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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks isn’t pleased that the White House left management out of a meeting with union representatives. On Thursday, union organizers representing workers at Starbucks, REI and Amazon, among others, met with Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at the White House. President Joe Biden also stopped by

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers on Tuesday the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine may continue to add turbulence to the world economy. “There is the potential for continued volatility and unevenness of global growth as countries continue to grapple with the pandemic,” Yellen said

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business After an electric economic recovery from the pandemic, the job market is showing signs of returning to normal. It’s still growing at a remarkably strong pace, but the months of millions of jobs added are probably over. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the same as in

CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $185 million domestically for its opening this weekend, according to Disney. That number hit the high end of expectations, which had the film making around $170 million to $185 million in

CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business After an electric economic recovery from the pandemic, the job market is showing signs of returning to normal. It’s still growing at a remarkably strong pace, but the months of millions of jobs added are probably over. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the same as in March,

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Russia’s continuing assault in Ukraine has devastated the country and the lives of millions of its citizens. The youngest among them — Ukraine’s children — have been robbed of the ability to attend school and learn in a classroom, sitting next to their peers and friends. Since Russia invaded Ukraine

CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. The days of millions of job gains per month are behind us. That’s partly due to the fact that the recovery has come a long way, and partly

By Laura He, CNN Business Global shipping was just starting to recover from the chaos of the pandemic. Now port congestion and delays are back and could be around for a while. Covid lockdowns in China have wreaked havoc at Shanghai, the world’s biggest container port, and are now causing problems at other major ports

By Laura He and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Global markets slid Friday after Wall Street suffered its worst day of the year. Major European indexes dropped in early trading. They followed stocks in Asia, which sold off as China’s pledge to stick to its zero-Covid policy stoked concerns about the world’s second biggest economy. Hong

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business This newsletter yesterday highlighted warnings that market enthusiasm after the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting was misplaced. Investors quickly came to the same conclusion. What’s happening: After the S&P 500 rallied 3% on Wednesday, logging its best day in almost two years, it plunged 3.6% in an ugly trading