China announces 234 arrests in provincial banking scam
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China have announced the arrests of 234 people allegedly involved in a scam to bilk people out of their…
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Stocks start off September with a late day rally
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business New month. Same old market volatility. Stocks rallied at the end of first day of September, which is…
Continue Reading Stocks slip in volatile trading as investors prepare for more big rate hikes
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Welcome to the lazy, crazy days of summer on Wall Street. Stocks fell again Monday in a choppy session. So it…
Continue Reading 52 million tickets sold for ultra-cheap travel in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A group representing transit companies says about 52 million tickets allowing people to use local public transportation across…
Continue Reading Fire on Baltic Sea ferry is out, no injuries
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fire has been reported on passenger ferry in the Baltic Sea with nearly 300 people but officials said the blaze — which was…
Continue Reading Pachama CEO talks holding carbon emitters accountable
By MATT O’BRIEN Pachama CEO Diego Saez Gil speaks to The Associated Press about how the San Francisco-based company uses satellite imagery,…
Continue Reading Danes, Germans back Baltic wind hub to offset Russian gas
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will increase a planned offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea to 3 gigawatts and hook it up to the German…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Why is money so confusing?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Unfortunately, some of the people who know the most about money are the worst at talking about it. They use too much…
Continue Reading LG, Honda to set up US joint venture to make EV batteries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a…
Continue Reading New United Way CEO wants local focus after turbulent years
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The head of one of the country’s most storied nonprofits, United Way Worldwide, will…
Continue Reading Chinese think tank: Virus curbs must change to help economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese think tank has issued a rare public disagreement with the ruling Communist Party’s…
Continue Reading Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east…
Continue Reading UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant in urgent mission
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV (AP) — A U.N. nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied…
Continue Reading Dutch rail strike halts trains to and from Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Train services have ground to a near standstill around Amsterdam as the latest in a series of strikes by railway workers hits the…
Continue Reading Israeli tycoon appeals corruption conviction in Swiss court
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Lawyers for Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz have urged an appeals court to throw out…
Continue Reading China’s yuan slid to the weakest in two years as hawkish Fed signals more rate hikes
By Laura He, CNN Business The Chinese yuan sank to the lowest level in two years after hawkish comments by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell…
Continue Reading Private sector job growth slows to just 132,000 positions added in August, new ADP report shows
CNN Martha C. White for CNN Business The private sector added 132,000 jobs in August, an indication that the white-hot pace of hiring could be…
Continue Reading NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with…
Continue Reading China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks
BEIJING (AP) — More than 100,000 people had moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that…
Continue Reading Consumer confidence, Campbell Soup earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Conference Board delivers its latest index of U.S. consumer confidence Tuesday. Campbell Soup reports quarterly results…
Continue Reading Asian stocks after Wall St pullback on Fed inflation stance
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street fell following last week’s Federal…
Continue Reading ‘The Invitation’ tops tepid weekend at box office
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “The Invitation” needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the…
Continue Reading Snag a $3 movie ticket for National Cinema Day
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Movie attendance hasn’t bounced back after the pandemic, leaving Hollywood struggling to lure audiences back into theaters.…
Continue Reading 2 Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit
PARIS (AP) — Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety…
Continue Reading Low fuel inventories cause special concern in US Northeast
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average,…
Continue Reading Layoffs. Losses. Plunging share prices. These pandemic winners are now struggling
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Few companies flourished more amid the pandemic’s economic upheaval than Peloton. With people unable (or…
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Abbott plant resuming production of popular baby formula
(CNN NEWSCOURCE) STURGIS, Michigan – The factory that many blame for the infant formula shortage has resumed production of Similac, according to CNN.…
Continue Reading Hundreds of migrants reach Italian shores over weekend
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities scrambled on Sunday to relieve overcrowding in shelters after scores of boats carrying a total of about 1,000…
Continue Reading The most expensive baseball card in history just sold for $12.6 million
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Dig out your old baseball cards. They might just be worth eight figures at auction. A Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952 sold…
Continue Reading Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks
By YESICA FISCH Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near…
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