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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The pandemic has been a wake-up call for America’s job market. After decades of relying on low-paying services jobs that come with few benefits, the coronavirus has made clear the nation needs to take care of its workers. Hazard pay, paid sick leave, remote working options have all became hotly

By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan, Jadyn Sham and Teele Rebane, CNN Business Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News has shut down after national security police raided its office and arrested seven people associated with the publication on Wednesday. It’s yet another blow to diminishing press freedoms in the city. The independent news website announced

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Act fast, Costco members! The retailer has the hard-to-score Xbox Series X gaming console back in stock and available right now. The Xbox Series X invariably sells out immediately at any retailer that stocks it, making it a prized holiday find and bestowing legitimate bragging rights for anyone lucky and

By Brian Lowry, CNN Business Spider-Man has triumphed against tough box-office odds and the Omicron variant. As theaters and Hollywood get ready to turn the calendar toward 2022, they’re awaiting their next superhero. After 20 months of fits and starts at cinemas, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has become the first movie to gross more than

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A Delta Air Lines flight originating in Seattle and heading to Shanghai last week turned around midair because of a change in cleaning rules at the China airport, the airline said. If it had landed in Shanghai, Delta said the new rules would have caused substantial delays. “The new cleaning

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Following decades of talk about failing infrastructure, the country finally took a major step toward repairing it in 2021, transportation experts say. The year will likely be remembered in part for the unprecedented investment in infrastructure, including highways, bridges, airports, tunnels and trains. President Biden’s signing of the $1.2 trillion

By Matt Egan Goldman Sachs told employees Monday that all individuals coming into the bank’s US offices will be required to show proof of a Covid vaccination booster shot. The new booster policy takes effect February 1 and applies to both employees and visitors. The move comes as a spike in Covid-19 cases complicates the

By Jennifer Korn The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is responsible for managing the New York City region’s public transit, announced that there will be fewer trains running this week due to the Covid-19 surge in New York. The schedule change for Monday to Thursday comes from a shortage of workers due to Covid-19. “By reducing

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The US housing market has had a white hot year. Home sales are on track to reach the highest level in 15 years, with an estimated 6 million homes sold in 2021. But whether you benefited from this surge depended a lot on if you were selling a home or

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Over the Christmas weekend, flying was a miserable experience for millions of travelers, as airlines canceled or delayed thousands of flights. The problems continued Monday, with nearly 900 flights canceled within, into or out of the United States, according to FlightAware. More than 1,600 flights are delayed. The troubles come

By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business More than 2,800 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe. Of the more than 2,800 canceled flights, around 1,000 were within, into or out of the United States, according to FlightAware. Almost 11,000 flights are delayed. Globally, airlines canceled more than 6,000