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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Two years after launching the Impossible Whopper, Burger King is testing out Impossible nuggets. Starting on October 11, Burger King restaurants in Des Moines, Iowa, Boston, Massachusetts and Miami, Florida will serve eight-piece plant-based nuggets made by Impossible Foods for a limited time. While Burger King is following other fast-food

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart may be delivering the next power drill or can of paint you order from Home Depot. Walmart in August launched a new service called GoLocal to deliver goods to customers on the same day or the following from other businesses’ websites. Home Depot is the first customer for the

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business China isn’t the only major Asian economy facing an energy crisis. India may be staring at electricity shortages in the coming months because coal stocks at most of its power plants have dropped to critically low levels. As many as 63 of the 135 coal-fired power plants in Asia’s third

Opinion by Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives Prices for gasoline, food and other essentials have all risen over the past few months, straining family budgets across the US. And now, prices for natural gas, the most common way to heat homes, are at their highest level in the last seven years. If it’s a

By Chris Isidore and Rob McLean, CNN Business Workers at the Kellogg Company — maker of breakfast staples such as Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies — are on strike, after yearlong negotiations between union and management broke down. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union said in a press release Tuesday that

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business A record setting number of mergers. Eye-popping startup fundraising. Institutional hype over bitcoin. No matter where you look, the evidence is clear: The financial system is awash with cash from pandemic-era stimulus programs, forcing money managers to find new ways to deploy it. Take mergers and acquisitions. Worldwide dealmaking has

By Chris Isidore and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Business The gridlock of massive container ships outside the United States’ two busiest ports in Southern California has been blamed for all types of things: A looming shortage of hot Christmas gifts this year Disruptions and temporary shutdowns at many of the nation’s factories Higher prices paid by

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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Manhattan’s real estate market is making a comeback. Apartment sales surged in Manhattan during the third quarter, hitting the highest level in more than 32 years as more people get vaccinated and return to in-person school and work. Home sales in New York City cratered during the pandemic — especially

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, warned lawmakers Tuesday that a US default would likely set off historic stress in financial markets because Treasuries are the bedrock of the entire system. “Although we don’t know for sure, we’d have significant volatility in the markets and we’d

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Cotton prices jumped to fresh 10-year highs on Tuesday, joining a long list of booming commodities and raw materials. Cotton futures climbed 4% to nearly $1.09, the highest level since September 2011. The commodity is up 22% in the past two weeks alone. The cotton spike could eventually be passed

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A former worker at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory was subjected to a racially hostile workplace, according to a federal jury, which awarded him $136.9 million in damages Monday. Owen Diaz, the plaintiff in the case, reported he regularly heard racial slurs, including the n-word, on the Fremont factory floor, and

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business October has often been a spooky month on Wall Street. Stocks famously crashed in October 1929, 1987 and, most recently, 2008. But the market isn’t always a terrifying place to be just before Halloween. In fact, stocks typically go up in October. According to data from Ryan Detrick,

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s much-beloved Frosty isn’t only for dessert, anymore. It’s for breakfast, too. The fast food chain is partnering with Kellogg to make “Wendy’s Frosty Chocolatey Cereal,” a limited-edition item that transforms the milkshake’s chocolatey taste into cereal form. It hits grocery store shelves in December for a suggested price of