By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If Russia invades Ukraine, global stock markets could be in for a rough ride — much worse than most other geopolitical events of the past several decades. A Russian invasion of Ukraine could further disrupt supplies of crude, potentially leading prices that are already their highest in seven
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If Russia invades Ukraine, global stock markets could be in for a rough ride — much worse than most other geopolitical events of the past several decades. A Russian invasion of Ukraine could further disrupt supplies of crude, potentially leading prices that are already their highest in seven
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If Russia invades Ukraine, global stock markets could be in for a rough ride — much worse than most other geopolitical events of the past several decades. A Russian invasion of Ukraine could further disrupt supplies of crude, potentially leading prices that are already their highest in seven
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By Matt Egan High inflation is making Americans unhappy, and the Federal Reserve must step up its campaign to get prices back under control, a top Fed official said Monday. “This inflation we’re seeing is very bad for low and moderate-income households,” St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard told CNBC. “Real wages are declining.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The app for Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, briefly crashed Sunday after a bizarre Super Bowl ad sparked a surge in traffic. The 60-second ad featured a floating and colorful QR code bouncing around the screen, similar to a bouncing DVD logo. The QR code directed people to a link offering
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jared Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments processing company Shift 4 — is buying three more flights with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled for this year and could put Isaacman and SpaceX on track to travel deeper into space than any human has traveled in a half
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jared Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments processing company Shift 4 — is buying three more flights with SpaceX, the first of which is scheduled for this year and could put Isaacman and SpaceX on track to travel deeper into space than any human has traveled in a half
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Oil prices have been climbing ever since the global economy started to recover from Covid-19. Now, as the United States warns that Russia could imminently invade Ukraine, they’re pushing even higher. What’s happening: Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, rose above $96 per barrel on Monday before falling back slightly.
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By Karol Suarez, CNN Business The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico’s western state of Michoacan after a US official received a threat, Mexico’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) decided to pause until further
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business European and Asian stocks fell on Monday after the United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen as soon as this week. But stocks pulled back from their steep selloff on renewed hopes that an armed conflict could be avoided. At mid-day in Europe, London’s FTSE 100
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business European and Asian stocks fell on Monday after the United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen as soon as this week. But stocks pulled back from their steep selloff on renewed hopes that an armed conflict could be avoided. At mid-day in Europe, London’s FTSE 100
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The United States is about to get its first initial public offering from a Chinese company in months, even as US-China tensions and regulatory scrutiny remain high. Meihua International Medical Technologies, which sells medical supplies around the world, is expected to debut this week on the Nasdaq in New York.
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. From a marketing perspective, you have to marvel at what NBC has pulled off. The company billed this day as “Super Gold Sunday” because it opened with Winter Olympics action,
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. From a marketing perspective, you have to marvel at what NBC has pulled off. The company billed this day as “Super Gold Sunday” because it opened with Winter Olympics action,
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Tesla is recalling over 500,000 vehicles in the United States due to its Boombox feature, a 2020 update that allows drivers to play sounds such a bleating goat or a fart noise outside the vehicle. The Boombox feature allowed drivers to play preset or custom sounds from an external speaker
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The future of the press is in play at the “libel trial of the century,” chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday about the Sarah Palin v. New York Times case. The trial is now up to the jury, made up of nine New Yorkers who are set
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The future of the press is in play at the “libel trial of the century,” chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday about the Sarah Palin v. New York Times case. The trial is now up to the jury, made up of nine New Yorkers who are set
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Most companies have reported fourth quarter earnings. The biggest takeaway for investors? This is a stock picker’s market. Some companies are thriving while their competitors are not. Just look at how Disney posted blockbuster numbers while Netflix disappointed investors. And the recent stumbles for Facebook owner Meta Platforms
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Most companies have reported fourth quarter earnings. The biggest takeaway for investors? This is a stock picker’s market. Some companies are thriving while their competitors are not. Just look at how Disney posted blockbuster numbers while Netflix disappointed investors. And the recent stumbles for Facebook owner Meta Platforms
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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN When Andre Peart left New York state Bare Hill Correctional Facility in 2018, he didn’t have anywhere to go. He had no apartment or job. He was no longer together with his long-term girlfriend. He didn’t know who to contact or even how. Having spent almost six years incarcerated, he missed
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