Why did Elon Musk just spend billions to take over Twitter?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and fired its CEO and other top executives. Trading in company shares was…
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Elon Musk will have to pay three fired Twitter executives nearly $200 million
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The three top Twitter executives whom Elon Musk fired Thursday will walk out the door with about $187 million of…
Continue Reading Dow surges more than 800 points on the back of record oil profits
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks rallied heading into the weekend, despite lousy results from Amazon. Solid earnings from Apple and record…
Continue Reading Dow has biggest monthly gain in more than 45 years
CNN, CNN BUSINESS 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…
Continue Reading World Cup jerseys get mixed reviews ahead of Qatar
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Puma, you’re all boxed in. Nike, what have you done to the U.S. and Canada? Adidas, you’re…
Continue Reading Blackouts worsen in Ukraine; fighting rages on many fronts
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure prompted Ukrainian authorities on…
Continue Reading Twitter confirms completion of Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition deal
By Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, the company confirmed in a securities…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s ruling party backs leader despite huge inflation
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has opened a ruling party congress that is set to renominate him…
Continue Reading A key US inflation gauge stayed at a high 6.2% in September
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve remained…
Continue Reading Inflation data shows US prices were still uncomfortably high last month
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business A new batch of inflation data released Friday showed that while prices remained uncomfortably high in September, a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Here’s what he could change
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After spending months attempting to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk officially owns the hugely influential…
Continue Reading ExxonMobil posts another record profit as oil prices remain high
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business America’s largest oil company ExxonMobil set a profit record for the second-straight quarter as oil and gas…
Continue Reading Oil giants rake in steep profits amid high energy prices
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer Oil companies brought in staggering profits once again as people worldwide struggled with high gasoline and…
Continue Reading The Fed is killing the housing market
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The US economy grew by a 2.6% adjusted annual rate in the third-quarter, bouncing back from two negative quarters…
Continue Reading The Fed is killing the housing market
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The US economy grew by a 2.6% adjusted annual rate in the third-quarter, bouncing back from two negative…
Continue Reading Elon Musk takes over Twitter but where will he go from here?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and…
Continue Reading Swedes want further probing into Baltic Sea pipe line blasts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish prosecutor wants “a supplementary crime scene investigation” at the site of explosions that damaged two…
Continue Reading Airbus 3rd-quarter earnings grow despite supply chain woes
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Airbus has reported that earnings grew in the third quarter and revenue is up through the first nine months of 2022 as it…
Continue Reading Germany sees unexpected growth in 3rd quarter; inflation up
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely…
Continue Reading EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers and member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035.…
Continue Reading Wall Street rally marks first weekly win streak since summer
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Technology stocks led a broad rally on Wall Street Friday, capping another strong…
Continue Reading India ruling party official to sue critical news website
NEW DELHI (AP) — An official from India’s ruling party says he will sue an independent local news website after it reported in a now-retracted…
Continue Reading Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and fired its top executives
By Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, a source familiar with the deal…
Continue Reading Prosecutors take charge of probe into Baldwin shooting
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in…
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Poll: Apathy grows as 62% of El Pasoans are now undecided on downtown arena in Duranguito
A new scientific poll of ABC-7 news viewers shows a significant increase in apathy over whether a downtown arena should be built in the Duranguito…
Continue Reading IRS hires 4,000 customer service workers ahead of tax season
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has hired an additional 4,000 customer service representatives who are being trained…
Continue Reading Rail strike worry prompts businesses to seek WH intervention
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two…
Continue Reading NTSB: Valve leak fueled 2021 pipeline blast that killed 2
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that…
Continue Reading 300 business groups call on Biden to intervene in rail unions contract vote
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Three hundred business groups are calling on President Joe Biden to intervene in the ratification of the national tentative…
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