How major US stock indexes fared Monday 10/31/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street, but major indexes still wound up with big gains for October, including the best month for the…
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TuSimple, Howmet fall; XPO Logistics, Wynn Resorts rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Verisk Analytics Inc., up $1.71 to $182.83. The insurance data…
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Chick-fil-A operator has a winning recipe for employees: three-day workweek
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business What staffing shortage? One Miami Chick-fil-A owner/operator has been deluged with applications after switching his…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.37 to $86.53 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for December delivery fell 94…
Continue Reading Charitable giving to fight climate change rises 25% to $7.5B
By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Charitable giving to organizations that work to slow climate change have…
Continue Reading Senate Democrat wants national security investigation of Saudi Arabia’s role in Elon Musk-Twitter deal
By Matt Egan Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is calling on the federal government to investigate national security concerns raised by Saudi…
Continue Reading UAW files petition for election at Ultium Cells
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, has filed a petition for election on behalf of…
Continue Reading Musk floats paid Twitter verification, fires board
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces…
Continue Reading Emerson selling climate technologies in $14B deal
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Emerson is selling a majority stake in its climate technologies business to Blackstone in a deal valued at $14…
Continue Reading Biden paints oil firms as war profiteers, talks windfall tax
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on…
Continue Reading Instagram goes down for some users
By Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported…
Continue Reading Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. It could create a new set of headaches for the company
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the…
Continue Reading Want a blue check mark on Twitter? It may soon cost you $19.99 a month
By Donie O’Sullivan and Jennifer Korn, CNN Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for…
Continue Reading GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US
By HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are…
Continue Reading Elon Musk disbands Twitter’s board, cementing control over company
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors was dissolved on Thursday following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company,…
Continue Reading Instagram trying to reconnect users locked out of accounts
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram says its working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts. Some users…
Continue Reading Campari Group adding to its Kentucky bourbon business
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Italian-based Campari Group says it will add to its Kentucky bourbon portfolio in a deal to obtain a majority…
Continue Reading Dow has biggest monthly gain in more than 45 years
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Dow fell nearly 130 points, or 0.4% Monday, but it still ended October up 14% — its best monthly gain since…
Continue Reading Key issue as Fed meets this week: When to slow rate hikes?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s…
Continue Reading Powerball prize soars to $1.2B after no winners found Monday
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six…
Continue Reading Salary transparency laws aim to combat pay disparities
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starting this week, job-seekers in New York City will have access to a key piece of information: how…
Continue Reading Brazil’s brash President Bolsonaro mum after election loss
By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In Brazil’s capital on Monday, the silence was deafening. Nearly a full…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean
By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Company’s chemistry could cut EV battery costs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a…
Continue Reading Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China…
Continue Reading Poland looks to South Korea to build 2nd nuclear power plant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build a second planned nuclear power plant. The decision…
Continue Reading A spooky forecast for the future of interest rates
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business When will central banks stop raising interest rates? That’s the multi-trillion dollar question that has Wall…
Continue Reading UN labor agency: Ukraine war, other crises take toll on jobs
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. labor agency is warning that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter.…
Continue Reading Inflation isn’t going anywhere. Just look at the latest data from Europe
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business European inflation has accelerated to a new record high as energy and food prices in the region continue to…
Continue Reading Inflation isn’t going anywhere. Just look at the latest data from Europe
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business European inflation has accelerated to a new record high as energy and food prices in the region continue to…
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