Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is now the world’s third richest man
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Gautam Adani was already Asia’s richest man. Now he’s also the world’s third richest person,…
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China stocks hit four-week low as Covid cases spread and factory output shrinks
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese markets fell on Wednesday as global investors continue to deal with the aftermath of Federal Reserve chair…
Continue Reading China shuts world’s largest electronics market as Shenzhen imposes more lockdowns
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s southern city of Shenzhen on Monday shut down the world’s largest electronics market…
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower after US jobs data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Thursday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations…
Continue Reading Women race political clock, cross state lines for abortions
By LINDSEY TANNER AND PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press DAYTON, OHIO (AP) — In the dim light of a clinic ultrasound room, Monica Eberhart reclines…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s president says IMF talks nearing successful end
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says his bankrupt country’s talks…
Continue Reading Indiana refinery fire not expected to hit gas prices much
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A major Midwestern oil refinery shut down by a fire should reopen in the next…
Continue Reading Twitter was questioned by SEC over bots, user numbers in June
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this summer probed Twitter regarding its measurements of monetizable…
Continue Reading Labor board rules Tesla must let workers wear union clothing
DETROIT (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has found that Tesla can’t stop factory employees from wearing clothing with union insignia…
Continue Reading Catalent, Bristol-Myers fall; Napco, Exxon Mobil rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Catalent, Bristol-Myers fall; Napco, Exxon Mobil…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 8/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, adding to their recent losses as traders realized how determined the Federal Reserve is to…
Continue Reading FTC accuses data broker of selling sensitive location data
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $3.95 to $97.01 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $4.10…
Continue Reading Wireless carriers keep your location data for years and provide it to the police
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The country’s largest wireless carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your…
Continue Reading Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first female self-made millionaire, is now a Barbie
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in…
Continue Reading DeLorean’s new car looks nothing like the one you remember. Here’s why
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you’ve seen the new DeLorean Alpha5 electric car, you might be disappointed that it doesn’t look…
Continue Reading 3 of 12 rail unions announce tentative deal with 24% raises
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three of the 12 unions negotiating with the nation’s biggest freight railroads have…
Continue Reading Fed’s real-time payment system coming as early as May ’23
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Federal Reserve official says that the central bank’s new real-time payments system known…
Continue Reading FTC sues data broker Kochava for selling location information that could unmask abortion-seekers
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission is suing a data broker that the agency claims has sold sensitive location data that can…
Continue Reading Stocks may fall even further. Here’s how to protect your portfolio
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Things were starting to look up for investors. After stocks got clobbered in the first half of the year, they started…
Continue Reading Walmart seeks to dismiss lawsuit by FTC over money transfers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission that…
Continue Reading Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help…
Continue Reading Musk’s legal team to depose whistleblower Peiter Zatko in Twitter case
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team has subpoenaed former Twitter head of security and whistleblower Peiter “Mudge”…
Continue Reading It now costs more than $300,000 to raise a child, thanks to inflation
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Soaring inflation has made almost everything more expensive. And it has significantly increased the cost of one major budget…
Continue Reading Honda, LG announce $4.4 billion US battery factory for EVs
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Honda has struck a deal with Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution to build a $4.4 billion US factory to supply its…
Continue Reading European power prices shatter records as energy crisis intensifies
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Power prices in Europe continue to smash records, intensifying the region’s energy crisis and fanning fears…
Continue Reading Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of…
Continue Reading EU, German leaders pledge reform to cut electricity prices
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch and Germany’s chancellor have pledged a reform of the continent’s…
Continue Reading Turkish opposition seeks probe into bribery allegations
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Opposition parties in Turkey have filed legal complaints with court authorities to press Turkish prosecutors to investigate…
Continue Reading Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is coming back at a higher price
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Not even Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is immune to inflation. The fall favorite, which returns Tuesday, is…
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