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The Fed will raise rates again.  But that's playing with fire |  CNN Business

The Fed will raise rates again. But that’s playing with fire | CNN Business

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber ? You can register here. New York CNN — The Federal Reserve is almost certain to announce on Wednesday that it will raise interest rates again. But investors are hoping it will be a smaller increase than the …

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The Fed will raise rates again.  But that's playing with fire |  CNN Business

The Fed will raise rates again. But that’s playing with fire | CNN Business

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber ? You can register here. New York CNN — The Federal Reserve is almost certain to announce on Wednesday that it will raise interest rates again. But investors are hoping it will be a smaller increase than the …

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Is the worst over for bitcoin and the rest of crypto?  |  CNN Business

Is the worst over for bitcoin and the rest of crypto? | CNN Business

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber ? You can register here. New York CNN Business — The collapse of FTX has sent the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeting by more than 60% this year…and the carnage has spread to publicly traded companies …

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There's a big problem with the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger |  CNN Business

There’s a big problem with the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger | CNN Business

New York CNN Business — When Christine Martinez found out last month that Kroger and Albertsons were planning to merge in a deal worth nearly $25 billion, she thought, “here we go again.” Martinez lost her job as a pharmacy technician following an earlier supermarket mega-merger: Albertsons’ $9 billion combination with Safeway in 2014. That …

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Mortgage rates plunge, biggest weekly drop since 1981 |  CNN Business

Mortgage rates plunge, biggest weekly drop since 1981 | CNN Business

Editor’s note: Freddie Mac, which has tracked weekly average mortgage rates since 1971 and has periodically made changes to its primary mortgage market survey, changed the source of its data effective November 17, 2022. Instead of surveying lenders, weekly results will be based on applications received from lenders that are submitted to Freddie Mac. Learn …

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