Want a blue check mark on Twitter? It may soon cost you $19.99 a month
By Donie O’Sullivan and Jennifer Korn, CNN Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for…
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Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. It could create a new set of headaches for the company
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the…
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GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US
By HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are…
Continue Reading Elon Musk disbands Twitter’s board, cementing control over company
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors was dissolved on Thursday following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company,…
Continue Reading Instagram trying to reconnect users locked out of accounts
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram says its working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts. Some users…
Continue Reading Campari Group adding to its Kentucky bourbon business
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Italian-based Campari Group says it will add to its Kentucky bourbon portfolio in a deal to obtain a majority…
Continue Reading Dow has biggest monthly gain in more than 45 years
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Dow fell nearly 130 points, or 0.4% Monday, but it still ended October up 14% — its best monthly gain since…
Continue Reading Key issue as Fed meets this week: When to slow rate hikes?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s…
Continue Reading Powerball prize soars to $1.2B after no winners found Monday
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six…
Continue Reading Salary transparency laws aim to combat pay disparities
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starting this week, job-seekers in New York City will have access to a key piece of information: how…
Continue Reading Brazil’s brash President Bolsonaro mum after election loss
By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In Brazil’s capital on Monday, the silence was deafening. Nearly a full…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean
By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Company’s chemistry could cut EV battery costs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a…
Continue Reading Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China…
Continue Reading Poland looks to South Korea to build 2nd nuclear power plant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build a second planned nuclear power plant. The decision…
Continue Reading A spooky forecast for the future of interest rates
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business When will central banks stop raising interest rates? That’s the multi-trillion dollar question that has Wall…
Continue Reading UN labor agency: Ukraine war, other crises take toll on jobs
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. labor agency is warning that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter.…
Continue Reading Inflation isn’t going anywhere. Just look at the latest data from Europe
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business European inflation has accelerated to a new record high as energy and food prices in the region continue to…
Continue Reading Inflation isn’t going anywhere. Just look at the latest data from Europe
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business European inflation has accelerated to a new record high as energy and food prices in the region continue to…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: What are your employee benefits really worth?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Benefits make up more than 30% of the typical compensation package, but companies aren’t always clear about how much…
Continue Reading A look at suspension bridge that collapsed in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat in one of the…
Continue Reading Wheat and corn prices jump after Russia quits Black Sea grain deal
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Prices of wheat and corn on global commodities markets rose on Monday after Russia pulled out of a deal that had allowed…
Continue Reading Inflation hits new record in Europe, slowing economy
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation just keeps punishing the European economy. Annual price increases hit…
Continue Reading Nine arrested after bridge collapses in India, killing 134
By AJIT SOLANKI, AIJAZ HUSSAIN, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Police in western India have arrested nine…
Continue Reading White House invites dozens of nations for ransomware summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is bringing together three dozen nations, the European Union and a slew of private-sector companies for a two-day…
Continue Reading Danish election could pave the way for a centrist government
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s general election this week could change the political landscape with…
Continue Reading Sudanese refinery resumes full operations after ‘sabotage’
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state news agency says an oil refinery in the capital of Khartoum has resumed operations following a brief halt due to an…
Continue Reading Heavy Russian barrage on Ukraine, no water for much of Kyiv
By ANDREW MELDRUM, SAM MEDNICK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive barrage of Russian strikes has hit critical…
Continue Reading Report: China targets 2 diplomatic allies with Pacific aid
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Lowy Institute reports Beijing is targeting its Pacific aid to new diplomatic allies…
Continue Reading Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of ‘uncertainty’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are defending a decision by OPEC…
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