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“The pandemic is absolutely not over.” That from the US Surgeon General after new numbers show the concerning Delta variant is continuing to spread across the country, now detected in almost every US state.

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business Crowded factories in Asia’s manufacturing hubs seemed curiously immune to coronavirus as it spread through most of the world last year. By the end of 2020, Thailand and Vietnam had reported fewer than 200 deaths between them, and Cambodia and Laos didn’t report any at all. But that changed this

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. ROBINHOOD’S GOING PUBLIC Big week for our friends over at Robinhood. Yesterday they got slapped with a record $70 million FINRA fine. Today, they’re jetting toward

By Matt Egan, CNN Business A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist appears to have unwittingly revealed how the oil company uses its political muscle to undercut climate action. “Did we aggressively fight against some of the science? Yes,” Keith McCoy, the Exxon lobbyist, said during a covertly filmed job interview recorded by Greenpeace’s UK investigative platform. “Did

Keith McCoy, a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist, was secretly recorded by Greenpeace seemingly revealing how ExxonMobil fights against climate solutions.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Krispy Kreme’s second appearance on the public markets is off to a sweeter start than expected. The doughnut chain began trading Thursday and opened at $16.30 per share, which is about 4% below its initial public offering at $17. Since then, shares rebounded and closed nearly 25% higher on its

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US auto sales soared in the second quarter. But the uptick could have been much bigger. Automakers have struggled to find the computer chips required to build enough cars and trucks to meet demand, with most temporarily shutting their factories as a result of the shortage. The tight supplies drove

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after seeing a negative account balance of $730,000. The controversial trading app disclosed the settlement on Thursday in its IPO filing. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The family of

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Robinhood, a day after incurring a record-breaking fine from Wall Street’s industry regulator, filed paperwork for its hotly anticipated initial public offering. The company plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol HOOD, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As is