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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Climate change policies have become front and center for companies — not only because of ethics and reputation, but also because their employees demand it. More than three-quarters of global executives said climate change policies affect their ability to attract and retain talent, according to Deloitte’s 2022 CxO Sustainability Report.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton says inflation and supply chain challenges have forced the company to hike the price of its flagship bike, just five months after cutting it drastically to boost sagging sales. Beginning January 31, customers will be required to pay $250 for delivery and setup for Peloton’s $1,495 bike — a

By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden’s 2022 is off to a dreadful start. Prices at the pump could make it even worse. Crude oil has already zoomed back to two-month highs. Gasoline prices, which move with a lag, have stopped their muted decline. And they’re starting to creep higher again. The energy resurgence

By Charles Riley, CNN Business People are paying a lot more for food, gas, cars and services, and inflation isn’t over yet as the pandemic continues to distort the economy. So should governments consider setting the price of essential goods? It’s been done before, typically during times of crisis, but for most mainstream economists, the

By Wayne Chang and Teele Rebane, CNN Business Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two former Cathay Pacific staffers for violating the city’s quarantine rules, underscoring the challenges the city’s flagship airline and its staff face under some of the world’s most restrictive anti-pandemic policies. The government on Monday confirmed the arrests of two

By Laura He, CNN Business China is urging central banks in the West not to hike interest rates too fast to fight inflation as it goes in the other direction to battle a sharp economic slowdown. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on major world economies to spur growth by coordinating their policies as

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Starbucks is joining forces with Chinese tech giant Meituan to expand delivery options in its second biggest market. The coffee chain announced Tuesday that it has teamed up with the popular food delivery app to roll out new offerings for customers in China. Now, consumers in mainland China will be

CNN By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy expanded 8.1% last year, far exceeding the government’s own targets. But weakening growth in the closing months of 2021 suggests that trouble is still on the horizon as the country contends with a deepening real estate crisis, renewed Covid outbreaks and Beijing’s strict no-tolerance approach to controlling

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande’s international creditors are losing patience. A group of the company’s overseas bondholders are threatening to take legal action over its “opaque” debt restructuring process, the latest sign of trouble for the embattled Chinese developer. They said in a statement Thursday they’ve had to “seriously consider enforcement actions”

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is like that old slogan for Timex watches. It takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Sure, it’s been a rocky start to the year on Wall Street following a stellar 2021. The Dow is down about 1% and the S&P 500 has fallen 2%.

CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business US airlines have canceled more than 1,200 flights Monday as a powerful winter storm packing rain, sleet and snow slammed the East Coast on the holiday weekend and made travel difficult. On Sunday, roughly 3,000 flights were canceled. Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, an American Airlines hub,

CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “We’re in the middle of a cold, dark winter,” James Austin Johnson as President Joe Biden said kicking off this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.” “This winter is so dark, Republicans don’t think it should vote.” Johnson’s Biden then explained this virus has disrupted our lives, the holidays, gender reveal

CNN By Michelle Toh and Charles Riley, CNN Business Novak Djokovic has departed Australia after authorities canceled his visa for a second time. Now, one of his sponsors wants a word. Lacoste said Monday that it wants to review events that sparked a nearly two-week legal battle and prevented the unvaccinated Serbian from defending his

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The chairman of Credit Suisse has resigned following an investigation commissioned by the Swiss bank’s board that reportedly looked at claims that he broke Covid-19 rules. António Horta-Osório said in a statement issued by Credit Suisse on Monday that “a number of my personal actions have led to

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The chairman of Credit Suisse has resigned following an investigation commissioned by the Swiss bank’s board that reportedly looked at claims that he broke Covid-19 rules. António Horta-Osório said in a statement issued by Credit Suisse on Monday that “a number of my personal actions have led to difficulties for

By Nectar Gan, CNN Business China’s birth rate plummeted for a fifth consecutive year to hit a new record low in 2021, despite government efforts to encourage couples to have more children in the face of a looming demographic crisis. The world’s most populous country recorded 10.62 million births last year, or only 7.5 births