United Airlines grounds 25 planes after missed inspections
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines canceled some flights this week after failing to do mandatory inspections of the front edges of 25 jets’…
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Chicago state senator indicted in red-light camera scandal
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he sought a bribe to oppose legislation that would have required a…
Continue Reading Water.org unveils $1 billion plan for water access at CGI
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Water.org announced a $1 billion plan Tuesday to help 100 million people in Africa, Asia and…
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NYC faces a potential fiscal cliff with a nearly $10 billion deficit by 2026
By Alison Kosik and Kate Trafecante, CNN Business The New York State Comptroller said Tuesday that several of New York City’s fiscal challenges…
Continue Reading Musk to seek exemption from Iran sanctions for Web access
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s hopes to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran require permission from the…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat suspends executive after he was arrested on suspicion of biting a man’s nose
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Beyond Meat suspended its chief operating officer after he was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of biting a…
Continue Reading W.Va. announces $147M opioid settlement with CVS, Walmart
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Walmart and CVS Pharmacy have settled with the state of West Virginia for a combined…
Continue Reading New York City subway trains getting security cameras
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Security cameras, which are already ubiquitous on New York’s streets,…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 9/20/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street ahead of a key decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom
CNN By Reuters Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk’s…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia buys pair of SpaceX astronaut seats from Axiom
By Reuters Saudi Arabia is planning to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a space capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX,…
Continue Reading Ford, Olin fall; Apogee, Oxford Industries rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Ford, Olin fall; Apogee, Oxford Industries…
Continue Reading Thousands protest Slovak government, demand early election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in the Slovak capital of Bratislava to protest the government amid soaring energy…
Continue Reading Gap slashes 500 corporate jobs in cost-cutting move
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap is slashing 500 corporate jobs in San Francisco and New York as it looks to reduce…
Continue Reading GOP attorneys general threaten Visa, American Express and MasterCard over gun-store code
By Matt Egan Two dozen Republican attorneys general warned Visa, American Express and MasterCard on Tuesday not to go ahead with their plans to add a…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $1.28 to $84.45 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue Reading Walmart and Target push to lower credit card fees
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Frustrated by extra credit card fees when you shop? A pair of bipartisan bills in Congress aim to lower the…
Continue Reading FTC reviewing Amazon’s $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot.…
Continue Reading Manchin rails against ‘revenge politics’ on permit plan
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used…
Continue Reading NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped…
Continue Reading Gap is laying off 500 corporate employees as challenges mount
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Roughly 500 corporate jobs are being eliminated at the Gap, adding to the problems that the beleaguered retailer is…
Continue Reading FTC probes Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission is taking a closer look at Amazon’s proposed acquisition of iRobot, the company that produces…
Continue Reading GOP AGs push Visa, Mastercard, AmEx not to track gun sales
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Republican attorneys general are pushing the major payment networks — Visa, Mastercard…
Continue Reading Turkish leader to United Nations: Be ‘much more influential’
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey’s president used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly to shine a spotlight on…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth’s funeral draws 26 million viewers in the UK
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business More than 26 million people tuned in to watch the Queen’s funeral in the United Kingdom on Monday, the first to be…
Continue Reading Amid energy squeeze, Paris’ Champs-Elysees trims shop lights
PARIS (AP) — The committee governing Paris’ Champs-Elysees says it is switching off shop lights on the famed avenue hours earlier each night to…
Continue Reading Germany in deal for Slovenia to send tanks to Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — The Defense Ministry in Berlin says Germany and Slovenia have agreed upon a deal that will see Slovenia send 28 tanks of Soviet-era…
Continue Reading Stocks sink as investors wait for the Fed’s rate hike
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for Wall Street sitting back and taking it easy while awaiting the Federal Reserve’s latest interest…
Continue Reading Crypto firm Wintermute hit by $160 million theft
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers have stolen around $160 million worth of cryptocurrency from crypto market maker Wintermute, the company said…
Continue Reading Crypto firm Wintermute hit by $160 million theft
CNN By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers have stolen around $160 million worth of cryptocurrency from crypto market maker Wintermute, the company…
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