PepsiCo, Moderna rise; Cameco, Owens & Minor fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: PepsiCo, Moderna rise; Cameco, Owens & Minor…
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Union vote at Philadelphia Home Depot store set for November
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The federal labor board has scheduled a November vote on a petition from Home Depot workers…
Continue Reading Judge approves plan to reduce Puerto Rico agency’s debt
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge has approved a plan to restructure some $6 billion of debt held by Puerto Rico’s Highways and…
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SpaceX books another ride for a millionaire around the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX said Wednesday that it has booked yet another mission around the moon for a wealthy thrill-seeker on its forthcoming…
Continue Reading CNN reveals name, start date for new morning show
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is launching its new morning show a week before the midterm elections, before a new set is even…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $2.08 to $87.27 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery fell…
Continue Reading Jury decides conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one…
Continue Reading Jury decides conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and…
Continue Reading How much will Sandy Hook parents actually get from Alex Jones?
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Alex Jones owes $965 million to eight family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims and a first responder. But it…
Continue Reading Heating costs forecast to soar this winter
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business No matter how you heat your home, the cost of that heat is likely to soar, according to a forecast Wednesday from the…
Continue Reading The 2024 Chevy Trax is GM’s new take on its cheapest SUV
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new, slightly bigger redesigned version of its cheapest entry-level SUV, the Trax. The…
Continue Reading Hydro-Quebec subsidiary buys 13 dams in New England
MONTREAL (AP) — A Hydro-Quebec subsidiary is buying a company that operates 13 hydropower generating stations in Vermont, New Hampshire and…
Continue Reading Fed voiced determination at last meeting to curb inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting stressed their commitment to taming…
Continue Reading Connecticut GOP candidate acknowledges work in Saudi Arabia
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut has acknowledged for the first time…
Continue Reading GOP-led Tennessee ballot proposal to test labor interest
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican-led Tennessee will officially take its voters’ temperature on an…
Continue Reading Yellen says US economy ‘resilient’ amid global headwinds
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is seeking to project confidence in the U.S. financial…
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City of Las Cruces discusses project funding, airport overhaul one of its main priorities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — City leaders outlined their priorities for state funding Monday. The Las Cruces International Airport is a project they…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Power cuts raise risk at Ukraine nuclear plant
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power Wednesday…
Continue Reading Why Meta’s virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar — a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world — that…
Continue Reading Iodine pills in short supply after Finland updates guideline
HELSINKI (AP) — Many pharmacies in Finland have run out of iodine tablets a day after the Nordic country’s health ministry recommended that…
Continue Reading Saudis aren’t weaponizing oil like Americans claim, top official says
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said his country partnered with Russia to slash oil production in…
Continue Reading Saudis aren’t weaponizing oil like Americans claim, top official says
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said his country partnered with Russia to slash oil…
Continue Reading OPEC could tip the world economy into recession, warns IEA
CNN, CNNI By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Western governments are furious after OPEC+ decided last week to slash oil production by the largest amount…
Continue Reading Biden hit on economy as more say finances poor: AP-NORC poll
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation — a…
Continue Reading Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who…
Continue Reading Judge ends lobbying suit against casino developer Steve Wynn
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force longtime casino…
Continue Reading MacArthur’s 2022 ‘genius grant’ winners picked to inspire
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The winners of the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious fellowship this year include a waste management engineer, an…
Continue Reading The Fed only cares about inflation. That’s bad news for you
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Jerome Powell and other members of the Federal Reserve are obsessed with choking off inflation once and for all,…
Continue Reading CVS drops prices on its tampons and will pay the ‘pink tax’
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business CVS will reduce prices on its store-branded menstrual products nationwide and pay the sales taxes on those…
Continue Reading Rough times ahead: Hurricane Ian batters SW Florida economy
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian has come and gone, but it still could deliver prolonged blows to the…
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