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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating popular Honda Accord sedans and CR-V SUVs for a possible glitch that, according to numerous driver complaints, sometimes causes the cars to randomly slam on the brakes without the driver touching the brake pedal. The vehicles are equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking

By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The West’s initial salvo of financial sanctions against Russia failed to deter President Vladimir Putin from launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now the United States is taking a punitive approach, announcing another round of sanctions meant to tighten the screws on Russian banks and “corrupt billionaires.” But some experts

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Gas prices were rising rapidly even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but with the current shock to the oil market, $4 a gallon gas is now likely to be widespread across the country in a matter of weeks — if not sooner. The average price of a gallon of regular

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The bombs in the Ukrainian capital went off as CNN was broadcasting live on-air. “There are big explosions taking place in Kyiv right now,” Matthew Chance, a senior international correspondent for the network, said as he broadcast from a rooftop shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian invasion

By Anna Bahney After weeks of increases that pushed mortgage rates close to 4%, the climb took a break last week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.89% in the week ending February 24, down slightly from 3.92% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. Even with this decline, mortgage rates have increased by more than

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine could drive prices even higher at a moment when inflation is already rising at the fastest clip in decades. Economists are racing to assess the impact of the attack, which could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945. The conflict is

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The economic recovery was stronger than initially thought in the fourth quarter of last year, new data from the Commerce Department showed Thursday. But for many Americans it didn’t feel that way. US gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — grew at an annualized pace of

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, which could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945, has immediately stoked alarm among investors, who had been hoping such an outcome would be avoided. What’s happening: News early Thursday that Russian forces had begun an attack on Ukraine, with reports

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Citigroup is saying goodbye to overdraft fees, making it the biggest US bank to pledge to eliminate the controversial charges. By this summer, Citi plans to get rid of overdraft fees, non-sufficient funds fees and overdraft protection fees, the bank exclusively told CNN on Thursday. The changes mean Citi will

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A number of companies have suspended production or limited manufacturing output in Ukraine because of the Russian invasion early Thursday. Companies that made those announcements include Carlsberg, a Coca-Cola bottling company, snack maker Mondelez and steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal. They join a number of airlines that have already suspended operations to

By Matt Egan and Charles Riley, CNN Business Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, piling pressure on a global economy already reeling from rampant inflation. Brent crude, the global benchmark, added 8.5% to trade at $105.40 per barrel by 5:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Brent last traded

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates at its next meeting on March 16 to try to put a lid on inflation. That much we know. The only question is whether the Fed will boost rates by a quarter of a percentage point or a half-point.

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The wait has ended. Yeezy Gap revealed the first look at its highly anticipated collaboration with fashion powerhouse brand Balenciaga. The 25-piece collection includes a denim jacket paired with jeans, logo tees and hoodies, with some of the items featuring a dove motif representing “hope.” Eight of the items went

By Charles Riley, CNN Business Barclays is withholding shares worth as much as $29 million from former CEO Jes Staley, pending the outcome of an investigation by British banking regulators into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The bank said in its annual report published on Wednesday that it has suspended bonus and share payments to

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The decision by Germany to halt the certification of Nord Stream 2 underscores the critical role US natural gas can play on the world stage, former top energy regulator Neil Chatterjee told CNN on Tuesday. “We are a gas superpower. We just need to be able to get it out

By Laura He, CNN Business Global markets are rebounding and oil prices are easing after the United States and its allies hit Russia with only a limited first wave of sanctions over what President Joe Biden described as the beginning of an “invasion” of Ukraine. European stocks surged in early trading after the West kept

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Bob Galyen has spent his career building electric car batteries. And he thinks the United States has a problem. Galyen, who engineered the battery for the General Motors EV1, the first mass-produced electric vehicle, and also served as chief technology officer at a Chinese company that’s the top battery producer

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American consumer confidence slipped again in February, a new report from the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index tracking how Americans are feeling fell to 110.5 this month, a steeper decline than economists had expected and the lowest level since September. The January number was revised down as well. Inflation

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Home Depot was the Dow’s best-performing stock in 2021, soaring more than 55% thanks to strong demand from consumers in what was a red hot housing market. But shares are off to a bumpy start this year. Shares of Home Depot have fallen 24% because of fears about

By Eoin McSweeney, CNN When the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange decided in December to set up an advisory body in Dubai, local bitcoin enthusiasts celebrated. Binance’s presence would be the jewel in the city’s crypto crown as it tried to position itself as a hub for the digital asset. The crypto exchange’s CEO Changpeng “CZ”

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose 18.8% in 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, the biggest increase in 34 years of data and substantially ahead of 2020’s 10.4% gain. All regions saw price gains last year, but increases were strongest in the South and the Southeast, each

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk is escalating his battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing a staff member of illegally leaking the results of an investigation. Musk said the regulator is trying to “weaponize” an earlier consent decree he and Tesla signed “for illicit ends.” The allegations in a court

By Charles Riley and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The West showed Tuesday it was ready to target Russia’s huge energy industry — even at the risk of hurting itself — after Moscow ordered troops into parts of eastern Ukraine. Germany said it was halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline following Moscow’s actions

By Charles Riley, CNN Business Russian stocks whipsawed and the ruble rebounded from a near-record low on Tuesday as investors reacted to President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order troops into eastern Ukraine. Moscow’s MOEX stock index pared heavy losses after shedding more than 10% on Monday, bringing losses so far this year to about 20%.

By Laura He and Rob McLean, CNN Business Global stock markets tumbled and crude oil prices surged to $99 per barrel on Tuesday after Russia ordered troops into parts of eastern Ukraine. Wall Street also fell as traders returned from the holiday weekend, but stocks finished off their lows of the day. The Dow briefly

By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Air France and Lufthansa are the latest airlines to suspend flights into Ukraine as fears of a Russian invasion grow. The French carrier said that it would cancel flights to and from the capital Kyiv on Tuesday as a “precautionary measure,” citing the security situation. “Air France will regularly reassess

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Legendary investor Carl Icahn is known for his aggressive campaigns to shake up Corporate America. Now, he’s leveraging his reputation to tackle an issue close to his heart: the welfare of pigs. McDonald’s said Sunday that Icahn had nominated two new directors to its board. The move “relates to a

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Covering what’s really happening on the Ukrainian border is being made even more difficult because of the constant flow of unverified or potentially misleading information, said Clarissa Ward, CNN’s chief international correspondent. The prevalence of amateur videos, crowdsourced content and difficult to discern satellite imagery can confuse or perhaps misinform even

By Reuters E-commerce sites operated by China’s Tencent and Alibaba Group were added to the US government’s latest “notorious markets” list, the US Trade Representative’s office said Thursday. The list identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy. “This includes identifying

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Tom Holland does it again for Sony. “Uncharted” — starring Holland as adventurer Nathan Drake from the namesake Sony video game — brought in an estimated $44.1 million at the North American box office this weekend, according to the studio. That number exceeded industry expectations, which had projected the film

By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Earlier this week, WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar left staffers at CNN once again in a state of confusion when he announced that Allison Gollust, CNN’s chief comms and marketing officer, had resigned from the company. Kilar didn’t specifically say why Gollust had suddenly exited, but he did say

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The labor shortage has been a defining feature of the pandemic job market and it’s not getting better any time soon. But there is a whole group of workers who are being overlooked even though they could be part of the solution. Criminal records are keeping certain workers from finding