Prosecutor insists yoga business founder is a risk to flee
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says an international yoga business founder arrested on tax charges is a flight…
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SpaceX gets $1.4 billion contract for five more NASA astronaut launches
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s partnership with NASA just got $1.4 billion sweeter, as the space agency announced Wednesday that…
Continue Reading Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her over abortion stance
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia has sued CVS Health after she says she was…
Continue Reading Sam’s Club is raising its membership by $5
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Add a Sam’s Club membership to the list of subscriptions that are getting more expensive. The warehouse…
Continue Reading GM venture starts building battery cells at new Ohio factory
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/31/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street closed lower in another day of choppy trading, remaining on pace for a weekly loss after several days of declines.…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond, Chewy fall; Snap, ChargePoint rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Chewy fall; Snap, ChargePoint…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday signed a new executive order that pledges $10…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $2.09 to $89.55 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
Continue Reading Yellen warns of failure to agree on Russia oil price cap
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil…
Continue Reading Airlines tweak plans to offer meals, hotels when flights are canceled
By Pete Muntean, CNN Major US airlines have updated their customer service agreements following pressure from the Biden administration to step up…
Continue Reading Banker in bribe scandal pleads not guilty in Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An international banker accused of bribing Puerto Rico’s then-governor to undermine…
Continue Reading Royal Caribbean to offer internet service from SpaceX
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Cruise operator Royal Caribbean is bringing SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service to its cruise ships in…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers.…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers. Restaurants, including…
Continue Reading The Wing, the once-buzzy women’s coworking community, has closed its doors
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The Wing, the once-buzzy social club and luxury coworking community geared towards women, has shuttered…
Continue Reading Fox News hosts deposed in voting tech company’s $1.6 billion lawsuit against network
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some of the biggest stars at Fox News have been deposed in recent days as a voting technology company presses forward…
Continue Reading Judge nixes no-prison deal in 2018 limo crash that killed 20
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of…
Continue Reading Toyota investing $5.6 billion to build EV batteries, despite its own doubts
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Toyota announced plans Wednesday to invest $5.6 billion in new plants to build electric vehicle batteries in Japan and…
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WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World…
Continue Reading No sagging spirits for Jack Daniel’s maker
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The bourbon boom is showing no signs of ending anytime soon: Wall Street is still wild about whiskey. Jack…
Continue Reading Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of…
Continue Reading Snap cutting 20% of staff as ad sales continue to dry up
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The parent company of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday that it is letting go…
Continue Reading Venezuelan migration picks up, reaches about 6.8M
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LOS PATIOS, Colombia (AP) — About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since economic crisis…
Continue Reading Major events in the life and career of Mikhail Gorbachev
By The Associated Press The Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States Before Mikhail Gorbachev came…
Continue Reading Snapchat to lay off more than 1,200 staffers, or 20% of global headcount
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular app Snapchat, announced plans to lay off some 20% of its more than…
Continue Reading EU to tighten travel rules for Russians, but no visa ban
By LORNE COOK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — European Union countries have agreed on the need to make it harder for Russian citizens to enter the…
Continue Reading UK leader hopefuls make final push amid soaring cost crisis
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister are making their final push to win…
Continue Reading US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that…
Continue Reading India quarterly growth rises to 13.5% after pandemic slump
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government says the country’s economy grew by 13.5% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, pushed up by a…
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