Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.83 to $88.17 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery fell…
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The chicken sandwich isn’t enough for Popeyes anymore
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Popeyes launched its crispy chicken sandwich in 2019, the menu item sold out in just two weeks. When it…
Continue Reading CNBC axes Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast after two years
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNBC is canceling Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast after two years, with its new president…
Continue Reading Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed…
Continue Reading Amazon will pause corporate hiring for months
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is pressing pause on corporate hiring and expects to keep the policy in place for months, in the latest…
Continue Reading NRF: Holiday sales to slow from last year’s blistering pace
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, expects that…
Continue Reading Lyft to lay off 13% of staff
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Lyft on Thursday said it will lay off 13% of its staff, or nearly 700 employees, as it rethinks staffing amid…
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The world’s largest inland desalination plant is right here in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – The Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination plant on the east side is the world’s largest inland desalination plant. It is the largest…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Threats to US election security grow more complex
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Top U.S. election security officials say protecting the nation’s voting systems has become…
Continue Reading Amazon pauses corporate hiring amid economic worries
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing hiring for its corporate workforce, the latest move by the company to cut…
Continue Reading Hezbollah, Iranian oil smuggling network hit with sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an…
Continue Reading Lyft to cut 13% of workforce in attempt to trim costs
Associated Press The ride-hailing service Lyft is cutting 13% of its workforce, nearly 700 employees, as it tries to lower operating expenses. The…
Continue Reading 3 recent fatalities bring Takata air bag death toll to 32
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Three more people have been killed in the past seven months by Takata air bag inflators that exploded and…
Continue Reading US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors…
Continue Reading CNBC axes Shepard Smith’s news program amid broader ‘strategic realignment’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Shepard Smith will exit CNBC later this year after the business-focused news network announced on Thursday that it will…
Continue Reading Glencore fined $314 million for ‘endemic’ bribery of African oil officials
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Commodities giant Glencore has been ordered to pay a record £281 million ($314 million) penalty by a UK court for…
Continue Reading New calculator tackles inequality in missing persons stories
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you went missing, how much press would you be “worth”? The Columbia Journalism Review…
Continue Reading Delta pilots say they’re willing to strike, but no impact to Thanksgiving travel is expected
By Pete Muntean, CNN Delta Air Lines pilots intensified their push for improved pay by insisting they will strike if they do not get a new contract.…
Continue Reading Thanksgiving dinner will be a lot more expensive this year, report finds
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Looks like Thanksgiving will be a lot pricier this year. Market research firm IRI predicts that your…
Continue Reading Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next…
Continue Reading On Wall Street, extreme punishments for weak profit reports
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The punishment has been extreme so far this earnings reporting season when companies report profits…
Continue Reading Here’s why 75% of likely voters think we are in a recession — even though we’re probably not
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business A new CNN poll shows that three-quarters of likely voters feel like the US economy is in a recession. It’s…
Continue Reading Colorado could become 2nd state to decriminalize mushrooms
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Fresh off his third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jason Lopez awoke in crisis from an…
Continue Reading Europe urged to save natural gas to avoid shortage next year
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency says Europe could face a severe natural gas shortage…
Continue Reading Here’s how to get a free sandwich on National Sandwich Day
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Who can resist a sandwich — especially if it’s free? November 3rd marks National Sandwich Day (yes,…
Continue Reading Stellantis: Park older models due to 3 Takata air bag deaths
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them…
Continue Reading TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees
By Brian Fung, CNN TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may…
Continue Reading Tanzania says Mount Kilimanjaro fire largely contained
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s prime minister says the fire burning on Mount Kilimanjaro for almost two…
Continue Reading US average long-term mortgage rates back under 7%, for now
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped back under 7% this week, one day after the Federal…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates dip back below 7%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell this week after surpassing 7% for the first time in 20 years last week. The 30-year fixed-rate…
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