Netflix, United Airlines rise; Lennar, Olaplex fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Netflix Inc., up $31.52 to $272.38. The streaming…
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James Webb Space Telescope captures new details of iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a highly detailed snapshot of the famously-called Pillars of Creation, a vista of three looming towers…
Continue Reading Illinois takes center stage in battle over union rights vote
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $2.73 to $85.55 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
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Facing tough midterms, Biden releasing oil from US reserve
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is telling voters that he hasn’t given up on lowering…
Continue Reading UN genocide official: Hate speech is fueling Ethiopia’s war
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A United Nations official is urging tech companies to do everything possible to stop the…
Continue Reading Covid’s WFH revolution helped fuel a baby boom
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Economic factors, not just lockdown-induced forced proximity, played a key role in last year’s “baby…
Continue Reading EU leaders united against Russia, divided over energy summit
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders head into Thursday’s energy summit looking for joint measures to…
Continue Reading Buffett’s conglomerate closes $11.6B Alleghany insurance buy
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate has completed its largest acquisition in years with its…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian-damaged cars in Texas car lots
TEXAS, El Paso – Over 400,000 water-damaged cars were already on the road nationwide before hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, according to…
Continue Reading US awards $2.8B in grants for EV batteries in 12 states
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand…
Continue Reading Starbucks selling Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestle
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is selling its Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestle for an undisclosed amount. Switzerland-based…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to release 15 million barrels of oil or more from…
Continue Reading Europe fears US climate act will tip ‘level playing field’
BERLIN (AP) — Senior French and German officials have warned that new measures by the Biden administration to address climate change and boost the…
Continue Reading 3 things that will help reduce the sting of high inflation
CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There’s really nothing nice to say about inflation when it comes to your bottom line. It’s hard on…
Continue Reading New IRS rules mean your paycheck could be bigger next year
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Inflation may be pushing prices up, but it also may help push up your take-home pay starting next year. Thanks to…
Continue Reading New IRS rules mean your paycheck could be bigger next year
CNN, INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL, POOL By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Inflation may be pushing prices up, but it also may help…
Continue Reading ‘Serious concerns’: These senators are pushing back on the $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The proposed $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery giant merger is already running into significant opposition…
Continue Reading Waymo to expand robotaxi service to Los Angeles
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Waymo, the robotaxi provider of Google’s parent company Alphabet, said Wednesday that it will expand its…
Continue Reading Newsroom workers at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette go on strike
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Newsroom workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have gone on strike demanding that the company reinstate the terms of its…
Continue Reading BMW investing $1.7B in S Carolina as automaker shifts to EVs
By TOM KRISHER and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press GREER, S.C. (AP) — BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South…
Continue Reading Nestlé recalls some packages of Toll House cookie dough
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Nestlé is issuing a voluntary recall for its refrigerated, ready-to-bake Nestlé Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip…
Continue Reading Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of…
Continue Reading FDA panel backs removal of unproven pregnancy drug
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal advisers says a pregnancy drug intended to prevent premature births should…
Continue Reading IRS ups standard deductions, tax brackets due to inflation
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax…
Continue Reading Union members approve new contract with UPS
ATLANTA (AP) — A union says aircraft maintenance workers at Georgia-based UPS have approved a three-year contract that provides raises and pension…
Continue Reading Philippines shuts 214 illegal online gambling operations
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say they have shut down at least 214 illegal Chinese offshore gambling operations and deported the…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is…
Continue Reading P&G starts fiscal year strong, but soaring dollar will sting
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Procter & Gamble exceeded $20 billion in sales during the fiscal first quarter but citing the strong…
Continue Reading Enrollment gains help Elevance Health top 3Q forecasts
The Associated Press Growing Medicaid enrollment pushed one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, Elevance Health, to a better-than-expected third…
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