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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Universal Pictures and Peacock announced that new films from the studio will head exclusively to NBCUniversal’s nascent streaming service after they play in theaters. Under a new licensing agreement, which starts with the 2022 theatrical slate, Universal’s movies will be available exclusively on Peacock no later than four months after

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street has been on fire the past several weeks, with the S&P 500 setting seven consecutive record highs through Friday’s close. That streak came to an end Tuesday. The Dow fell 209 points, or 0.6%. The index had been down by as much as 427 points at one point

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Many investors are still betting against top momentum and Reddit meme stocks — despite getting burned in the process. Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic is one of the most heavily shorted stocks among customers of online broker TradeZero America. Shares of Virgin Galactic have nearly doubled

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business Trials of a shorter working week in Iceland have been hailed as an “overwhelming success” by researchers. Public sector employees taking part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019 worked 35-36 hours per week, with no reduction in pay. Many participants had previously worked 40 hours a week. The

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns has been named chairwoman of Teneo, the embattled consulting firm that is still dealing with the fallout from the resignation of its CEO, reportedly over drunken behavior at a party. Burns’ appointment is effective immediately, according to a company statement. She’s not a stranger to

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business AMC, the largest theater chain in the world, announced Tuesday that it is ditching plans to sell 25 million additional shares of its stock. The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has withdrawn the proposal from the agenda for its annual shareholder meeting,

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business After years of declining sales, Subway is hoping to reintroduce itself to customers and convince them to give its sandwiches a shot. Next week, Subway restaurants across the country will unveil an updated menu designed to improve items across the board. The chain says the move is the biggest menu

By Charles Riley, CNN Business As the global economy kicks into high gear following the pandemic, demand for certain consumer goods and tech components has outstripped supply, leading to shortages of everything from cars to household appliances. Shortages are not something consumers in developed economies are used to dealing with. They are annoying. But they

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Didi shares plunged almost 20% Tuesday in New York as fallout continued over news of the company’s troubles in China. The company’s stock, which made its US debut only last week, closed down 19.6% on Tuesday at $12.49, well below its closing price of $15.53 on Friday. Tuesday was the

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India has been hobbled by an economic slump and a brutal wave of coronavirus that new research shows pushed millions of people into poverty. But as these Indians struggle to live on a few dollars a day, the country’s ultra-wealthy have gotten even richer and more influential, as their combined

By Charles Riley and Chris Liakos, CNN Business Oil prices soared on Tuesday after major producers, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, fell out over plans to increase production in the face of rising global demand. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark that has surged roughly 50% this year, rose above