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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Bezos family donates $710M to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced a $710 million gift from the Bezos family. It’s the…
Continue Reading PepsiCo raises forecasts after Q3 boosted by higher prices
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer PepsiCo raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecast Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected third…
Continue Reading Why Social Security checks are about to get a lot bigger
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are getting the biggest raise of their lifetimes.  The U.S.…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What caused UK’s economic crisis and what’s next?
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month promising to rebuild the British economy and put the…
Continue Reading A tweet launched an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot software
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Green, an influential Twitter account with a track record of revealing insights about Tesla from software analysis,…
Continue Reading European court tells Swiss to end discrimination against men
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland is grappling with how to respond to a European human rights court ruling that it…
Continue Reading Cyprus’ flawed program leads to 10 more losing citizenship
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cyprus has begun proceedings to revoke citizenship from three investors and seven of their family…
Continue Reading ‘Desperation’: Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s…
Continue Reading What spiking US veterinary prices reveal about inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most pets hate visiting the vet. Now it’s becoming a lot more unpleasant for their…
Continue Reading Microsoft unveils $4,299 Surface desktop computer
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft’s most expensive Surface device is about to get even pricier. At a press event on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading US clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand…
Continue Reading France tries to break oil refinery strike as drivers line up for gas
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The French government has ordered staff at an ExxonMobil refinery to return to work, taking the extraordinary measure…
Continue Reading Bahamas to increase minimum wage, implement price controls
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The prime minister of the Bahamas has announced an increase in the island’s minimum wage and temporary price…
Continue Reading The Children’s Place just went full grown-up
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Let’s admit it: Adults have basically been dressing like kids these past two years — opting for comfy PJs,…
Continue Reading This key inflation measure shows prices rose faster than expected last month
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A key measure of inflation increased faster than expected in September, raising concerns that the Federal…
Continue Reading US producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, its third…
Continue Reading Subway, offering a rare glimpse at its finances, says it’s hitting record sales
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Subway says its most extensive menu makeover in the company’s nearly 60-year history is paying off. Sales at…
Continue Reading German government: Economy to shrink in 2023 as war bites
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has slashed its growth forecast for this year and predicted that Europe’s…
Continue Reading United Airlines starts early on summer 2023 plans for Europe
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Planes from the U.S. to Europe were packed this summer, and United Airlines figures the same thing…
Continue Reading Starbucks customers can now earn Delta SkyMiles
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Starbucks customers can now earn more than just “stars” for their purchases. Beginning Wednesday, the…
Continue Reading Amazon Labor Union faces next showdown in upstate New York
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In April, a grassroots worker group made history by gaining enough votes to form the first US union at an Amazon…
Continue Reading Toyota begins making cars in Myanmar after delay due to coup
BANGKOK (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. says it has begun assembling autos in Myanmar after more than a yearlong delay following a military takeover in…
Continue Reading Markets are worried the Fed is going too far
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business A closely watched measure of inflation in the United States is expected to tick higher in September even as the…
Continue Reading Markets are worried the Fed is going too far
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business A closely watched measure of inflation in the United States is expected to tick higher in September even as the…
Continue Reading Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of the Germany-bound Nord…
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CISA gives information on how to be safer and more secure online
EL PASO, Texas – President Biden Is designating October as a time for the public and private sectors to work together to continue raising awareness…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares the Genesis GV60 and the Tesla Model Y
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The Tesla Model Y has been fending off a slew of new electric SUV rivals. One of the latest is the all-new GV60 from…
Continue Reading How to change Medicare plans — and why you might want to
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during…
Continue Reading France orders gas station workers back to ensure supplies
By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is promising that the situation in the…
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