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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business More than 200 companies, including Twitter, Salesforce and Procter & Gamble, signed a climate pledge that aims to reduce their carbon emissions over the next two decades. The project is part of a collaboration between Amazon and the advocacy group Global Optimism. “The breadth of industry that’s committed to this,

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors will begin replacing damaged and fire-prone battery cells on some of its recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles in mid-October, the automaker announced Monday. GM first announced a recall of the Chevy Bolt electric vehicles in November 2020 due to fire risk, but it didn’t have an immediate fix.

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Drinking alcohol and building planes don’t really mix. That’s why Boeing is reportedly investigating two small, empty tequila bottles that were found on one of the planes set to serve as the next Air Force One. The plane is one of two 747 jumbo jets being modified to meet the

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Sunday was TV’s biggest night, but it was a mixed bag — at least in terms of the ratings. The 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards averaged 7.4 million viewers for CBS. That number is up 16% from last year. That’s the good news. The bad news is that last year’s

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s a good thing that consumers are in a mood to spend heading into the holiday season. They may have to dish out more for a new artificial Christmas tree this year, depending on where they buy it from. Some large sellers of artificial trees say they are increasing their

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 making people anxious about being around others. That’s bad news for the economy going into the winter months, and might mean it’s time to get used to a slower recovery.

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Dow and the broader US stock market fell to close sharply lower Monday as Chinese real estate conglomerate Evergrande’s debt crisis made American investors uneasy. It was the worst performance since May for the S&P and the Nasdaq, while the Dow logged its worst day since July. Stocks spent

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business France is threatening to block talks on a planned free trade agreement between Europe and Australia after the Australian government ditched a huge deal to buy French submarines. The French government has been seething ever since Australia abandoned its $90 billion Australian dollars ($65 billion) deal last week with France

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 US fertilizer manufacturer to suspend production, turning off most of Britain’s supply of carbon dioxide to the food and drink industry in the process. Illinois-based CF Industries said last week

By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande’s debt crisis is continuing to unsettle investors in Asia and raising concerns about whether a potential default by the troubled Chinese conglomerate could spill over to other parts of the economy. Shares of Evergrande Group plummeted 10% in Hong Kong on Monday, hitting just 2.28 Hong Kong dollars ($0.29)

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 landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages. At least 38 people were killed in Taliye, 180 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of the financial capital Mumbai, when a

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 that its latest version of the Tundra pickup includes the option for a hybrid twin-turbo V6. The system, according to Toyota, will give the vehicle more power and torque. One thing the

Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business SpaceX founder Elon Musk pledged to donate $50 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, helping exceed the $200 million fundraising goal set for last week’s Inspiration4 space mission. Musk tweeted, “Count me in for $50M” in response to a public call for donations from Inspiration4 on Saturday. The capsule splashed

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Four little words — “do your own research” — are hurting the US pandemic response, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. And it is having real consequences as personalities from Nicki Minaj to Sean Hannity continue to promote the idea. Minaj helped raise doubts about

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 states. The brewer releases a new version of its Utopias brand every two years, and the twelfth edition will be on shelves starting Oct. 11. But don’t bother looking for

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mention the word “stagflation” to someone who followed the economy in the 1970s, and you can expect a strong reaction. The phenomenon — which describes a period of high inflation and stagnant economic growth — was a nightmare for policymakers, leaving them with few options to rein in runaway prices

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 store opened in 1925. The Sears department store in the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, a Chicago suburb, will close on November 14. Transformco, which acquired Sears Holdings after the