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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business For the third year in a row, the United States Postal Service is hiking the prices of its delivery services — but just for a few months. The postal service is requesting a temporary price increase on a variety of mail services for the peak holiday season to offset rising

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In November 2019, Disney debuted Disney+, kicking off the so-called streaming wars and prompting companies across the media world to spend billions of dollars to launch services to take on Netflix. Netflix was seen as the existential threat to the legacy media industry, so following its lead on subscriber growth

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business After closing its restaurants in Ukraine six months ago because of the Russian invasion, McDonald’s is starting to reopen in parts of the country. “We have decided to institute a phased plan to reopen some restaurants in Kyiv and western Ukraine,” Paul Pomroy, corporate senior vice president of international operated

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates climbed above 5% again, after dipping below that threshold for the first time in months a week earlier. While the volatility in mortgage rates remains, there are signs that the housing market is starting to stabilize. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.22% in the week ending August 11,

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As parents and teachers prepare for students to return to classrooms this fall, they’re grappling with how much more the most basic school supplies will cost. From glue, markers, pens and tape to backpacks, sneakers, even underwear, price tags on these necessities have jumped over the last year as inflation

Opinion by Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives The Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ tax, climate and health care bill that the Senate just passed, sets the nation on a path to meet its climate goals, and provides a set of practical initiatives that will help lower-income Americans who have fewer resources than other households