White House unveils artificial intelligence ‘Bill of Rights’
By GARANCE BURKE Associated Press The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of…
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EU adds Anguilla, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos to tax blacklist
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has added the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist. It also put Anguilla back on…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: You nixed your homebuying plan. What now?
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Elevated home prices, rising interest rates and steep competition are interrupting millennials’ plans to get that…
Continue Reading Romania investigates leaks from Russian-owned company
By VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Romania have opened a criminal investigation into suspected data leaks…
Continue Reading UK’s Truss faces Conservative dissent amid policy U-turns
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Liz Truss should be celebrating her first month as Britain’s prime minister. Instead,…
Continue Reading Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behind
By ADAM SCHRECK and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they…
Continue Reading Iconic Goodwill gets serious with online for thrifters
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thrifters who flock to Goodwill stores will now be able to do more of their treasure…
Continue Reading German energy company RWE to end coal use by 2030
BERLIN (AP) — German energy company RWE says it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing…
Continue Reading Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War
By The Associated Press The upper house of the Russian Parliament has ratified the treaties with four Ukrainian regions to absorb them into Russia.…
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25 costliest hurricanes of all time
Stacker took a look at NOAA data to extrapolate the costliest hurricanes of all time. In this gallery, you’ll find the peak category of the storm,…
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These executives are asking their staff to work less for the same money. Will it pay off?
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business It wasn’t hard for Samantha Losey, managing director of Unity, a public relations firm in London, to convince her…
Continue Reading Chick-fil-A operator has a winning recipe for employees: three-day workweek
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business What staffing shortage? One Miami Chick-fil-A owner/operator has been deluged with applications…
Continue Reading Hong Kong shares soar 5%, leading Asian market gains
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Hong Kong’s share benchmark soared more than 5% on Wednesday as Asian shares tracked gains on…
Continue Reading CEOs are preparing for a recession, and they don’t think it will be short
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Major CEOs aren’t buying the notion that the US economy could have a soft landing following a series of…
Continue Reading Australian central bank lifts cash rate to 9-year high 2.6%
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a sixth…
Continue Reading Floridians endure slow wait for power knocked out by Ian
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but the job of restoring power and…
Continue Reading South Korean internet firm to acquire Poshmark for $1.2 billion
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business South Korean internet giant Naver is acquiring leading online resale platform Poshmark for $1.2 billion, the…
Continue Reading US Rep. Ro Khanna slams Saudi Arabia as ‘third-rate power’ as OPEC considers slashing oil output
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US Rep. Ro Khanna is calling for the White House to retaliate against Saudi Arabia if OPEC and its allies slash oil…
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Las Cruces City Council votes to keep buffer zone for cannabis retailers
UPDATE: In a vote of 4-to-3, Las Cruces City Council voted to keep the existing 300-foot buffer between cannabis retailers microbusinesses and…
Continue Reading CDC drops traveler health notices for individual countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CDC is doing away with notices about the COVID-19 risk of visiting specific countries. The Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading American Airlines CEO defends JetBlue deal to federal judge
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The CEO of American Airlines said Monday that his airline needed a partnership with JetBlue because Delta Air…
Continue Reading Buffett’s successor buys nearly $70M of Berkshire stock
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett’s successor bought nearly $70 million worth of stock in the…
Continue Reading ‘F— off,’ ambassador tells Elon Musk after unveiling Ukraine ‘peace’ plan
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk drew backlash on Monday from Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his…
Continue Reading ‘F— off,’ ambassador tells Elon Musk after unveiling Ukraine ‘peace’ plan
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk drew backlash on Monday from Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his…
Continue Reading Judge: ITG is liable for Florida tobacco settlement payments
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says cigarette manufacturer ITG Brands assumed liability for tobacco…
Continue Reading $500M-plus from opioid deal starts heading to Washington
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the first payments from a $518 million settlement…
Continue Reading Top US regulators say crypto poses financial stability risks
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top regulators are recommending a series of new safeguards to ensure that a growing and…
Continue Reading A 76-year-old staple of door-to-door sales is now selling at Target
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Tupperware containers will now be available at Target, in a major shift for the 76-year-old brand. Generally the…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian could put a dent in US GDP growth
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian likely caused more than $50 billion in damages — and also dinged overall…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian could put a dent in US GDP growth
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian likely caused more than $50 billion in damages — and also dinged…
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