Digital minister aims to wrest Japan out of analog doldrums
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The politician tapped to help Japan keep pace with the digital age has his work cut out for him. The…
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Led by Hong Kong, Asian stocks on track to suffer worst month since Covid began
By Laura He, CNN Business Asian markets are careening toward their worst month since the Covid pandemic began, hit by a mighty US dollar and rising…
Continue Reading Japan to pay up to $320M for US company’s chip production
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan said it is providing a major U.S. chipmaker a subsidy of up to $322 million to back its plan…
Continue Reading China manufacturing weak, adding to economy pressure
BEIJING (AP) — Two surveys show growth in Chinese manufacturing was weak in September, export orders fell and employers cut jobs. That adds to…
Continue Reading India raises interest rate to 5.90% to tame inflation
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to 5.90% and said developing economy were facing slowing growth, elevated…
Continue Reading Stocks end September down 9.3%, worst month since March 2020
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street closed out a miserable September on Friday with the S&P 500’s worst monthly…
Continue Reading After Ian, the effects in southwest Florida are everywhere
By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Hurricane Ian was over southwest Florida for only a few hours. It will take months to clean up all the damage. Maybe…
Continue Reading Musk and Twitter CEO Agrawal were briefly pals, texts show
By MATT O’BRIEN and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Newly disclosed text messages between Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag…
Continue Reading Police say hacker concealed ID in Australian privacy breach
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police say the hacker who stole the personal data of almost 10 million people in one of…
Continue Reading Former Tibet official latest to fall in China graft sweep
BEIJING (AP) — A former vice governor of China’s sprawling Tibet region has been indicted on charges of accepting bribes. The government said…
Continue Reading Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over…
Continue Reading California care home sued over resident’s poisoning death
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a woman who died after she was accidentally served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice at a San Francisco…
Continue Reading Albuquerque Starbucks votes to unionize, 1st store in state
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is poised to have its first unionized Starbucks store, organizers say. A majority of rank-and-file workers at…
Continue Reading Why the ghost of 2008 still haunts us in 2022
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business All week, there have events in the news that have come in under of the banner of “this hasn’t happened…
Continue Reading Why the ghost of 2008 still haunts us in 2022
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Allison Morrow, CNN Business All week, there have events in the news that have come in under of the banner of “this…
Continue Reading NASA, SpaceX to study boosting Hubble to higher orbit in a bid to extend its life
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private…
Continue Reading NASA, SpaceX to study boosting Hubble to higher orbit in a bid to extend its life
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Continue Reading Meta is using AI to generate videos from just a few words
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Artificial intelligence is getting better and better at generating an image in response to a handful of words, with…
Continue Reading NY proceeds with plan for zero-emission vehicles by 2035
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A decision by regulators in California has cleared the way for New York to…
Continue Reading Storm-battered Florida businesses face arduous rebuilding
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Hotels, restaurants and other businesses along Florida’s southwest coast face a long rebuilding process…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parent recounts years of harassment after Alex Jones called him a crisis actor
CNN By Lauren del Valle, CNN In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parent recounts years of harassment after Alex Jones called him a crisis actor
By Lauren del Valle, CNN In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent threats…
Continue Reading Detroit begins demolition of blighted Packard car plant
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Demolition of the long-vacant Packard auto plant that for generations has been a symbol of urban…
Continue Reading US proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new permitting program for wind energy…
Continue Reading ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought…
Continue Reading Report: Women gained fewer US company board seats in 2022
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report finds that U.S. companies added women to their boards of director at a slower…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street as worries about a possible recession and rising bond yields put the squeeze back on…
Continue Reading CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts…
Continue Reading Suit: MGM paid problem gambler to not report online glitches
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New York City man alleges in a lawsuit that an Atlantic City casino and others paid…
Continue Reading House approves antitrust bill targeting Big Tech dominance
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved antitrust legislation targeting the dominance of Big Tech companies by…
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