypto in

Opinion by Stacey Abrams for CNN Business Perspectives Throughout the course of the pandemic, we have witnessed inequities ripple across our society, particularly along racial and socioeconomic lines. Most tellingly, this imbalance affects frontline workers — many of whom are people of color — who put their lives and health on the line to keep

By Jack Guy, CNN Business Netflix says it has acquired the rights to Roald Dahl’s stories and plans to create a “unique universe” of products based on them. The streaming giant said Wednesday it had acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC), which manages the rights to the late British author’s works. Netflix said in

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The International Energy Agency has called on Russia to supply more natural gas to Europe to help alleviate soaring energy prices. The Paris-based group said in a statement that while Russia is fulfilling its long-term contracts to European customers, exports are down from their 2019 level. Russia is the European

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business An Indian company that wants to rival Salesforce is launching an initial public offering in the United States. Freshworks said this week that it has priced 28.5 million shares of common stock at $36 each, raising a little over $1 billion in its IPO in New York. That values the

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The UK government has agreed to subsidize a major US fertilizer manufacturer at a cost of several million pounds to taxpayers in order to restart carbon dioxide production vital to Britain’s food supply. The government announced the extraordinary intervention in a statement late on Tuesday. The plan should allow Illinois-based

By Laura He, CNN Business China’s Evergrande Group will pay interest due Thursday on one of its bonds, but it’s keeping rattled investors guessing about the fate of second, bigger payment due this week. The troubled Chinese real estate conglomerate said Wednesday in a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange that issues regarding a payment

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business It’s been nearly two years since Norris Fong has seen his family back in his native Singapore. Now, he’s had enough. The 33-year-old fashion buyer is soon leaving Hong Kong to return to his home country, citing frustration over the city’s coronavirus restrictions and lack of a clear reopening plan.

By Christina Carrega and Pete Muntean, CNN The Department of Justice has sued two major airlines on Tuesday, alleging the companies created an alliance that raised prices and reduced choice for air passengers traveling to and from major cities in the United States’ Northeast region. JetBlue and American Airlines last year created the “Northeast Alliance”