Self-driving cars were supposed to take over the road. What happened?
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business For over a decade, companies from Google to General Motors have poured billions of dollars into the pursuit of what…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.84 to $88.37 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $1.84…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott gifts $5.7M to Urban League of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given the Urban League of Louisiana a $5.7 million gift, the largest donation in…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren to Jerome Powell: Just how many jobs do you plan to kill?
By Matt Egan, CNN Business As the Federal Reserve kicks off another pivotal rate-setting meeting, lawmakers are reminding the central bank exactly…
Continue Reading Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to remain invested in the company under Elon Musk
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from the company’s board earlier this year, but…
Continue Reading Correction: AP-US–Earns-Civitas Resources story
In the headline of a story about the quarterly results of Civitas Inc., published October 31, 2022, and generated by Automated Insights using data…
Continue Reading President: Moldova will defy Russian pressure, stay pro-West
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The president of Moldova has pledged to keep her country on a pro-Western course…
Continue Reading Biden pitchman Landrieu hawks infrastructure and hope
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press ELM CITY, N.C. (AP) — Mitch Landrieu is the man entrusted with promoting President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion…
Continue Reading United pilots reject contract offer as they push for raises
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines pilots are turning down pay raises of nearly 15% over 18 months. It’s the latest showing of resolve by airline…
Continue Reading If Astros win World Series, gambler will earn record payout
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A prolific Texas gambler with a knack for attention-getting bets stands to win nearly…
Continue Reading Where are the unicorns? The IPO market has unraveled this year
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street bulls may have come thundering back in October as bears appear to have gone into hibernation. But…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How to navigate Affordable Care Act enrollment
By CORA LEWIS and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of Americans will have multiple choices for health insurance…
Continue Reading Fresh off Twitter acquisition, Musk suits up for Halloween
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk didn’t let the responsibilities of becoming CEO at a third major company curb his Halloween spirit…
Continue Reading Victoria’s Secret to buy online startup Adore Me for $400M
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria’s Secret & Co. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Adore Me Inc., a lingerie startup known…
Continue Reading On election eve, the state of the US economy is a blurry one
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Help-wanted signs are everywhere. Employers are posting nearly two job openings for every…
Continue Reading Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab
By FATIMA HUSSEIN & CARA ANNA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has announced sanctions against a weapons trafficking…
Continue Reading Park outside: Hyundai recalls SUVs for fire risk in computer
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is telling the owners of more than 44,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the…
Continue Reading Musk says Twitter will charge $8 a month for account verification after criticism for $19.99 plan
By Jennifer Korn After facing criticism for his plan to charge Twitter users $19.99 a month to get or keep a verified account, Elon Musk has a…
Continue Reading Job openings hit 10.7M despite Fed attempts to cool economy
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in September, suggesting that the American labor market…
Continue Reading Don’t worry, you can still get a great return on these inflation-protected bonds
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There are few places to keep your cash these days that can protect your money from inflation. And while you might have…
Continue Reading The number of job openings rose unexpectedly in September, despite the Fed’s aggressive actions
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The number of available jobs in the United States increased in September, surprising economists who had expected the…
Continue Reading Biden’s oil windfall tax would backfire, warns Larry Summers
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Economist Larry Summers is pushing back after President Joe Biden floated the possibility of punishing the oil industry…
Continue Reading Ships sail after Russia exits grain deal, but future in flux
By COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ships loaded with grain departed Ukraine on Tuesday despite Russia suspending its participation…
Continue Reading Amazon Music expands catalog to 100M songs for members
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Music is gearing up for a massive content expansion: The streaming giant…
Continue Reading After Elon Musk’s antics on Twitter, advertisers may think twice for now
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Hours before news broke on Thursday that he had completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk wrote an…
Continue Reading Sicily court convicts 91 in massive fraud of EU pasture fund
ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily on Tuesday convicted 91 defendants of roles in a organized crime scheme that bilked the European Union of some 5…
Continue Reading After Elon Musk’s antics on Twitter, advertisers may think twice for now
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Hours before news broke on Thursday that he had completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, Elon…
Continue Reading Uber revenue jumps 72% on strong demand for rides
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business If a recession is looming, you wouldn’t know it from looking at Uber’s business. Uber on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Uber sees few signs of customer pullback despite inflation
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Uber are surging after the company said there is little evidence that Americans are pulling back on…
Continue Reading Why America’s job market hasn’t imploded
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Despite a stock-market bounce in October that gave the Dow its biggest monthly gain in more than 45 years,…
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