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By Radina Gigova, CNN Up to 10,500 lorry drivers and poultry workers are to be offered temporary UK visas in an attempt to avoid supply chain disruptions ahead of Christmas, the government has said in a statement. The UK government had previously ruled out issuing visas to foreign workers, but reports on Saturday suggested ministers

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Fans of Netflix’s immensely popular horror series “Stranger Things” got their most substantial look at the upcoming fourth season of the series on Saturday. The teaser — which Netflix debuted at TUDUM, its first-ever global fan event — provided few details. It also was brief, clocking in at around a

By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Editor’s note: A previous version of this story and headline incorrectly stated that Walmart had not recently hired any people of color to fill executive management roles or board of director vacancies. Walmart has, in fact, hired several people of color for those roles in recent months. A previous version

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Amazon Prime users must soon say goodbye to free Whole Foods delivery. Starting on October 25, every Whole Foods delivery order placed through Amazon Prime will include a $9.95 delivery charge. Amazon Prime members were notified of the change via email Friday. The new fee is designed to help cover

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Angela Merkel is about to bow out as chancellor of Germany after 16 years, marking the start of a new era for Europe’s largest economy. The results of Sunday’s election are hard to predict, and the formation of a government could take weeks or months to play out. But when

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The pandemic sent droves of office employees into yoga pants and t-shirts almost overnight. Now, with more offices reopening and many shifting to a hybrid model, it’s looking like a move to more casual wear — not just for workouts– may be here to stay. That’s great news for a

Opinion by Khalid Usman, Andrew Buchanan and Tom Stalnaker for CNN Business Perspectives There were moments in the spring and early summer when US airlines saw a chance for domestic leisure air traffic to recover to 2019 levels by the end of this year — and for a significant pickup in both business and international

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business If it’s debt ceiling crisis season, then it’s also time for the craziest solution to the problem: Getting President Joe Biden to issue a $1 trillion coin. The idea, which has been around for about a decade, is that the president can issue a $1 trillion “commemorative” coin, deposit it

By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Starting a new job is nerve-wracking: You’re trying to remember everyone’s names and roles, and learn the culture, all the while trying to put your best foot forward. And for new hires who are joining a company remotely during the pandemic, the onboarding process can be even more difficult. Here’s

By Manveena Suri, CNN A defendant standing trial for murder has been killed by two men, believed to be members of a rival gang, who shot him in a New Delhi courtroom. Two gunmen dressed as lawyers opened fire on Friday afternoon while a jailed gang member was being presented in court, according to Delhi

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix is holding its first-ever global fan event, called “TUDUM,” this weekend. And the Comic-Con-like festivities represent a major moment in the streamer’s evolution. TUDUM, named for the sound Netflix plays when viewers first open the app, is Netflix’s bid to solidify the fan communities around their biggest titles —

By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The former chairman of China’s most valuable drinks maker, Kweichow Moutai, has been sentenced to life in prison after a court found him guilty of taking bribes. In the latest example of Beijing’s long-running crackdown on corruption, a court in the company’s home province of Guizhou on Thursday sentenced Yuan

By Shawn Deng and Chris Liakos, CNN Business China is intensifying its crackdown on cryptocurrencies. Chinese government agencies including the country’s securities regulator and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement on Friday that all cryptocurrency-related business activities are illegal and vowed to clamp down on illicit activities involving digital currencies. The

By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN Business Costco is once again placing limits on purchases of toilet paper, paper towels and cleaning supplies. The Delta variant continues to spread across the globe, sending demand for those items higher. But that’s not the only reason why Costco is limiting purchases. The warehouse store is also

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Costco, home of the ultimate big box store, is not mincing words about what it’s like to run a consumer business in the middle of a pandemic. “Inflationary factors abound: higher labor costs, higher freight costs, higher transportation demand, along with container shortages and port delays, increased demand in certain

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The world is still waiting to find out what will happen to troubled Chinese conglomerate Evergrande and its enormous mountain of debt. The property developer’s debt crisis is a major test for Beijing. Some analysts fear it could even turn into China’s Lehman Brothers moment, sending shockwaves across the world’s

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business If you’re coveting a new pair of Nike sneakers this holiday season, you might have to wait a while. The sportswear giant has warned that it has been hit by supply chain problems — caused globally by the Covid-19 pandemic — that will impact production and delivery of its goods

By Swati Gupta and Jessie Yeung, CNN Police in India arrested 29 men on Thursday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, which occurred repeatedly over a period of almost eight months. The victim was first raped on January 29 this year, said Dinkar Mukne, a junior officer with the Mandapa

By Laura He, CNN Business The fate of ailing Chinese developer Evergrande remains up in the air after a deadline came and went Thursday without an update from the company on whether it plans to pay nearly $84 million interest owed to bondholders. Investors may have to wait a while longer to find out whether