Analysis: Why the news media got the midterm ‘red wave’ narrative so wrong
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The White House believes that the press has “egg on their faces, yet again.” That’s according to…
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EU eyes cheap loan plan for ‘stable’ Ukraine funding in 2023
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is planning to provide Ukraine with around 18 billion euros in financial aid next…
Continue Reading Cargo spacecraft docks with ISS after solar panel fails to deploy
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station Wednesday morning, despite making its…
Continue Reading Changes are coming to Wordle
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Changes are coming for Wordle … again. For starters the New York Times this week named Tracy Bennett the new…
Continue Reading Carmaker SEAT to build Spain’s 1st electric battery plant
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish carmaker SEAT says it plans to build Spain’s first electric car battery plant as part of a 10-billion-euro…
Continue Reading Swedish reactor unexpectedly shuts down after turbine fault
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A reactor at a nuclear plant in southern Sweden has unexpectedly shut down after suffering a fault in its turbine. A plant…
Continue Reading Markets are in trouble. Election results won’t change that
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The results of Tuesday’s midterm elections will set the agenda for the next Congress. That could mean…
Continue Reading Markets are in trouble. Election results won’t change that
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The results of Tuesday’s midterm elections will set the agenda for the next Congress. That could mean changes…
Continue Reading 5 mistakes you’re making with Medicare open enrollment
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Millions of retirees are in the thick of Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, but many find the…
Continue Reading Hungary’s government sets price cap on eggs, potatoes.
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Grocers in Hungary will be ordered to sell eggs and potatoes at prices no higher than…
Continue Reading Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13% of workforce
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering…
Continue Reading Facebook parent company Meta will lay off 11,000 employees
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday said it is laying off 11,000 employees, marking the most significant…
Continue Reading IMF, Bangladesh reach preliminary deal for $4.5B in loans
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has reached a preliminary agreement with Bangladesh to provide $4.5 billion to help the…
Continue Reading Why these five states don’t sell lottery tickets
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business If residents of Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii or Nevada wanted a chance to win this week’s record…
Continue Reading China is ‘committed to net zero,’ head of top Asian development bank says at COP27
By Eoin McSweeney and Ella Nilsen, CNN China and the other 104 members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are “deeply committed”…
Continue Reading Belgian strike over cost of living hits traffic, companies
BRUSSELS (AP) — A nationwide strike over the cost of living increases caused by runaway inflation and the war in Ukraine has snarled traffic…
Continue Reading Germany blocks Chinese-owned firm’s chip factory deal
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has blocked the sale of a chip factory to a Swedish subsidiary of a Chinese…
Continue Reading Nissan’s quarterly profit falls amid computer chip crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s profit declined 68% in the last quarter as a computer chips shortage hindered the…
Continue Reading Inflation strikes disrupt trains, flights in Greece, Belgium
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers have walked off the job in Greece and Belgium during nationwide strikes against…
Continue Reading Adidas’ breakup with Ye drives lower earnings outlook
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year to account for losses…
Continue Reading Honda’s profit rises on weak yen, strong motorcycle sales
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda’s fiscal second quarter profit rose nearly 14% as a weaker yen boosted its overseas…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s Tsai thanks British minister for support
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the…
Continue Reading Kenya Airways pilots’ strike set to end after 4 days
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pilots working for Kenya’s national airline are set to resume work on Wednesday after a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St down before US inflation update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday ahead of a U.S. inflation update that…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to…
Continue Reading Chinese maker announces 300 orders for new jetliner
BEIJING (AP) — A state-owned Chinese commercial jet manufacturer says it has secured orders for 300 of its first long-range jetliners from Chinese…
Continue Reading Nintendo counting on forays beyond video games to boost fans
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo hopes to leverage a new Super Mario movie, various merchandising and theme parks to draw…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla stock since Twitter deal closed
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock since completing his purchase of Twitter late last month.…
Continue Reading Stock futures mostly unchanged as election results roll in
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business US stocks were mostly unchanged in premarket trading as results from Tuesday’s midterm elections rolled in.…
Continue Reading Stock futures mostly unchanged as election results roll in
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business US stocks were mostly unchanged in premarket trading as results from Tuesday’s midterm elections rolled…
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