Insider Q&A: Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Affirm’s stock has lost nearly 80% of its value this year as soaring inflation made investors…
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Liz Truss: An heir to Thatcher intent on shaking up Britain
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As a child, Liz Truss marched in demonstrations against Conservative Prime Minister Margaret…
Continue Reading Electrical grid problems cut power to parts of Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Electrical grid problems have cut power to parts of Oman for hours. The state-run Oman News Agency announced the…
Continue Reading Germany sticks to nuclear power deadline but leaves loophole
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it’s sticking to its long-held plan of shutting down the…
Continue Reading This Week: Trade gap, consumer borrowing, Kroger earns
The Associated Press The Commerce Department delivers its monthly snapshot of the nation’s trade gap Wednesday. The Federal Reserve releases its…
Continue Reading Russia revokes media license of top independent newspaper
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Monday upheld a motion from Russian authorities to revoke the license of a top independent newspaper that for…
Continue Reading China locks down 65 million, discourages holiday travel
BEIJING (AP) — China has locked down 65 million citizens under tough COVID-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming…
Continue Reading OPEC+ makes small trim to world oil supplies as prices fall
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries, including Russia, made a small trim in their…
Continue Reading UN refugee agency rushes aid to Pakistan amid raging floods
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has rushed in more desperately needed aid to flood-stricken Pakistan as…
Continue Reading Turkey’s annual inflation passes 80% after interest rate cut
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Statistical Institute says the country’s annual inflation passed 80% in August, further hitting consumers facing…
Continue Reading China accuses Washington of cyberspying on university
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say…
Continue Reading Liz Truss set to become new UK Conservative prime minister
By SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss has been elected as the Conservative Party’s new leader, the party…
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Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in car accident
By Swati Gupta and Michelle Toh, CNN Business Cyrus Mistry, the Indian scion of one of the country’s most prominent empires, died in a road…
Continue Reading Dubai road toll operator Salik becomes latest firm to IPO
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai toll gate operator Salik says it will make an initial public offering on…
Continue Reading Global stocks sink as Europe faces new squeeze on gas supply
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets sank Monday as Europe faced a new squeeze on Russian gas supplies. London…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower after US jobs report
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets declined Monday after Wall Street ended last week lower and China tightened…
Continue Reading Chance of California power outages up as heat wave worsens
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s chance of power outages will grow in the coming days, as the…
Continue Reading Citing imminent danger Cloudflare drops hate site Kiwi Farms
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Citing an “immediate threat to human life,” Cloudflare has dropped the notorious stalking and…
Continue Reading US internet service company blocks controversial online forum citing ‘imminent threats to human life’
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Cloudflare, a major American internet services company, pulled its support for Kiwi Farms, a controversial online…
Continue Reading Energy problems in Ukraine and Europe take center stage
KARL RITTER KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Energy problems plagued Ukraine and Europe as much of the Russian-occupied region that’s home to a largely…
Continue Reading Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sterling Lord, the uniquely enduring literary agent who worked for years to find a publisher…
Continue Reading Spidey tops box office while Cinema Day draws millions
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home” swings back on top of the box office during a…
Continue Reading Labor Day 2022: What’s open, what’s closed
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Labor Day, which recognizes the many contributions workers have made to the prosperity of the United States, also marks the…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond chief financial officer Gustavo Arnal dies
By The Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — The chief financial officer of retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond has died. The company confirmed Sunday…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond executive jumped to his death from high-rise apartment balcony, law enforcement source tells CNN
By Brynn Gingras, Liam Reilly, Ramishah Maruf and Samantha Beech, CNN A man who jumped to his death from a high-rise apartment in Manhattan has been…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond shares are down sharply after CFO jumps to his death
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond is down nearly 20% in midday trading following the death of its one its top…
Continue Reading Swedish leader tackles crime, energy fears on campaign trail
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press NORRTALJE, Sweden (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is on the campaign trail a week before the…
Continue Reading Americans splurge on beauty, despite pullbacks elsewhere
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Like many Americans, Karla Maldonado has been cutting back her…
Continue Reading Some states could tax Biden’s student loan debt relief
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan could lift…
Continue Reading Parents struggling with inflation: ‘I left that $25 backpack for my preschooler at the checkout.’
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As Sarah Longmore finished her back-to-school shopping, the mother of five looked at a $25 backpack for her…
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