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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It’s not just about the money. There has been a surge in union activism — including strikes and organizing efforts — in the last year that is being driven by factors far beyond pay rates and benefits packages. If pay was the only issue, the nation probably wouldn’t be facing

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Holding onto an ex’s stuff may prove profitable later on, at least if your ex turns out to be the wealthiest man in the world. The former girlfriend of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is auctioning off a cache of photos and Musk memorabilia from her relationship with the billionaire. Jennifer Gwynne,

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Is inflation really peaking? Are consumers growing more confident? We’ll get those answers this week when the latest consumer and producer price indexes as well as retail sales figures for August all come out. The numbers could change the calculus for the Federal Reserve, which is guaranteed to

By Peter Taggart and Ramishah Maruf, CNN Aer Lingus canceled all flights scheduled to depart from its Dublin Airport hub that were bound for European countries and the United Kingdom because of a computer malfunction. The carrier said the outage affected 51 flights. “A UK network provider servicing the cloud-based system has experienced a major

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Apple recently revealed a new version of its CarPlay system for vehicles, which include gauges like speedometers. But even Apple, the company that cast aside tradition when it reinvented phones, music players and headphones, bows to convention when it comes to speedometers. It displayed a classically-styled speedometer that reached 160

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many aspects of drug stores and supermarkets feel like they’re of another era. But perhaps the most retro part of these stores is the photo-printing equipment. In a time when most photos don’t leave the confines of a smartphone, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Albertsons and other chains still offer photo prints,

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death. For almost 70 years, the Queen’s image has appeared on the United Kingdom’s coins, with different portraits of her profile as she aged. She was featured on

Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives Over the years, I have been fortunate to be able to talk to Lorne Michaels, the impresario of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” on many occasions, both formally and informally, for news articles and books. And one of the things I’ve learned is that when you manage a

Martha C. White for CNN Business With nearly two job openings available for every job seeker, the shortage of workers in the United States has many employers over a barrel in the fight to acquire and retain talent. But for candidates who are typically overlooked by hiring managers, the labor shortage offers an opportunity. Advocates