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By Anna Bahney After weeks of increases that pushed mortgage rates close to 4%, the climb took a break last week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.89% in the week ending February 24, down slightly from 3.92% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. Even with this decline, mortgage rates have increased by more than

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine could drive prices even higher at a moment when inflation is already rising at the fastest clip in decades. Economists are racing to assess the impact of the attack, which could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945. The conflict is

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery didn’t lose steam in the new year with a key measure of jobless claims dropping to its lowest level since March 1970, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Continuing claims for unemployment benefits, which count people who have filed for jobless aid for at least two weeks in

By Mark Thompson, CNN Business The West is promising “massive” sanctions on Moscow in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that European sanctions would target Russia’s military, economy and energy, and Germany’s decision this week to halt certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline built by Russia’s Gazprom shows

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The economic recovery was stronger than initially thought in the fourth quarter of last year, new data from the Commerce Department showed Thursday. But for many Americans it didn’t feel that way. US gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — grew at an annualized pace of

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, which could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945, has immediately stoked alarm among investors, who had been hoping such an outcome would be avoided. What’s happening: News early Thursday that Russian forces had begun an attack on Ukraine, with reports

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Citigroup is saying goodbye to overdraft fees, making it the biggest US bank to pledge to eliminate the controversial charges. By this summer, Citi plans to get rid of overdraft fees, non-sufficient funds fees and overdraft protection fees, the bank exclusively told CNN on Thursday. The changes mean Citi will

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A number of companies have suspended production or limited manufacturing output in Ukraine because of the Russian invasion early Thursday. Companies that made those announcements include Carlsberg, a Coca-Cola bottling company, snack maker Mondelez and steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal. They join a number of airlines that have already suspended operations to

CNN By Rob McLean and Michelle Toh, CNN Business The price of bitcoin fell below $35,000 early Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Bitcoin was trading at $34,969 as of 1:22 a.m. ET, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s a decline of more than 8% compared to

CNN By Laura He, CNN Business Asian markets and US stock futures plunged on Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index declined 3.2%. Korea’s Kospi dropped 2.7%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 2.4% after coming back from a holiday. China’s Shanghai Composite