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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices could soar to $120 a barrel if Russia’s crude exports are derailed by tensions with Ukraine, according to projections from JPMorgan. The forecast underscores how a potential invasion of Ukraine would cause wide-ranging ripple effects that would be felt by inflation-weary consumers around the world. “Any disruptions to

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The priciest Super Bowl commercials will cost a record $7 million this year, according to NBC. To put that into terms many of the big game’s advertisers will understand, that’s about 160 bitcoin or 2,200 ether. Cryptocurrencies will be taking center stage during the ad breaks of Super

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Sick workers. Computer chip shortages. Supply chain stress. Carrier Global, like countless other companies right now, is navigating a minefield of challenges to get orders out to its customers. Absent these operational headaches, the manufacturing giant estimates it would have been able to ship another $200 million to $300 million

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Discovery and AT&T received a long-awaited green light from the Justice Department on Wednesday, driving the two companies closer to completing Discovery’s takeover of WarnerMedia. AT&T is planning to spin off CNN and the rest of WarnerMedia in the coming months, at which point Discovery will merge with WarnerMedia, creating

By Rob North and Chris Liakos Maersk has a front-row seat to global supply chains. It says more trouble is ahead. The supply chain issues that have walloped the global economy and spurred inflation during the coronavirus pandemic are not getting much better, Maersk CEO Søren Skou told CNN Business on Wednesday. “Right now the

By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Job listings can be extremely detailed, with long lists of responsibilities and required skills, descriptions of company culture and perks, and numerous other reasons for why you might want to work there. But there’s often one glaring omission: the pay. Only about 12% of postings from US online job sites

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Americans love Italian cars if they have big price tags and names like Ferrari and Lamborghini. But more mass-market Italian manufacturers like Fiat and Alfa Romeo have struggled to find their way into the hearts of American car buyers. Alfa Romeo does have its ardent fans in the United States.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is getting ready for spring with the arrival of the Shamrock Shake. Beginning February 21, the fan-favorite milkshake — as well as an Oreo Shamrock McFlurry — will go on sale at US restaurants for a limited time. Prices vary by location. This year, McDonald’s is also releasing the

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Reporters who cover the US military are alarmed by a lack of access right now. For decades, American journalists have been granted embed opportunities when American military forces deploy abroad.

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Starbucks fired seven workers who were involved in unionizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations that the company is retaliating against a growing labor movement at its locations across the United States. Starbucks denied that the firings were linked to the employees’ organizing efforts. A company spokesman, Reggie Borges, said the

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet took the witness stand in the trial for Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against the paper, telling the court he thought he had apologized to Palin for an editorial that erroneously linked her to the deadly 2011 shooting that injured former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.