UPDATE, 9:55 AM: “With a full heart, I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States and administering justice without fear or favor, so help me God,” said Ketanji Brown Jackson today, becoming the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the first Black woman to serve on the high court. […]

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ NEW YORK (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations decided Thursday to boost production of crude by an amount that will likely do little to relieve high gasoline prices at the pump and energy-fueled inflation plaguing the global economy. The increase of 648,000 barrels per day in August still leaves the world thirsty for […]

NEW YORK — Oil prices are high, and drivers are paying more at the pump. But the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations may not be much help as they decide Thursday how much more crude to send to world markets. That’s because the 23-member OPEC+ alliance, which includes Russia, is struggling to produce enough oil to keep up […]

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong (CNN)The skyscrapers lit up, roads filled with traffic, and young people drank and danced in the streets as fireworks boomed overhead. Shanghai celebrated Wednesday […]

Covid vaccine makers Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced a new $3.2 billion vaccine supply deal with the U.S. Government, as the country is bracing for a Covid outbreak this fall. Under the deal, the U.S. government will receive 105 million doses (30 µg, 10 µg and 3 µg) of Pfizer -BioNTech covid vaccines initially. The order may include adult […]

Consumer products giant Unilever Plc (UN) Wednesday said it signed a deal to continue the sale of its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in Israel. The company announced the sell-off of the Israeli branch of the ice cream brand for an undisclosed sum to Avi Zinger, whose American Quality Products already has the license to sell Ben & Jerry’s ice […]

London (CNN Business)It’s getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food price inflation. Tesco (TSCDF), the country’s biggest supermarket chain, has stopped selling some products made by Kraft Heinz (KHC) in a dispute over prices. Kraft Heinz is behind some of the country’s favorite pantry staples, including baked beans and ketchup. Several Heinz […]

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