Newsom to call special legislative session over gas prices
By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will call a special session of the state…
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Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack
By KATHLEEN FOODY and KIMBERLEE KRUESI The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Officials are continuing to decline to reveal new details surrounding an…
Continue Reading UN group adopts 2050 goal of net-zero emissions from planes
By The Associated Press A United Nations organization on Friday committed to sharply cut carbon emissions from air travel by 2050. Environmental…
Continue Reading CVS, Levi Strauss fall; Credit Suisse, Ambac rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: CVS, Levi Strauss fall; Credit Suisse, Ambac…
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Another supply chain crisis: Barge traffic halted on Mississippi River by lowest water levels in a decade
By Chris Isidore, Amanda Watts, Judson Jones and Brandon Miller, CNN Business The lowest water levels in the Mississippi River in a decade, caused by…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/7/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street lost more ground on worries that a still-strong U.S jobs market may actually make a recession more likely. The…
Continue Reading Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Here’s what he could change
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After spending months attempting to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk officially owns the hugely…
Continue Reading The fate of Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter now comes down to the money
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The countdown is now on for Elon Musk and Twitter to close their $44 billion acquisition deal by October 28 or be forced…
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Why good news for the economy is bad news for stocks and the Fed
By Martha White, CNN Business It’s not the fall that kills you, as the saying goes — it’s the sudden stop at the bottom. Friday’s…
Continue Reading North Dakota tribes want exclusive rights on online gambling
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s five American Indian tribes want exclusive rights to host internet…
Continue Reading Binance-linked blockchain hit by $570 million crypto theft
By Jennifer Korn Binance, which describes itself as the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is the latest company to be impacted by a major…
Continue Reading What Friday’s jobs report means for Fed’s inflation fight
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For most Americans, Friday’s September jobs report was welcome news: Businesses kept…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $4.19 to $92.64 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Commerce tightens export controls on high end chips to China
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The Commerce Department is tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing…
Continue Reading Tesla set to deliver long-delayed electric trucks to Pepsi in December
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that production of its Semi truck has begun, and deliveries to one customer, Pepsi,…
Continue Reading Cookbook looks back at dynamic Popeyes founder and his food
By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is known for delivering food with big, bold flavor. The same can be said for the…
Continue Reading Mexico president taps tax agency head for Economy Department
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has chosen the head of the country’s tax agency to fill the cabinet-level…
Continue Reading Rocketing energy costs are savaging German industry
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Germany is bracing itself for a rough winter as soaring energy prices threaten to leave permanent scars on its…
Continue Reading Hurricane leads Allegiant to delay Florida resort opening
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The parent of Allegiant Air says it’s pushing back the opening of a resort in Florida because of damage from Hurricane Ian.…
Continue Reading Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and ERIC GAY Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The cotton harvest is about to get underway in the Texas High Plains, the…
Continue Reading UK, Ireland signal new hope of deal to end Brexit trade feud
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland have hailed a new spirit of compromise in a grinding feud over post-Brexit trade…
Continue Reading Biden order promises EU citizens better data privacy
By FRANK BAJAK and KELVIN CHAN AP Technology Writers President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to allay European concerns that U.S.…
Continue Reading US agency ends probe of VW fuel leaks without seeking recall
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has closed an investigation into fuel leaks in two Volkswagen models without seeking a…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian deals a devastating blow to the uninsured
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Homeowners could be hit with as much as $17 billion in uninsured losses due to flooding from Hurricane Ian due to the…
Continue Reading Binance crypto exchange hit by latest digital currency hack
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, may have lost more than $100 million following a hack…
Continue Reading CVS Medicare Advantage business takes quality rating hit
The Associated Press CVS Health shares tumbled early Friday after the company said a big Medicare Advantage plan took a hit in government quality…
Continue Reading Kanye West partnership with Adidas put under review after ‘White Lives Matter’ incident
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Adidas is reviewing its partnership with Kanye West after the artist lambasted the company and wore a “White…
Continue Reading Fury at Saudi Arabia revives calls for US to throw the book at OPEC
By Matt Egan, CNN Business OPEC+’s decision to slash oil production has set off bipartisan fury in Washington directed at the Saudi Arabia-led…
Continue Reading Opinion: The Fed doesn’t have a choice anymore. Get ready for a recession
Opinion by Gad Levanon for CNN Business Perspectives To many economists and analysts, the US economy has represented a paradox this year. On the one…
Continue Reading Facing risk of blackouts this winter, the UK will drill for more oil
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The UK government could award oil and gas companies more than 100 new licenses to drill in the North Sea, as it looks…
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