Marriott rejected Uyghur conference to maintain ‘political neutrality’
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Marriott hotel in Prague refused to host a conference this month aimed at drawing attention to alleged human…
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WTA threat to quit China over Peng Shuai’s disappearance puts Porsche and SAP in a bind
By Walé Azeez, CNN Business The threat by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to quit China after one of its stars, Peng Shuai, disappeared…
Continue Reading Fleet operators want Teslas. But not ‘full self-driving’
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Westport, Connecticut police chief Foti Koskinas would love it if his patrol cars could drive themselves, but his…
Continue Reading Oil selloff intensifies on Covid fears and risk of US-China intervention
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil market has gone from booming to busting, much to the relief of inflation-weary American drivers ahead of the…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ hits theaters. Will audiences answer the call?
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, a film about three New York City owners of an unconventional startup took the country by storm, leading…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ hits theaters. Will audiences answer the call?
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, a film about three New York City owners of an unconventional startup took the country by storm, leading…
Continue Reading CVS is closing 900 stores, and the big winner is Dollar General
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business CVS is heading in the wrong direction: Traditional pharmacies are on the decline, and America’s largest…
Continue Reading Two Senate Democrats urge Biden not to keep Jerome Powell at the helm of the Fed
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jeff Merkley on Friday came out against to keeping Jerome Powell at the helm of…
Continue Reading Macy’s stock, once left for dead, is roaring back to life
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In spring 2020, in the depths of coronavirus lockdowns, investors couldn’t dump Macy’s stock fast enough.…
Continue Reading One week until Black Friday. Investors have already loaded up the shopping carts with retail stocks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s no secret that consumers love Amazon, Walmart and Target. But they are not the only retailers that…
Continue Reading How hoarding saved Black Friday
CNN, KGO, KTRK, WCPO, KCAL, KCBS, KYW By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For months, there have been warnings to shoppers: Get through your holiday…
Continue Reading Indian farmers forced Modi to back down on new laws. So why aren’t they going home?
CNN By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul CNN Santosh Singh’s earliest memory is of tilling soil on his family’s farm. Now, the 70-year-old…
Continue Reading Alibaba shares plunge nearly 11% after warning of slower growth
By Laura He and Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of Alibaba plummeted in Hong Kong on Friday after the tech giant warned of weaker growth this…
Continue Reading Press Freedom Awards ceremony stands up for journalists in ‘increasingly repressive world’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading India’s Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws following more than a year of protests
By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious…
Continue Reading Hoffa critic elected to succeed him as Teamster president
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Sean O’Brien will be the next president of the 1.4-million member Teamsters union, succeeding James Hoffa, the…
Continue Reading The ‘Great Migration’ during Covid may not have actually happened
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The “Great Migration” may not be as pronounced as once thought. The US Census Bureau this week released…
Continue Reading Shares of Sweetgreen soar following Wall Street debut
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Wall Street is hungry for fancy salads. Sweetgreen’s stock nearly doubled in price mid-day Thursday,…
Continue Reading Phone glitch leaves some Tesla drivers locked out
CNN, CNN BUSINESS One of the perks of owning a Tesla is using your smartphone as a key to open and drive your car. It does away with carrying a…
Continue Reading A group of crypto investors tried to buy a copy of the Constitution. It didn’t work out
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A group of cryptocurrency investors took the notion “We the people” from the US Constitution to the…
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