Energy bill up? Here’s how electricity costs have changed over the past year
Utility bill costs are going up nationwide. OhmConnect analyzed data from the Energy Information Administration to examine the rising cost of…
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UK economy shrinks as economists warn of more pain to come
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters…
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China scraps Covid flight bans, cuts quarantine for inbound travelers
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Business China has reduced the amount of time travelers entering the country must spend in quarantine and removed a major…
Continue Reading Yellen visits India to shore up US-Indo-Pacific partnership
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Supply chains, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the impact of COVID-19 are top issues for U.S.…
Continue Reading Wall Street rallies for best week since June on rate hopes
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street piled more gains Friday onto its mammoth rally from a day earlier to close out its best…
Continue Reading Australia blames cyber criminals in Russia for Medibank data breach
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Cyber criminals in Russia are behind a ransomware attack on one of Australia’s largest private health insurers…
Continue Reading Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers Twitter’s relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification”…
Continue Reading Japan vies for ‘last chance’ as major global chip producer
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan is investing 70 billion yen ($490 million) to beef up semiconductor development and…
Continue Reading China’s muted Singles’ Day shopping fest expects slow growth
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest online shopping festival, Singles’ Day, is muted this year with sales…
Continue Reading China eases some quarantine for travelers even as cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — Travelers arriving in China will spend less time in quarantine under changes to sweeping anti-virus controls announced Friday to…
Continue Reading Australian PM wants to ask China’s Xi to lift trade barriers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’ll ask Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Continue Reading Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian officials say Moscow must he held to account for Russian cybercriminals…
Continue Reading HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversity
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 copy editors, marketing assistants and other employees at HarperCollins Publishers…
Continue Reading UN, Russians to discuss extension of Ukraine export deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Senior U.N. and Russian officials are to meet for talks in Geneva on Friday on extending…
Continue Reading Minnesota Lottery: Verification issue caused Powerball delay
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lottery says a technical issue with its two-tiered verification process was to blame for a delay in this…
Continue Reading Ammunition maker to invest $60M in Georgia plant, hiring 600
ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — An Italian-owned company will invest $60 million in coastal Georgia to build a plant to make and distribute ammunition, with…
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Veterans, military, military family members: here’s a look at some freebies this Nov. 11
Editor’s note: This list was assembled through various online resources. Please check if discounts or giveaways are available where you plan to visit…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 11/10/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street surged to its best day since April 2020 as markets cheered a government report that inflation cooled more than…
Continue Reading Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch’s news outlets
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has taken some hits in the aftermath of the midterm elections, but…
Continue Reading California sues over ‘forever chemicals’ that taint water
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the…
Continue Reading Rackspace Technology, Wynn Resorts rise; Cano Health falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Wynn Resorts Ltd., up $3.72 to $72. The casino…
Continue Reading Chris Rock to go live on Netflix in a first for the streamer
By The Associated Press Chris Rock is going where no comedian has gone before — live on Netflix. The streaming giant said Thursday that Rock will…
Continue Reading California seeks to pair home energy storage, rooftop solar
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators have proposed changes to the state’s robust residential…
Continue Reading Gap launches its store on Amazon
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Gap announced Thursday that it has officially launched its store on Amazon. While shoppers were able to buy Gap…
Continue Reading Biden nominates Daniel Werfel as IRS Commissioner
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a new commissioner to steer the IRS forward as it gets a…
Continue Reading Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Arizona remained the epicenter for post-Election Day misinformation Thursday as vote counting in that state…
Continue Reading Report: Tweets with racial slurs soar since Musk takeover
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Instances of racial slurs have soared on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the influential platform, despite…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 64 cents to $86.47 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery rose…
Continue Reading Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly half a billion dollars to Sandy Hook families in additional damages
By Oliver Darcy and Sonia Moghe, CNN A Connecticut judge on Thursday ordered right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay an additional $473…
Continue Reading New C-USA TV deal to shift October games to weeknights
RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Conference USA’s new media rights deal with ESPN and CBS steals a page from the Mid-American…
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