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CNN By Matt Egan and Charles Riley, CNN Business Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, piling pressure on a global economy already reeling from rampant inflation. Brent crude, the global benchmark, added 8.5% to trade at $105.40 per barrel by 5:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Brent last

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Air France and Lufthansa are the latest airlines to suspend flights into Ukraine as fears of a Russian invasion grow. The French carrier said that it would cancel flights to and from the capital Kyiv on Tuesday as a “precautionary measure,” citing the security situation. “Air France will

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates at its next meeting on March 16 to try to put a lid on inflation. That much we know. The only question is whether the Fed will boost rates by a quarter of a percentage point or a half-point.

CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Pepsi is putting a whole new meaning into the soft drink. In what the company describes its “most ambitious feat yet,” PepsiCo announced Wednesday a first-of-its-kind nitrogen-infused cola that has a creamier and smoother taste compared to traditional carbonated sodas. The beverage, called Nitro Pepsi, is being released in

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan and Brian Fung, CNN Business The controversial Trump SPAC surged near record highs on Tuesday after former President Donald Trump’s social media app debuted atop Apple’s App Store — even as the launch was marked with a flurry of one-star ratings, technical-support complaints and a massive waiting list. Digital World

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Delivery is a shopper’s dream — but it’s an expensive hassle for businesses, even for mega-corporations like Target. So stores are trying to entice shoppers to split the baby: Come to the store and someone will deliver the items … to your car. To persuade customers to do that, Target

CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Bob Galyen has spent his career building electric car batteries. And he thinks the United States has a problem. Galyen, who engineered the battery for the General Motors EV1, the first mass-produced electric vehicle, and also served as chief technology officer at a Chinese company that’s the top battery

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Home prices in the United States increased at the fastest rate on record in 2021. That’s drawn in a flood of investors looking to cash in on the boom. What’s happening: Investors bought 18.4% of homes sold across the country during the last three months of the year, according to

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you walk into one of 25 Fred Meyer stores in the Portland area this week, you’ll find something unusual. Gathered together at the end of an aisle will be an eclectic assortment of about 20 products, including shampoo and dish soap, barbecue sauce, granola and more. The items are

By Laura He, CNN Business Global markets are rebounding and oil prices are easing after the United States and its allies hit Russia with only a limited first wave of sanctions over what President Joe Biden described as the beginning of an “invasion” of Ukraine. European stocks surged in early trading after the West kept

CNN By Laura He and Rob McLean, CNN Business Global stock markets tumbled and crude oil prices surged to $99 per barrel on Tuesday after Russia ordered troops into parts of eastern Ukraine. Wall Street also fell as traders returned from the holiday weekend, but stocks finished off their lows of the day. The Dow