Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that…
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Dow sinks to 2022 low as recession fears roil world markets
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks fell sharply worldwide Friday on worries an already slowing global economy could fall…
Continue Reading Revamped Detroit auto show now also features new flying tech
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit auto show has returned after a three-year absence with a roar. And a soar. Visitors…
Continue Reading Apple Music becomes new sponsor of Super Bowl halftime show
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music will be the new sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL announced early Friday morning. The multi-year…
Continue Reading Antony Blinken’s father, former diplomat and banker, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s father, Donald Blinken, a former U.S. diplomat, investment banker and modern art collector,…
Continue Reading Post-Fiona fuel disruptions spark fear in Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — A growing number of businesses, including grocery stores and gas stations, are…
Continue Reading Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ‘miracle economy’
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Standing in line to try to buy food, Rekha Begum is distraught. Like many others in…
Continue Reading Panama launch of futuristic oceanfront home goes sideways
COLON, Panama (AP) — The unveiling of a futuristic luxury model home on Panama’s Caribbean coast tanked when the SeaPod Eco prototype perched…
Continue Reading Judge approves $230M settlement in California oil spill case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has approved a $230 million lawsuit settlement by the owners of a pipeline that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A data privacy watchdog’s lawsuit says a Northern California utility routinely fed…
Continue Reading Woman gets 6 years in prison for damaging pipeline
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge sentenced an Arizona woman on Thursday to six years in prison for using a…
Continue Reading Norway’s prime minister on Ukraine: ‘The war has to stop’
By MALLIKA SEN and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As a NATO member and neighbor of Russia, Norway’s geographical and…
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Boeing agrees to pay $200 million for misleading the public about the 737 Max
By David Goldman, CNN Business Boeing and its former CEO Dennis Muilenburg agreed to pay hefty fines to settle charges from the Securities and…
Continue Reading Boeing pays $200 million to settle SEC charges over 737 Max
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle charges that the company and its former CEO misled investors about the…
Continue Reading FedEx hikes package rates for 2023
By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Chris Isidore, CNN Business FedEx will raise ground and express shipping rates by an average of 6.9% next year, the…
Continue Reading Yellen to visit North Carolina ahead of tight midterm races
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to the Durham, North Carolina, area next Tuesday as part…
Continue Reading GM stops taking reservations for Hummer EV
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business There’s a lot of buyer interest in the electric Hummer now being offered by Chevrolet. But there’s limited…
Continue Reading Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/22/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, deepening their losses for the week, as central banks around the world raised interest rates…
Continue Reading Steelcase, Darden fall; Lennar, Salesforce rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Steelcase, Darden fall; Lennar, Salesforce…
Continue Reading The internet’s new favorite video game is like ‘Guitar Hero’ but with trombones
By Jennifer Korn If you liked “Guitar Hero” but wished it had more brass instruments, you’re in luck. A new rhythm game called…
Continue Reading Netflix is opening its own video game studio as part of latest pivot into gaming
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business It began by mailing out DVDs, then evolved to become a production and streaming powerhouse. Now Netflix…
Continue Reading BNSF: Rail accident victims should have to use arbitration
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of a deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 55 cents to $83.49 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for November delivery rose…
Continue Reading Why it’s getting even harder to keep a roof over your head
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Americans looking to buy or rent a home have had a rough year. Rents are up by double-digit percentages in some cities.…
Continue Reading Japan to loosen travel restrictions imposed during pandemic
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japan’s prime minister has announced that his nation’s strict border restrictions will…
Continue Reading FTC says Bezos, Jassy must testify in probe of Amazon Prime
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are ordering Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy to testify in the…
Continue Reading Judge outlines holes in DOJ suit to stop UnitedHealth deal
The Associated Press Federal regulators failed to show that UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of technology company Change Healthcare will likely hurt…
Continue Reading Hertz is buying up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hertz has agreed to purchase up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years. This…
Continue Reading Execs: US casinos learned some useful lessons from pandemic
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls,…
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