Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant…
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Real Madrid closes 2021-22 season with profit of 13M euros
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it closed the 2021-22 season with a profit of 13 million euros and a cash balance of 425 million euros. The club…
Continue Reading Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock International says Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant…
Continue Reading US, Mexico to cooperate on semiconductors, electric vehicles
By MARÍA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A high-level United States delegation invited Mexico to participate in…
Continue Reading Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted…
Continue Reading US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump…
Continue Reading North Sea nations plan huge expansion of wind power by 2050
BERLIN (AP) — Nine nations bordering the North Sea announced plans Monday to massively increase offshore wind power in the coming decades as part…
Continue Reading Fraud trial begins for founder of automaker Nikola
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the fraud trial of Trevor Milton. The founder and former executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is accused…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 9/12/2022
The Associated Press Stocks rose again on Wall Street ahead of a high-stakes report that will hopefully show inflation hammered the economy less hard…
Continue Reading Bristol-Myers, Gilead rise, SVB Financial, BioMarin fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Bristol-Myers, Gilead rise, SVB Financial, BioMarin…
Continue Reading Production resumes at Indiana refinery shutdown after fire
WHITING, Ind. (AP) — Regular production has resumed at a northwest Indiana refinery that was shut down last month following an electrical fire. The…
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Blue Origin rocket experiences ‘booster failure,’ activates abort system during uncrewed launch
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business A Blue Origin rocket experienced a “booster failure” during an uncrewed launch of its New Shepard…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 99 cents to $87.78 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for November delivery rose…
Continue Reading America is already feeling the consequences of a looming nationwide rail strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business America’s freight railroads have already stopped accepting shipments of hazardous and other security-sensitive…
Continue Reading Here’s how the freight rail strike will impact commuters
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter rail service will face a huge disruption Friday if a freight rail strike is not avoided. Many…
Continue Reading Twitter whistleblower bringing security warnings to Congress
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws,…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on US railroads and unions to reach a deal
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the…
Continue Reading Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline
By Donie O’Sullivan, Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a…
Continue Reading Apple iOS 16 is now available for download
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Monday released its next-generation mobile software, iOS 16, with new features that allow users to…
Continue Reading Greece gets first 2 upgraded F-16s out of a total 83
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press TANAGRA, Greece (AP) — Greece’s air force has taken delivery of a first pair of upgraded F-16 military jets…
Continue Reading As Ukraine pursues counteroffensive, Russia strikes Kharkiv
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Among the boarded-up windows and blast-scarred buildings of Ukraine’s second-largest…
Continue Reading Activist investor no longer pushing Disney to spin off ESPN
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Dan Loeb is fine with Disney keeping ESPN after all. The activist investor and Third Point CEO, who made headlines…
Continue Reading Activist investor no longer pushing Disney to spin off ESPN
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Dan Loeb is fine with Disney keeping ESPN after all. The activist investor and Third Point CEO, who made…
Continue Reading Twitter’s whistleblower goes to Congress to warn of global security threats
By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is set to testify before Congress Tuesday in his first…
Continue Reading Twitter shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favor of Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elon Musk may be fighting tooth-and-nail to get out of his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media…
Continue Reading Twitter pushes back at Elon Musk’s attempt to exit deal over purported whistleblower payout
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter on Monday pushed back at a new attempt by Elon Musk to walk away from their $44 billion acquisition deal over a…
Continue Reading Massive health care strike: 15,000 Minnesota nurses walk off the job
By Chris Isidore and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Business About 15,000 nurses in Minnesota went on strike Monday morning, saying they are fighting for…
Continue Reading Spanish sex club owners, workers protest prostitution bill
The Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Protesters including brothel owners and sex workers have demonstrated in front of the Spanish Parliament over a…
Continue Reading Burger King has a plan to make you fall in love with the Whopper again
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The past few years have been tough for Burger King. Missteps during the pandemic caused…
Continue Reading Biden’s midterm self-edit: Less talk about inflation woes
By JOSH BOAK ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — In recent speeches, President Joe Biden has stopped talking so much about inflation worries.…
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