Last Dodge Challenger makes 1,025 hp, has optional parachute attachments
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Magic Johnson joins bid to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders
By Matt Egan, CNN NBA legend Magic Johnson has joined a bid to acquire the NFL’s Washington Commanders from embattled owner Daniel Snyder. A…
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Foot Locker is planning to shut 400 stores by 2026 as it strives to become more relevant to younger shoppers by relaunching…
Continue ReadingFirst Republic shares tumble to a new low
By Allison Morrow, CNN First Republic’s stock fell 47% to a record low Monday, as the bank struggled to persuade Wall Street it could remain…
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch is engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Business Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is preparing to walk down the aisle for the fifth time. The 92-year-old tycoon…
Continue ReadingWhat are AT1 bonds and why are Credit Suisse’s now worthless?
By Anna Cooban, CNN Investors in a riskier type of Credit Suisse’s bonds had the value of their holdings slashed to zero Sunday after Swiss…
Continue ReadingGoodbye, Howard Schultz: New Starbucks CEO steps in early
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan has taken over the reins from interim CEO Howard Schultz, about two weeks…
Continue ReadingSilicon Valley Bank left a void that won’t easily be filled
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN It’s difficult to overstate the influence that Silicon Valley Bank had over the startup world and the ripple effect its…
Continue ReadingIndia cuts internet to 27 million as Punjab police hunt Sikh separatist
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian authorities have blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a fourth straight day…
Continue ReadingEuropean markets recover on a wild day for bank stocks
By Michelle Toh and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN European markets ticked up Monday but bank stocks were mixed and volatile as investors assessed the…
Continue ReadingFDIC sells most of failed Signature Bank to Flagstar
By David Goldman, CNN A week after Signature Bank failed, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said it has sold most of its deposits to Flagstar…
Continue ReadingThis country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas
By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo and Andrew Raine, CNN Shorter workweeks to boost employee mental health and productivity may be catching on in some…
Continue ReadingFed and other central banks try to head off crisis by keeping dollars flowing
By Mark Thompson, CNN The US Federal Reserve and several other major central banks announced a coordinated effort Sunday night to boost the flow of…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse’s gold bars, hats and bags are cropping up in online stores
By Anna Cooban, CNN Hats, bags and gold bars emblazoned with Credit Suisse’s logo are being sold on resale sites, having popped up mere hours…
Continue ReadingUBS is buying Credit Suisse in bid to halt banking crisis
By Mark Thompson, CNN Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue deal aimed at…
Continue ReadingPeople shouldn’t panic after the recent bank collapses, experts say. Here’s the smart thing to do
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN In the wake of failures at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and separate issues at Credit Suisse and First Republic,…
Continue ReadingPeople shouldn’t panic after the recent bank collapses, experts say. Here’s the smart thing to do
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN In the wake of failures at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and separate issues at Credit Suisse and First Republic,…
Continue ReadingBanks had a meltdown. What comes next?
By Nicole Goodkind and Krystal Hur, CNN Global banks just suffered their worst week since 2008. So what comes next? The fallout from this…
Continue ReadingPrice hikes are double whammy for pet owners who are crushed by inflation
By Alicia Wallace, CNN As head of PAWS Atlanta, Joe Labriola can get a good sense of the region’s economic well-being from the day-to-day…
Continue ReadingThe fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours
By Mark Thompson, CNN The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland’s second biggest…
Continue ReadingConfused about the bank meltdown? Here’s how to speak Wall Street
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Wall Street can seem bewildering, given its sheer amount of jargon, banking terms, and acronyms. But headlines this week, from…
Continue ReadingDollar Tree can’t afford to sell eggs anymore
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Eggs have gotten too expensive for Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree, which sells most products for $1.25 and a small selection of…
Continue ReadingHow First Republic became such a hot mess
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Continue ReadingGlobal banking crisis: What just happened?
