By Walé Azeez, CNN Business AstraZeneca has booked its first profit from sales of its Covid-19 vaccine. The company sold $2.2 billion worth of the shot in the first nine months of the year. In the quarter ending September 30, the vaccine’s sales totaled $1.05 billion, contributing one cent to earnings per share. Announcing its
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By Helen Regan and Cape Diamond, CNN Business A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, his lawyer said on Friday. Fenster, a 37-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been detained in Myanmar for more than five months. He has been denied bail and held in Insein Prison,
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Starbucks lovers can now order Taylor Swift’s favorite drink by saying two simple words. Customers who ask for “Taylor’s Latte” or “Taylor’s Version” will receive the singer’s favorite drink: a grande caramel nonfat latte. This latest collaboration between a fast food chain and a celebrity is being launched to celebrate
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s latest billionaire is a 58-year-old former investment banker whose beauty startup made its blockbuster debut on the stock market this month. Shares in FSN E-Commerce Ventures — the owner of cosmetics e-commerce site Nykaa — have surged since they began trading in Mumbai this week. The stock has more
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China’s leading chipmaker is going through another massive leadership shake-up. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced a wave of resignations in stock exchange filings Thursday evening. As many as four directors stepped down effective immediately, including Vice Chairman Chiang Shang-yi, who had joined the company just barely a year ago
Continue Reading By Helen Regan and Cape Diamond, CNN Business A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, his lawyer said on Friday. Fenster, a 37-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, has been detained in Myanmar for more than five months. He has been denied bail and held in Insein Prison,
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Another one of the auto industry’s greatest hits is coming back. Toyota brought back the Supra; Ford brought back the Bronco; Jeep dusted off the Wagoneer model; and Land Rover resurrected the Defender. Now you can add the Acura Integra to the mix, too. Acura unveiled a prototype version of
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Another one of the auto industry’s greatest hits is coming back. Toyota brought back the Supra; Ford brought back the Bronco; Jeep dusted off the Wagoneer model; and Land Rover resurrected the Defender. Now you can add the Acura Integra to the mix, too. Acura unveiled a prototype version of
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts approached the International Space Station, which orbits more than 200 miles above Earth, and made a gentle in-orbit meet-up, kicking off the astronauts’ six-month stay at the space station. This mission, called Crew-3, is the fourth mission in a partnership between SpaceX
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Opinion by Anthony Noto for CNN Business Perspectives There’s something not many people know about me: Financial stress was a very real, and very prominent, part of my life at one point. In fact, it came into my life before I landed a job, joined the military or had any sort of paycheck. I was
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve ever wanted to buy chicken wings from DJ Khaled, you are in luck. The musical artist, whose other business ventures have ranged from a Weight Watchers deal to an attempt to peddle gold furniture, is launching a virtual chicken wing brand called Another Wing in partnership with ghost
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Rents in Manhattan rose at the highest rate in more than a decade in October, with increases especially impacting the upper end of the market. Over the past 18 months, as the pandemic wreaked havoc on the Manhattan rental market, landlords offered steep discounts on properties. Taking those cuts into
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business It sounds crazy to say this, but Disney could really use a hit right now. Disney reported Wednesday that its streaming growth slowed dramatically last quarter, sending shares of the company down as much as 8.5% on Thursday morning. No surprise there: Disney’s media empire may stretch to parks, cable
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business For years, stores’ cheaper, in-house labels chipped away at the dominance of classic food and household staple brands. Not anymore. Legacy brands have reversed their slide in 2021. Shoppers have returned to the most recognizable names on the shelves such as Pampers diapers and wipes, Simply orange juice, Starbucks coffee,
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Opinion by Nicholas Bertram for CNN Business Perspectives Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been intense scrutiny on the grocery industry, as historic demand and a stretched supply chain have led to rising food prices and shortages of certain products. In fact, food prices are at their highest levels in a decade —
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business If you’re in the US military, there are many potential financial benefits available to you and your family — even if you serve for just four years. For instance, there’s some tax-free compensation, generous educational benefits, zero-to-low-cost health care, housing allowances and a host of free services on base. But
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump has blasted the bipartisan infrastructure legislation recently passed by Congress as a “Non-Infrastructure” bill. Trump, long an advocate for infrastructure spending, put out a statement last weekend claiming that just 11% of the $1.2 trillion package is going toward “real” infrastructure. The former president, who repeatedly
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business You’ve probably realized that shopping for food and household basics is more expensive these days. Expect to keep paying more for groceries in 2022. Prices shoppers paid for groceries climbed 1% in October from September and were 5.4% higher than at the same time last year, according to data released
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business UK GDP growth slowed between July and September, leaving the economy still around 2% smaller than it was before the pandemic and trailing the recovery in other G7 nations. The UK economy, struggling with supply chain disruptions and high energy prices, expanded by 1.3% in the quarter, down from growth
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By Julia Horowitz and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Ever had a persistent boss who won’t stop messaging you once you’ve left work or logged off? In Portugal, that behavior is now illegal. The country recently introduced a law that bans employers from contacting workers outside of their regular hours by phone, message or email. “The
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