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By Charles Riley, CNN Business Life is about to get much more expensive for tens of millions of Brits. A cap on how much UK consumers can be charged for energy will increase by 54% in April, according to energy regulator Ofgem. That means the 22 million households covered by the cap will be paying

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Natural gas futures soared Wednesday as energy markets brace for a powerful winter storm that threatens to derail production just as demand rises. The latest spike will keep home heating costs for millions of Americans elevated, adding to a long list of inflationary headaches. Natural gas futures surged 16% Wednesday

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business A German teenager says he found a vulnerability in an app installed in some Teslas, which allowed him the ability to unlock doors, flash headlights and blast music. The hack highlights the relative lack of oversight in apps that some drivers can download to their cars. David Colombo identified a

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Omicron, inflation and a lack of government stimulus have some Venmo users nervous about spending money from their digital wallets. That’s bad news for Venmo owner PayPal — and a potential warning sign for consumer spending in general. PayPal executives warned during the company’s earnings call with analysts

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is expanding its breakfast menu for the first time since launching it nearly two years ago. Beginning February 8, the chain is adding a Hot Honey Chicken Biscuit, a fried chicken cutlet that’s drizzled with hot honey sauce infused with habanero pepper and served on a buttermilk biscuit for

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks has been hiking prices as inflation soars and labor costs rise. And it’s planning more this year. The coffee chain raised its US prices in October and again just last month in January, CEO Kevin Johnson noted during an analyst call Tuesday. He added that the company is planning

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Big Wall Street firms enjoyed a stellar 2021 thanks to a booming stock market and a frenzy of mergers and initial public offerings. Bankers and CEOs are reaping the rewards. Goldman Sachs announced in its fourth quarter earnings report last month that it set aside $17.7 billion for

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Omicron threw a wrench into America’s economy at the start of 2022: The US private sector lost hundreds of thousands of jobs in January, according to Wednesday’s ADP Employment Report. The loss of 301,000 private-sector positions came as a surprise to economists who had predicted businesses had added 207,000 jobs.

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Not everyone has thousands of dollars on hand to purchase a single share of Google. Soon, investors won’t have to. What’s happening: Google parent Alphabet, the third largest public company in the United States, announced after markets closed on Tuesday that it will execute a 20-for-1 stock split in mid-July,