By Mark Thompson, CNN On March 10, the biggest failure of a US bank since the global financial crisis was playing out in real time as a major lender…
Continue ReadingHow the banking crisis clipped the hawkish Fed’s wings
By Allison Morrow, CNN In congressional testimony earlier this month, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers that the central bank would likely…
Continue ReadingSilicon Valley Bank’s former parent company has filed for bankruptcy protection
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business SVB Financial Group, the company that owned the failed Silicon Valley Bank until the US government took it over last…
Continue ReadingYouTube TV will soon cost $72.99 a month
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN The cost of YouTube TV is going up again — making a monthly subscription 114% more expensive than when the service launched…
Continue ReadingWhy American whiskey is the real winner of St. Patrick’s Day
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN On St. Patrick’s Day, it might seem appropriate to knock back a shot of Jameson Irish Whiskey. However, when it comes…
Continue ReadingJPMorgan is advising First Republic on another potential lifeline, sources say
By Matt Egan, CNN JPMorgan Chase’s investment bank has been hired to advise First Republic as the embattled regional bank tries to ease…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse got its lifeline. Investors are unconvinced
By Anna Cooban, CNN Credit Suisse is not out of the woods just yet. Shares in the Swiss lender fell by as much as 12% Friday, erasing most of…
Continue ReadingThe banking meltdown put the Fed in a bind
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN With just a few days to go until the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision, US policymakers are sitting between…
Continue ReadingChina makes surprise rate cut to boost banking liquidity and the economy
By Laura He, CNN China’s central bank has made a surprise cut to the amount of money that banks must keep in reserve, in an effort to keep…
Continue ReadingGlobal markets rebound after US lenders rescue First Republic Bank
By Laura He and Anna Cooban, CNN Markets in Europe and Asia rebounded Friday after First Republic Bank was rescued by a group of major US lenders,…
Continue ReadingThe banking meltdown put the Fed in a bind
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN With just a few days to go until the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision, US policymakers are sitting between…
Continue ReadingInspired by a trip to Indonesia, Snoop Dogg launches new coffee line
By Heather Chen, CNN Rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg is expanding his business empire yet again, this time branching out into a line of premium…
Continue ReadingUnlike last year, this tax season has been going smoothly
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN The past two tax-filing seasons were fraught with aggravations, delays, last-minute changes and huge backlogs at the IRS. But…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse got its lifeline. Investors are unconvinced
By Anna Cooban, CNN Credit Suisse is not out of the woods just yet. Shares in the Swiss lender fell by as much as 12% Friday, erasing most of…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse: Why it’s struggling and why that’s a big deal
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Credit Suisse, the 167-year-old bank and the second-largest lender in Switzerland, is in deep trouble. The bank said it…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates drop in wake of bank failures
By Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates dropped this week in the wake of several bank failures, reversing course after rising half a percentage point over…
Continue ReadingFirst Republic secures $30 billion rescue from large banks
By Matt Egan, Allison Morrow and David Goldman, CNN First Republic Bank, facing a crisis of confidence from investors and customers, is set to…
Continue ReadingShould I pull my money out of the bank? What to know about bank failures
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Is my money safe? That’s the question on many bank customers’ minds after the stunning failures of Silicon Valley…
Continue ReadingDunkin’ is retiring a fan-favorite drink
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN One of Dunkin’s most recognizable drinks has disappeared. The Dunkaccino has quietly been pulled from the coffee…
Continue ReadingUS home building surged in February
By Anna Bahney, CNN US home building jumped higher in February, turning around after five consecutive months of falling. Housing starts, a measure of…
Continue ReadingThere’s plenty of blame to go around for SVB’s collapse
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN As the dust settles around the shocking collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and analysts begin to assess the damage, an important…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank sticks to its rate-hiking guns, says banks ‘resilient’
By Hanna Ziady, CNN The European Central Bank stuck with its plan to hike interest rates by half a percentage point Thursday, judging that inflation…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse still has a fight on its hands despite $54 billion lifeline
By Mark Thompson, CNN A scramble by Switzerland’s authorities to shore up confidence in Credit Suisse went some way to calming panicked…
Continue ReadingBanking meltdown: Answers to your 5 most pressing questions
By Michelle Toh, Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Allison Morrow, CNN The banking meltdown over the past week has left us with more questions than…
Continue ReadingGlobal markets mixed as Credit Suisse accepts $54 billion lifeline
By Laura He and Anna Cooban, CNN European markets breathed a small sigh of relief Thursday as beleaguered lender Credit Suisse accepted a loan from…
Continue ReadingRichard Branson’s Virgin Orbit rocket company ceases operations for a week, seeks additional funding
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Virgin Orbit told nearly all of its staff to cease operations until at least next week as the rocket company, founded by…
Continue ReadingThe fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours
By Mark Thompson, CNN The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland’s second biggest…
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