BofA profits fall as bank sets aside money for downturn
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America’s profits fell by 8% in the third quarter as the bank set aside cash to cover…
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US bank earnings revealed ominous clues about the future of the housing market
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The largest US banks reported relatively solid third-quarter earnings on Friday. But within those reports, investors…
Continue Reading Kanye West to buy conservative social media platform Parler
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social…
Continue Reading Germany launches new program to help at-risk Afghans
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is launching a new program to help to bring about 1,000 people who are at risk of persecution in Afghanistan to…
Continue Reading Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…
Continue Reading Spanish royals start delayed state visit to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain have started a state visit to Germany that was delayed for a year because of the…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 3 inflation-savvy moves to make now
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Inflation isn’t leaving your life — at least not right now. While it’s still hanging around, you can take three…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse pays $495M tied to mortgage-backed securities
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute…
Continue Reading How a 51-year-old celebrity hacker upended one of the world’s most influential social networks
By Sean Lyngaas and Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Peiter Zatko joined Twitter as head of security in late 2020 at the urging of founder and then-CEO…
Continue Reading Kanye West to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s…
Continue Reading Digital activists challenge Uganda’s harsh new internet law
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A group of Ugandan activists has launched a legal challenge to controversial new…
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Anthony Middle School teacher receives grant to teach Python coding
EL PASO, Texas – Anthony Independent School District students in middle and high school are learning the popular and innovative computer programming…
Continue Reading UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes ‘Trussonomics’
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s new Treasury chief ripped up the government’s economic plan on…
Continue Reading New UK finance minister rips up Truss’ economic plan in stunning policy reversal
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Britain’s new finance minister announced a comprehensive retreat on the UK government’s tax-and-spending…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s speech: yes to zero-Covid, no to market reforms?
By Laura He, CNN Business Even though China’s economy is beset by problems ranging from a real estate crisis to youth unemployment, Xi Jinping…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping’s speech: yes to zero-Covid, no to market reforms?
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business Even though China’s economy is beset by problems ranging from a real estate crisis to youth unemployment, Xi…
Continue Reading BTS members will serve in S. Korea military, regroup in ’25
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South…
Continue Reading Key witness in Holmes trial affirms testimony against her
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A key witness in a trial that led to the conviction of disgraced Theranos CEO…
Continue Reading Pilots at Germany’s Eurowings start 3-day strike
BERLIN (AP) — Pilots at Eurowings, the German airline Lufthansa’s budget subsidiary, have started their second strike this month in a dispute…
Continue Reading Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says the government plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a…
Continue Reading China’s party congress promises continuity, not change
BEIJING (AP) — The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change. The weeklong…
Continue Reading Tax the rich for more EVs? California Democrats split
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly gain after rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street rallied in its latest…
Continue Reading Walmart is now selling over-the-counter hearing aids after FDA rule change
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walmart announced Monday that its customers can for the first time buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally
BERLIN (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used…
Continue Reading Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Diplomats are calling on Ethiopia’s federal authorities and their rivals in the northern region of Tigray to agree…
Continue Reading Turkey calls Greek claims on migrant mistreatment fake news
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials have shot back at Greek allegations that Turkey forced 92 migrants into Greece. Turkey called it “fake news”…
Continue Reading Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Musk’s satellite network
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Ukrainian diplomat is expressing optimism about securing the money needed for the continued operation of a satellite network…
Continue Reading Small businesses brace for cautious holiday shoppers
By Mae Anderson AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many…
Continue Reading Family mourns miner’s death in Turkey, demanding punishment
By MEHMET GUZEL and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press AMASRA, Turkey (AP) — “My one and only, where are you,” a mother cried at a cemetery…
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