By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Delta Air Lines took the unusual step of publicly disputing a viral rumor spread by an anti-vax podcast, which claimed one of Delta’s pilots recently died mid-flight days after getting a vaccine. Delta said no such thing happened. Mid-flight deaths are rare and airlines are legally required to report them
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business President Vladimir Putin has rejected accusations that Russia is deliberately driving natural gas prices higher in Europe by withholding exports. Speaking at an energy conference in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin called the accusations “politically motivated” and without evidence. His comments came as EU officials said lower than anticipated supplies of
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the edge of outer space before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest person ever to travel to space. “That was unlike anything they described,”
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Last year, Halloween entailed homemade candy chutes — pipes that allowed people to send candy down to costumed children without getting too close — and pre-packaged goody bags left on stoops, curbs and outdoor tables. This year, families are eager to get back to trick or treating. That’s good news
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Michael Myers made a killing at the box office, even though he was also streaming. Universal Pictures’ “Halloween Kills” — the latest installment in the long running franchise — brought in an estimated $50.3 million at the North American box office this weekend. That number exceeded industry expectations, which had
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Should UK government officials be allowed to send each other “disappearing messages” on WhatsApp? A High Court judge has ruled that two campaign groups can pursue their case to end the practice. Nonprofit groups Foxglove and the Citizens were given the go ahead on Tuesday to challenge the use of
Continue Reading By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Should UK government officials be allowed to send each other “disappearing messages” on WhatsApp? A High Court judge has ruled that two campaign groups can pursue their case to end the practice. Nonprofit groups Foxglove and the Citizens were given the go ahead on Tuesday to challenge the use of
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is not known for mincing words or hiding his emotions. So the fact that the leader of America’s largest bank sounds very upbeat about the health of the US economy is noteworthy. Dimon said he is not worried about the possibility of inflation
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business US inflation remains much higher than anyone would like — consumers, the White House, the Federal Reserve… In September, prices stayed high, returning to a 13-year peak after dipping a bit in August. Consumer price inflation — one of the key inflation indicators — rose 0.4% in September, adjustefor seasonal
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Delta reported a quarterly operating profit in the third quarter, the first major US passenger airline to post a profit since the start of the pandemic. The company earned $194 million in the quarter, adjusted for special items. That’s down from $1.5 billion it earned in the quarter in 2019,
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the edge of outer space before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest person ever to travel to space. “That was unlike anything they described,”
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business US stocks have stumbled lower in recent weeks as investors try to assess the threat posed by snarled supply chains, a global energy crisis and rising inflation that could prompt central banks to pull back stimulus. “The market is tip toeing forward lost as it is in the fog and
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By Hanna Ziady and James Frater, CNN Business Soaring energy prices are a stark reminder of how dependent Europe is on fossil fuels and should serve to accelerate the shift towards renewable forms of energy. “This experience today of the rising energy prices is a clear wake up call… that we should accelerate the transition
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US government is stepping up its efforts to relieve the supply chain nightmare that has led to shortages of some goods, higher prices for consumes and now threatens to slow the economic recovery. The White House will work with companies and ports on a “90-day sprint” to alleviate bottlenecks,
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more ambitious plan to save the climate and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. That’s according to the International Energy Agency, which said in its global energy outlook published Wednesday that more aggressive
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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. Netflix has — once again — changed the game. When the company began to expand internationally, it exported Hollywood-made films and TV shows to other countries. Now, about a decade
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A federal judge in Texas has temporarily stopped United Airlines’ plan to put employees on leave if they have requested an exemption to the company’s Covid vaccine mandate. Roughly 2,000 out of the 67,000 US United employees, or less than 3%, requested an exemption from the mandate for religious or
Continue Reading Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Congress just punted the decision on the nation’s debt limit until the end of this year, and financial markets are relieved. But it will still remain an existential threat to the financial system and economy, given that lawmakers regularly tie themselves into knots to circumvent it. Since
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By Rob McLean, CNN Business Hasbro chairman and CEO Brian Goldner has died, according to the company. His death comes shortly after Hasbro announced he would take a leave of absence for cancer treatment. “Since joining the Company more than two decades ago, Brian has been the heart and soul of Hasbro,” said the company’s
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By Frank Pallotta and Liz Kang, CNN Business “Squid Game” — a fictional drama from South Korea — is Netflix’s “biggest-ever series at launch,” the streaming company exclusively told CNN on Tuesday. The dystopian series, in which contestants who are deeply in need of money play deadly children’s games to win cash prizes, has been
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