EU border agency says illegal migration entries spiking
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union’s border agency says that the number of illegal entries by migrants spiked to more than 275,000 in the…
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40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M
By DAVE COLLINS and MARCY GORDON Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40…
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Tech stocks have been crushed. What’s next for the FAANGs?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The great bull run for tech stocks may finally be over. It has been a brutal year for the leading companies of…
Continue Reading Florida county puts damage from Nicole at $522 million
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — Damages are estimated at more than $522 million in a central Florida coastal county where homes collapsed into…
Continue Reading EU targets Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over Russia war drones
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on the chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the corp’s Aerospace Force and a company…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying an ad package on Elon Musk’s Twitter
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business While a number of major brands have announced advertising pauses on Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s…
Continue Reading After election, marijuana advocates look to next states
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament…
Continue Reading What’s behind wide salary ranges after New York’s pay transparency law
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business It’s not unusual for two people with the same title to be paid somewhat different salaries. Pay, after all, is…
Continue Reading Tesla heads to court to defend Elon Musk’s pay
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla headed to court today to defend the huge compensation package that helped make CEO Elon Musk the richest…
Continue Reading Tesla heads to court to defend Elon Musk’s pay
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla headed to court today to defend the huge compensation package that helped make CEO Elon Musk the richest person…
Continue Reading Germany, Poland take over natural gas firms tied to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Poland and Germany have announced separate takeovers of natural gas companies that had links to Russian energy giant Gazprom. The…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said in an interview with CNN that he will give away the majority of his wealth…
Continue Reading In Vail, housing shortage threatens America’s ski wonderland
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer VAIL, Colo. (AP) — There’s a narrow swath of sagebrush-covered hillside perched just above Interstate 70…
Continue Reading In Vail, housing shortage threatens America’s ski wonderland
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer VAIL, Colo. (AP) — There’s a narrow swath of sagebrush-covered hillside perched just above Interstate 70…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Jeff Bezos says he will give most of his money to charity
By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth during his lifetime, telling CNN in an…
Continue Reading Crypto is in crisis. It’s not just because of FTX
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The stunning downfall of FTX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, sent shockwaves through the crypto…
Continue Reading Rayze app lands investment to connect volunteers, nonprofits
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Carl Nassib dreamed of a different kind of social media app for years – one that…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka aims to hike taxes in budget to soften crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has proposed to more than double the country’s tax…
Continue Reading Ukraine, China-US frictions dominate at G-20 summit in Bali
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Discord over Russia’s war on Ukraine and festering tensions between the U.S.…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Will adding an accessory dwelling unit pay off?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are separate living spaces added to an existing home — typically on a single-family…
Continue Reading Former NBA executive O’Neil new CEO of Merlin Entertainments
LONDON (AP) — Scott O’Neil has been named CEO for London-based Merlin Entertainments. O’Neil will be responsible for overseeing the business…
Continue Reading German parliament halts jobless benefit reform plan
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament’s upper house has halted a proposed reform of the country’s unemployment benefit system, a central policy…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz: Asia-Pacific ‘far more than just China’
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said during a visit to Singapore that his country wants to strengthen its economic ties with the…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos’ top tips for managing the economic downturn
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently warned consumers and businesses they should consider postponing large purchases in…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Jeff Bezos says he will give most of his money to charity
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth during his lifetime, telling CNN in an…
Continue Reading Handshake sparks climate hope, but officials remain worried
By FRANK JORDANS, SETH BORENSTEIN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH (AP) — A handshake in lush Bali is being felt at climate talks…
Continue Reading What’s at stake for the world’s top two economies as Biden and Xi meet
By Juliana Liu, CNN Business When President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, there were expectations on both sides of the Pacific that he would…
Continue Reading Crypto crisis continues. Here’s the latest on the FTX collapse
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Aftershocks from the massive earthquake in the trillion-dollar crypto industry last week continued to reverberate on…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy triumphantly walked the streets of the newly liberated city…
Continue Reading FTX bankruptcy also endangers founder’s philanthropic gifts
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The rapid collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX into bankruptcy last week has…
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