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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A strong holiday travel season helped Delta Air Lines to a better-than-forecast profit in the last three months of 2021. But it expects to lose money again in the current quarter as Covid infections surge. Still, the airline offered a hopeful message, saying it expects the impact of Omicron on

CNN, KOMO, WJLA, WUSA, KMAX, WSVN, KYW, WCCO By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Grocery stores had already been struggling to keep their shelves stocked because of supply chain delays and Omicron sickening workers. Now, markets across America are bracing for a major winter storm that could keep store shelves empty even longer. A significant winter

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business N95 respirators, the gold standard of filtration masks, are back in the pandemic spotlight because of the highly contagious Omicron Covid-19 variant. Unlike earlier in the pandemic, N95s are now widely available — but the top N95 manufacturer cautioned parents who are considering buying them for their children. 3M, a

By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau, CNN Business KFC is being accused of causing food waste in China amid recent concerns about food security. The fast food chain came under fire Wednesday from Chinese state media and a national consumer watchdog overseen by the government. They take issue with the company’s new promotion, which

CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Pandemic price hikes didn’t let up in the last month of 2021: A key inflation gauge hit a fresh a 39-year high. The US consumer price inflation index rose 7% over the past year before seasonal adjustments, the steepest climb in prices since June 1982, the Bureau of Labor

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There’s no denying it: Inflation is here. Consumer prices surged 7% over the past year. Housing prices have continued to soar, too. But the question on the minds of many economists and Wall Street strategists is whether something even worse could be in the cards: prices rising as

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Good news: After rising for months, meat prices are finally falling at the grocery store. Bad news: Many other staples are getting more expensive. Prices for meat, poultry, fish and eggs fell 0.4% from November to December, according to seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Within that

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Getting your dish soap out of the bottle might not be on your top 10 list of daily annoyances. But Procter & Gamble is making it easier anyway. Dawn, the top-selling dish soap brand, has unveiled a redesigned bottle with “patented no-flip cap technology.” That means the bottle stands, upside-down,

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Pandemic price hikes didn’t let up in the last month of 2021: A key inflation gauge hit a fresh a 39-year high. The US consumer price inflation index rose 7% over the past year before seasonal adjustments, the steepest climb in prices since June 1982, the Bureau of

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Fees for bounced checks or lacking enough money in your account are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Wells Fargo announced changes to its overdraft policy Tuesday, saying that it will give customers earlier access to direct deposits, a 24-hour grace period before incurring any overdraft fees

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Annual consumer inflation in the United States has climbed to 7% as prices rise at the fastest clip in nearly four decades. But the real test for prices is a year away. What’s happening: According to the most recent survey of consumer expectations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Annual consumer inflation in the United States has climbed to 7% as prices rise at the fastest clip in nearly four decades. But the real test for prices is a year away. What’s happening: According to the most recent survey of consumer expectations by the Federal Reserve Bank

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Ryanair has restarted one of its most popular services: trolling Boris Johnson. The budget airline posted a spoof summer drinks menu on its Twitter account on Tuesday, mocking the prime minister over a “bring your own booze” event that was held in Downing Street’s garden at the height of the

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Big Lots is betting shoppers will still want to buy cheap couches and pillows in person for years to come. The discount home furnishings’ chain said Monday that it plans to open more than 500 new stores over the next several years following a decade in which it put its

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business If you’re looking for your usual order at a KFC in Australia or McDonald’s in Japan these days, you might be disappointed. The two fast food chains are experiencing shortages of fresh chicken and french fries, respectively, forcing them to cut back on some normal menu items this month. Both

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Citigroup is ending its consumer banking operation in Mexico as part of a broad strategic shift under CEO Jane Fraser. The bank announced Tuesday that it’s exiting the consumer, small business and middle market banking operations of its Mexican business, known as Banamex. Citi, which has operated in Mexico for