Seattle superintendent: ‘tremendous progress’ to end strike
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones says the district and the Seattle Education…
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Space accidents: NTSB, FAA agree on leading investigations
HOUSTON (AP) — Two federal agencies say they’ve decided which one will lead investigations when there are accidents in the growing commercial…
Continue Reading Kroger, RH rise; National Beverage, Smith & Wesson fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Kroger, RH rise; National Beverage, Smith & Wesson…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 9/9/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street, breaking a three-week losing streak. The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.5% on…
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Ukraine’s surprising comeback could be giving markets a boost
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Ukrainian forces have made sweeping advances in September in their fight against Russia, easing some investor fears…
Continue Reading Watchdog: Chemical safety agency impeded by staff shortage
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says the federal agency that investigates chemical accidents is hindered by a lack…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $3.25 to $86.79 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for November delivery rose $3.69…
Continue Reading Burger King investing $400m in U.S. revamp to boost sales
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores…
Continue Reading Anyone who thinks we’re not in a recession is ‘crazy,’ says RH CEO
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Gary Friedman, the CEO of luxury home goods retailer RH, is often a colorful speaker who doesn’t mince words.…
Continue Reading Markets steady after worst day for US stocks since June 2020
CNN By Michelle Toh and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Markets steadied early Wednesday after US stocks logged their worst day since June 2020,…
Continue Reading North Carolina wins Wolfspeed semiconductor materials plant
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina-based semiconductor company says it will build a $5 billion…
Continue Reading There are more than 4.7 million banknotes in the UK with the queen’s face on them. They will all be replaced
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced…
Continue Reading Poland says Ukraine ready to offer power as coal alternative
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says neighboring Ukraine is ready to supply his country with electricity and help reduce the use…
Continue Reading Why Apple is ditching the physical SIM card
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a little tray in your…
Continue Reading ‘A servant queen’: World pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the…
Continue Reading Ukraine claws back some territory; nuclear plant in peril
By HANNA ARHIROVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces on Friday claimed new success in their counteroffensive…
Continue Reading Consumers spent big on having fun in 2021
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business After spending 2020 cooped up as a fast-spreading, deadly virus limited most aspects of everyday life, American…
Continue Reading Consumers spent big on having fun in 2021
CNN, CHEWY, ASPIC, KOVR, BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY, PAWS ATLANTA By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business After spending 2020 cooped up as a fast-spreading,…
Continue Reading Tesla considering lithium refinery in Texas, seeks tax relief
By Reuters Tesla Inc (TSLA) is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key…
Continue Reading Tesla considering lithium refinery in Texas, seeks tax relief
CNN By Reuters Tesla Inc (TSLA) is considering setting up a lithium refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, as it looks to secure supply of the key…
Continue Reading 2 House chairs seek probe into airlines’ use of federal aid
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Two key lawmakers want the government to investigate whether airlines used federal pandemic-relief money to…
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Meta safety products team dissolved
MENLO PARK, California — Facebook’s parent company Meta is dissolving its responsible innovation division. The team heled address potential harms…
Continue Reading Opinion: ‘SNL’ couldn’t avoid satirizing Donald Trump before. The new season won’t be any different
Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives Over the years, I have been fortunate to be able to talk to Lorne Michaels, the impresario of…
Continue Reading Employers need workers. That’s good news for these people
Martha C. White for CNN Business With nearly two job openings available for every job seeker, the shortage of workers in the United States has many…
Continue Reading Trump media merger isn’t dead yet after deal gets a lifeline
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check firm seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump’s media…
Continue Reading The second Elizabethan era ends with UK economy in turmoil
CNN|POOL|TWITTER|UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL By Anna Cooban and Mark Thompson, CNN Business The death of Queen Elizabeth has come at a bad time for the United…
Continue Reading The second Elizabethan era ends with UK economy in turmoil
By Anna Cooban and Mark Thompson, CNN Business The death of Queen Elizabeth has come at a bad time for the United Kingdom. Against a backdrop of…
Continue Reading Fed officials to markets: You can’t stop us
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The US Federal Reserve is delivering a hawkish message to markets: We hear you, we see you, but you can’t stop…
Continue Reading Massive rail strike next week could deal another blow to America’s economy
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Freight railroads have been around since the 19th century, but you can’t run a 21st century economy without…
Continue Reading German court keeps hearing farmer’s climate case against VW
BERLIN (AP) — Environmentalists are claiming a small legal victory after a court in Germany said it would continue hearing a case brought by a…
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