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An oil pumpjack setup in a residential neighborhood pulls oil from the Permian Basin oil field on March 13 in Odessa

Oil tumbles below $100 a barrel

By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices tumbled below $100 a barrel on Monday, unwinding a significant chunk of the recent spike caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil plunged more than 8%, touching a low of $99.76 a barrel. That means oil has lost almost roughly quarter of its value since touching a

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Greg Abbott

Sixty-five businesses sign ad in newspaper calling on Texas governor to abandon anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives

By Joe Sutton, CNN A number of high-powered global businesses called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) to abandon the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives. Sixty-five companies including Apple, Capital One, Google, Ikea, Johnson & Johnson, LinkedIn, Macy’s, Microsoft, PayPal, and Yahoo signed the open letter. “Discrimination is bad for business” the headline read in an advertisement

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Yevgenia Albats

‘It’s too late for me to be afraid:’ Why this Russian journalist is staying in the country

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN In light of Russia’s newly imposed draconian anti-press law, journalists are ceasing to report from inside Russia and many have left the country — including international reporters from outlets such as CNN and The New York Times. But one Russian journalist — Yevgenia Albats, editor-in-chief and CEO of the liberal, independent

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing

The Fed’s job just got even harder

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is going to try to hike interest rates without pushing the world’s biggest economy into recession. Russia’s war in Ukraine will make its balancing act more difficult. With inflation running near 8%, the US central bank can’t afford to wait any longer to start raise rates from

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'SNL's' President Biden meets with TikTok stars to tackle disinformation surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

‘Saturday Night Live’ has Biden strategize with TikTok stars on combating Russian disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine

By Kelly McCleary, CNN “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its show this weekend with its version of President Joe Biden meeting with TikTok stars to get their help combating Russian disinformation surrounding the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The sketch came after real White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and officials from the National Security Council

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