Amazon’s $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a collection of product updates that tie together its vast suite of services and…
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers ahead of holiday shopping season
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon said Thursday it plans to hire 150,000 new employees across the United States to meet demand ahead of…
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Amazon unveils bedside device that tracks sleeping patterns
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Soon enough, a bedside Amazon device might know whether you’re sleeping — or not. The…
Continue Reading Is Beyond Meat beyond saving?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Having an executive allegedly bite someone’s nose might be the least of Beyond Meat’s problems.…
Continue Reading How the United States is exporting inflation to other countries
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is laser-focused on stemming price increases in the United States. But countries thousands of…
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Decades-long dispute between Texas and Tiguas over
EL PASO, Texas — It’s over. The state of Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo’s decades-long legal fight ended Tuesday with both parties agreeing…
Continue Reading Chamber of Commerce sues Biden administration regulator over an attempt to fight discrimination at financial services companies
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The US Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
Continue Reading Nonprofits help fund immigrants’ legal fights on deportation
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As the number of immigrants seeking court permission to avoid deportation…
Continue Reading Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly a dozen lawsuits in Illinois accuse gun-maker Smith & Wesson of illegally targeting…
Continue Reading Economic storm tests UK’s new leader, alarms Conservatives
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss is under pressure to reverse announced tax cuts that have…
Continue Reading Biden to oil industry: Don’t raise prices due to hurricane
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning the oil and gas companies against increasing prices for…
Continue Reading EU plans Russia trade sanctions over ‘sham’ Ukraine votes
By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose “biting…
Continue Reading New report: Oil spills from offshore transportation way down
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically…
Continue Reading Austria to launch checks at Slovak border to stop migrants
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria says it will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia following a similar…
Continue Reading Apple removes Russian social media giant VK from app store
By Brian Fung, CNN Apple has removed VKontakte, a top Russian social media platform, from its app store, according to the app’s developer.…
Continue Reading Why free swag at bars, hotels is so important to brands
By KIM COOK Associated Press Chances are if you’ve been to a great restaurant, bar or hotel, you’ve snagged a coaster, matchbook, napkin or card…
Continue Reading Network nightly newscasts morph, adapt for the streaming age
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than half a century, ABC, CBS and NBC have aired evening newscasts each weeknight on…
Continue Reading VW readies Porsche IPO in one of Europe’s largest listings
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker Volkswagen is holding a share offering for a minority stake in its…
Continue Reading Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in early results of study
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer’s disease soared Wednesday after Japan’s Eisai Co.…
Continue Reading Stocks, bonds rally after Bank of England says it will buy UK debt
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business US stocks and bonds rallied Wednesday after the Bank of England said it would buy UK government debt “on…
Continue Reading Recession warning: Companies are growing cautious about holiday hiring plans
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Employers seem poised to pull back on the normal rush of seasonal hiring, which experts say is another warning bell…
Continue Reading Former Bank of England official slams ‘really stupid’ UK government decisions
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Former Bank of England Deputy Governor Charlie Bean said the central bank will almost certainly announce an emergency…
Continue Reading UK house prices could plunge 15% because of soaring mortgage rates
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business House prices in the United Kingdom could plummet by as much as 15% if the country presses ahead with its tax-slashing…
Continue Reading Bosnian Serb separatist leader blasts West, praises Russia
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik is facing an election this weekend…
Continue Reading French Senate report denounces sexual abuse in porn industry
By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY PARIS (AP) — A French Senate delegation says sexual and physical abuse in France’s porn industry is…
Continue Reading Is the bitcoin winter beginning to thaw out?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been a cold, hard crypto winter. But signs of a thaw, spurred on by global currency chaos, are beginning…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Hyundai Elantra N vs Volkswagen Golf GTI
By KRISTIN SHAW Edmunds Introduced in 2022, Hyundai’s Elantra N is the higher-octane version of its small value-packed sedan, made for people who…
Continue Reading Bank of England will buy UK bonds at ‘whatever scale’ necessary to halt crash
By Mark Thompson and Rob North, CNN Business The Bank of England said Wednesday it would buy UK government debt “on whatever scale is…
Continue Reading P.F. Chang’s is launching a subscription program
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business First it was streaming services, then it was tacos and now the newest subscription you might be paying for: Chinese…
Continue Reading Can’t qualify for a personal loan? 4 alternatives to try
By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet A personal loan can be a good option when you need money, but it typically requires strong credit and high income…
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