California governor signs bill to keep last reactors running
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation intended to open the way for…
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FTC investigating Amazon’s $3.9B purchase of One Medical
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a…
Continue Reading Tech CEO convicted in COVID-19, allergy test fraud case
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley executive who prosecutors said lied to investors about inventing…
Continue Reading Russia’s Sberbank to sell off sanctions-hit Swiss subsidiary
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss financial markets watchdog says Sberbank, one of Russia’s largest banks, is selling its Swiss subsidiary that had come…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 9/2/2022
The Associated Press Stocks gave up an early rally and ended lower on Wall Street, marking their third losing week in a row. Indexes had opened…
Continue Reading Broadcom, Lululemon rise; Oxford Industries, HashiCorp fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Broadcom, Lululemon rise; Oxford Industries, HashiCorp…
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Parler will rejoin the Google Play Store following changes to its content moderation
By Brian Fung, CNN Parler, the social media platform frequented by many conservatives, is being restored to Google’s app store following what…
Continue Reading US seeks more info on Chinese company’s North Dakota project
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities reviewing a Chinese company’s purchase of land in North Dakota for…
Continue Reading Yes, the unemployment rate rose. Here’s why that’s good news
Martha C. White On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US unemployment rate had ticked up to 3.7% in August, an increase that…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 26 cents to $86.87 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for November delivery rose 66…
Continue Reading Judge tosses manslaughter charge in boat fire that killed 34
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles federal judge threw out an indictment Friday charging a dive boat captain with…
Continue Reading North Dakota high court backs state in oil company dispute
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that sided with a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the August jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s job market last month delivered what the Federal Reserve and nervous…
Continue Reading Audit: Cost of delayed Minnesota light rail doubles to $2.7B
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A legislative audit of the Southwest light rail project shows the cost of Minnesota’s most expensive public works project…
Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom keeps gas pipeline to Germany switched off
By GEIR MOULSON and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s energy crisis loomed larger Friday after Russian energy giant…
Continue Reading 14,000 UPPAbaby strollers recalled because of amputation risk
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Approximately 14,400 strollers manufactured by UPPAbaby are being recalled because of a risk of amputating…
Continue Reading FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meeting
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted another negative review of a closely watched…
Continue Reading Russia cuts off gas exports to Europe via Nord Stream indefinitely
By Uliana Pavlova and Anna Cooban, CNN Business Russia won’t immediately resume exports of natural gas to Europe through its Nord Stream 1…
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Hunger Action Month Campaign kicks off in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Times have been tough for thousands of El Pasoans. And it’s something El Paso’s only food bank takes to heart. This September,…
Continue Reading At least eight Russian businessmen have died in apparent suicide or accidents in just six months
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least eight prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide or in as yet unexplained accidents since late…
Continue Reading Minister: All French nuclear reactors to restart by winter
PARIS (AP) — France’s minister for energy transition says French electricity giant EDF has committed to restart all its nuclear reactors by this…
Continue Reading EU’s top executive backs price cap on Russian pipeline gas
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top executive says the bloc’s electricity market is no longer working…
Continue Reading Opinion: This is what will prevent stagflation from hitting the US economy
Opinion by Joseph H. Davis for CNN Business Perspectives Hardly a day goes by without news about inflation and the growing risk of recession.…
Continue Reading House GOP demands Meta’s communications with the FBI over Hunter Biden report
By Brian Fung, CNN House Republicans want Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over a vast array of additional records pertaining to the company’s…
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White House hopes slower August job growth is a sign the economy is cooling at a manageable rate
By Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday is set to address an August jobs report that slightly exceeded analyst…
Continue Reading First Chinese-made high-speed train cars arrive in Indonesia
By DITA ALANGKARA and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An initial set of Chinese-made train cars for Indonesia’s first…
Continue Reading G-7 pledges to move forward with Russia oil price cap system
By GEIR MOULSON and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial powers have pledged to put in…
Continue Reading Amazon loses first round in challenge to union vote
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Amazon has lost the first round in its effort to overturn a historic union victory at a Staten Island facility. A…
Continue Reading Here’s how the Fed is reading today’s jobs report
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The US has a jobs problem: There are too many of them. There are currently around two jobs available for every…
Continue Reading ‘We need to act right now’: Fed Chairman Powell vows to continue aggressive inflation fight
CNN Martha C. White for CNN Business At a think tank conference Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his pledge to stay the…
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