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By Jay Croft, CNN Forget spices and jasmine. The makers of a new perfume say they’re using the scent of something truly irresistible just in time for Valentine’s Day: French fries. Frites by Idaho is the limited-edition fragrance available only on the Idaho Potato Commission’s website. The commission cites polling that suggests almost 90 percent

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks fell sharply Friday after the White House said Americans should leave Ukraine “immediately” due to worries about an imminent invasion by Russia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a little more than 500 points, or 1.4%, after the Biden administration said it would be ready to respond

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The past two years have dramatically altered the retirement calculus for millions of Americans. For some, the threat of contracting Covid-19 pushed them out of the workforce before they were ready. Others found they could retire sooner than they’d planned, thanks to a booming stock market and soaring home prices.

By Paul P. Murphy and Paula Newton, CNN Online crowd fundraising site GiveSendGo said on Twitter it will not follow a Canadian court order mandating it stop distributing funds to convoy protesters. “Canada has absolutely ZERO jurisdiction over how we manage our funds here at GiveSendGo,” the company wrote on Twitter. “All funds for EVERY

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Imagine having filed and paid your taxes last year, then months later you get a letter in the mail from the IRS saying you didn’t. That’s what’s happening to many taxpayers this year thanks to automated notices being sent by the IRS. But if you got one, don’t panic. There’s

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Workers in the Michigan auto industry could lose up to $51 million in wages this week, due to the trucker protest at the US-Canada border, according to Anderson Economic Group. The lost wages are a result of the shutdowns of the Blue Water and Ambassador bridges coupled with shutdowns at

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Three of America’s largest business groups are warning the trucker-inspired protests along the US-Canada border are further straining stressed-out supply chains. In a joint statement Thursday night, the US Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable and National Association of Manufacturers urged a swift resolution to the blockages. “The disruptions we are

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Past may not be prologue for financial markets as the global economy continues to reel from the pandemic. But a traditional recession signal is still catching Wall Street’s attention. What’s happening: The US government bond market sold off on Thursday alongside stocks following the news that inflation reached 7.5% in

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Anheuser-Busch, known for beers like Budweiser, Busch and Stella Artois, is shining a light on its canned cocktails with a new Super Bowl ad. The commercial, an homage to/parody of Apple’s “Here’s to the crazy ones” campaign, is a love letter to the “lazy” ones: People who walk their dogs

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Super Bowl commercials are more expensive than ever. But for advertisers, they’re a better deal than ever. NBC — which is broadcasting this year’s game — announced last week that it is sold out of Super Bowl ads, with multiple 30 second spots having sold for a record $7 million