UK to cap energy prices, end fracking ban to ease crisis
By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her Conservative government will cap domestic…
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Bankruptcy stay for Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm extended
BERLIN (AP) — A Swiss court has granted the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built to bring gas from Russia…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise after Wall Street rise, Fed Chair comments
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks rose Friday, cheered by gains on Wall Street as comments from the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Australia enshrines in law 43% greenhouse gas reduction aim
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament has enshrined in law the government’s elevated target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by…
Continue Reading Report: Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector
BERLIN (AP) — A new report has found that clean energy now provides more employment than the fossil fuel industry, reflecting the shift that…
Continue Reading European Central Bank makes largest-ever interest rate hike
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank made its largest-ever interest rate increase Thursday,…
Continue Reading Cuba says US is acting immorally by keeping it on blacklist
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cuba’s deputy foreign minister is accusing the Biden administration of acting…
Continue Reading California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat
By JOHN ANTCZAK and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat, as operators of the…
Continue Reading Correction: Taiwan-US story
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a story published September 8, 2022, about a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan, The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Philippines ending compulsory mask wearing outdoors
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of…
Continue Reading Restaurants move to stop new California fast food worker law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Restaurant owners are moving to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new…
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UPS looks to hire 100,000 seasonal employees
EL PASO, Texas– UPS said they are gearing up for the busy holiday season ahead of time by hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers. UPS said the…
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Big oil companies are spending millions to appear ‘green.’ Their investments tell a different story, report shows
By Lauren Kent, CNN Big oil companies are spending millions to portray themselves as taking action on climate change, but their investments and…
Continue Reading Amazon has no plan to make workers return to the office, CEO Andy Jassy says
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy isn’t looking to force the company’s workers back into the office anytime soon.…
Continue Reading Judge OKs $9.25M settlement between Chicago schools, union
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $9.25 million settlement by the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union in two…
Continue Reading Apple announces satellite emergency SOS feature for iPhone 14
By Jackie Wattles and Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Apple announced a forthcoming satellite connectivity feature called Emergency SOS via Satellite at…
Continue Reading Apple unveils new iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple unveiled its new iPhone 14 lineup at a press event on Wednesday, along with three new Apple Watch…
Continue Reading Why Apple is ditching the physical SIM card
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/7/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose…
Continue Reading Tesla Model Y’s Autopilot gets highest grade in European safety tests
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The Tesla Model Y received the highest grade of any vehicle in a European safety test that ranked driver-assist…
Continue Reading Coupa Software, Glaukos rise; Occidental Petroleum falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Coupa Software, Glaukos rise; Occidental Petroleum…
Continue Reading Record heat wave puts California in fossil fuel conundrum
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to…
Continue Reading These companies are looking at using rockets to blast cargo across the planet
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The US military is racking up deals with commercial rocket companies to explore the idea of using rockets typically…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $4.94 to $81.94 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue Reading Serena Williams’ goodbye to U.S. Open a ratings boon to ESPN
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It could have been just one night, but Serena Williams’ exit from tennis turned into a boon…
Continue Reading McGrory, Boston Globe’s top editor, says he is stepping down
BOSTON (AP) — Brian McGrory, under whose leadership The Boston Globe won three newsroom Pulitzer Prizes, is stepping down after 10 years at the…
Continue Reading California keeps lights on after day of grid-straining heat
By JOHN ANTCZAK and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat, as operators of the…
Continue Reading Oil slides to fresh seven-month lows as selloff deepens
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan Oil prices dropped sharply on Wednesday, deepening a selloff that has already brought relief to drivers at the gas…
Continue Reading Oil slides to fresh seven-month lows as selloff deepens
By Matt Egan Oil prices dropped sharply on Wednesday, deepening a selloff that has already brought relief to drivers at the gas pump. US oil tumbled…
Continue Reading Reality is setting in for GameStop stock
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Billionaire Ryan Cohen profited big when he briefly invested in struggling retailer Bed Bath & Beyond and…
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