Insider Q&A: Privacy advocate sees growing public alarm
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, has advocated in…
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Report: Mexico continued to use spyware against activists
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government or army has allegedly continued to use spyware designed to hack into…
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Bah humbug: Expect to shell out more for a Christmas tree this year
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business In the spirit of holiday cheer, here’s the good news first: Christmas tree farms say this year’s…
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business In the spirit of holiday cheer, here’s the good news first: Christmas tree farms say this year’s harvest…
Continue Reading Greece: Unruly passenger forced landing, had fake ID
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say a 41-year-old Tunisian man has been arrested for alleged disorderly behavior on a commercial…
Continue Reading Hungary, Austria and Serbia work together to stem migration
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Austria and Serbia have met in Budapest to find…
Continue Reading Tillerson testifies at corruption trial of Trump adviser
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rex Tillerson, who served as secretary of state under former president Donald Trump, has testified…
Continue Reading Stella McCartney dabbles in art at eco-pioneering Paris show
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — It was as much art fair as fashion show for designer Stella McCartney, who put on an art-infused…
Continue Reading Trader Joe’s finally brings back free samples
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Freebies are back at the grocery store after a long pandemic hiatus. Trader Joe’s brought back in-store…
Continue Reading KFC is bringing back a fan-favorite menu item
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back a fan favorite after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Beginning Monday, KFC is…
Continue Reading This Week: Job openings, Levi Strauss earns, hiring snapshot
The Associated Press The Labor Department delivers its monthly tally of U.S. job openings Tuesday and its September snapshot of hiring by nonfarm…
Continue Reading Stocks kick off October with a huge rally
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks kicked off October with more treats than tricks for investors. The market rallied to begin the fourth…
Continue Reading Fraud, scam cases increasing on Zelle, Senate report finds
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service…
Continue Reading Whole lotta zeros: Apple Music crosses 100M song barrier
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music is about to cross a huge milestone, offering its eye-and-ear-popping 100…
Continue Reading High court will hear social media terrorism lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist…
Continue Reading After years of EU scrutiny, Greece promises balanced budget
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has promised to return to a budget surplus in 2023, submitting its first spending…
Continue Reading EU, Israel hold high-level talks for first time in a decade
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Israel have held high-level talks for the first time in a decade. The…
Continue Reading Amazon debuts new shopping portal for customers on government assistance
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Amazon on Monday launched a new shopping portal called Amazon Access that is designed for shoppers receiving…
Continue Reading Dream, the Minecraft-playing YouTube star, finally reveals his face
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Dream, a YouTube star with more than 30 million subscribers, has finally revealed his face after hiding behind a…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian fined $1 million by SEC over crypto promotion
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and KEN SWEET AP Business Writer The long list of celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies just got shorter. Kim Kardashian is…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian charged by SEC, agrees to pay $1.3 million fine
By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN Business Kim Kardashian agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian charged by SEC, agrees to pay $1.3 million fine
CNN By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN Business Kim Kardashian agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission to…
Continue Reading Welcome to the fourth quarter. Expect more gloom but less doom
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been a hard year for markets, and investors are looking for a bit of reprieve as we enter the fourth…
Continue Reading Ukraine claws back more territory Russia is trying to absorb
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces scored more gains in their counteroffensive across at least two fronts…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse stock falls to fresh record low as investor concerns mount
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Shares of Credit Suisse plunged to a fresh record low on Monday as jittery investors trained their attention on the…
Continue Reading Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister has signed an official note to Germany requesting some…
Continue Reading Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to handle your medical bills
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Medical bills can quickly become overwhelming, but consumers often have more power than they might think when it…
Continue Reading Jerzy Urban, spokesman for Polish communist govt, dies at 89
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government in the 1980s who masterminded state…
Continue Reading Music stops: Energy costs close Hungary theaters for winter
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Theaters and other cultural institutions in Hungary are reeling from exponentially…
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