Band-Aids and Tylenol will have a new name on their packages
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business We have all heard of Band-Aid, Tylenol, Benadryl and Johnson’s baby powder. We have never heard of the new…
Continue ReadingBiz/Tech
Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13. The Central…
Continue Reading Porsche shares rise in one of Europe’s largest market debuts
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in luxury automaker Porsche have risen on their first day of public trading.…
Continue Reading Russia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin
By JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the…
Continue Reading Harris, Yellen focus on community finance at Freedman Forum
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to…
Continue Reading US candidate to lead UN telecoms agency after US-Russia race
By STEPHEN McGRATH and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head…
Continue Reading Agency: joining NATO makes Finland target for Russian ops
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s future NATO membership will make the Nordic country a more interesting target for Russian intelligence and influencing…
Continue Reading UK’s Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan that roiled…
Continue Reading Hong Kong wins over Wall Street CEOs after lifting strict Covid rules
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Hong Kong has finally secured commitments from some of the world’s biggest banks to participate in a long-awaited…
Continue Reading Stocks kick off October with a huge rally
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks kicked off October with more treats than tricks for investors. The market rallied to begin…
Continue Reading Welfare group reports severe breaches on Romanian fur farms
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) — In a dingy basement, chinchillas bred to provide the fashion industry with their fur…
Continue Reading China’s yuan hovers near record lows against the dollar despite central bank warning
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s yuan hovered near record lows against the US dollar on the offshore market on Thursday, as major currencies…
Continue Reading Asian stocks sink on German inflation, British tax cuts
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks sank again Friday after German inflation spiked higher, British Prime Minister Liz…
Continue Reading Chinese tycoon Richard Liu faces civil trial in alleged rape
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Chinese billionaire, one of the richest people in the world, is heading to trial in…
Continue Reading Trump lashed out at George Stephanopoulos in profanity-laced tirade after 2016 interview, new book says
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Donald Trump berated ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, descending into a profanity-laced tirade after the…
Continue Reading Trump lashed out at George Stephanopoulos in profanity-laced tirade after 2016 interview, new book says
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Donald Trump berated ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, descending into a profanity-laced tirade after the…
Continue Reading Australia flags tough new data protection laws this year
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says Australia could have tough new data protection laws…
Continue Reading Amazon to raise average hourly pay by $1 to $19 in October
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18 to $19 a…
Continue Reading Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s…
Continue Reading California governor approves farmworker unionization law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved one of the most contentious bills before him…
Continue Reading 900 apply for NY’s first licenses to sell recreational pot
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 900 would-be pot shop operators have applied for a chance to open New York state’s first legal dispensaries for…
Continue Reading JetBlue, Southwest spar over slots in antitrust trial
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Testimony at the antitrust trial involving American Airlines and JetBlue is turning toward access to airports in…
Continue Reading Porsche shares gain 5% in Frankfurt stock market debut
By Matt McFarland and Anna Cooban, CNN Business Shares of Porsche gained as much as 5% on their stock market debut in Frankfurt after Volkswagen spun…
Continue Reading LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from second husband
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has filed for divorce from her second husband after less than two years…
Continue Reading Rail unions emphasize positives of their tentative deals
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The two biggest U.S. railroad unions were working Wednesday ahead of key ratification votes to…
Continue Reading EU proposes $140 billion plan to rein in soaring energy prices
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Union wants to raise €140 billion ($140 billion) by tapping the windfall earnings of some energy…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/28/2022
The Associated Press Stocks on Wall Street soared to their first gain in more than a week as some calm returns to financial markets around the world.…
Continue Reading Biogen, Thor rise; Apple, Equitrans Midstream fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Biogen, Thor rise; Apple, Equitrans Midstream…
Continue Reading California governor signs laws to boost housing production
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two new laws in California will let developers bypass local governments to build housing on…
Continue Reading