Yankees, LeBron James to invest in AC Milan soccer team
By RONALD BLUM and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are becoming a minority investor in Italian champion AC…
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Russian prosecutors ask for 24-year sentence for ex-reporter
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors at the trial of a former journalist asked the court Tuesday to hand him a…
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Uber now lets users text with a safety agent to monitor rides
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Uber is giving riders the ability to connect with a safety agent while taking a nerve-wracking trip,…
Continue Reading Consumers are still buying lots of furniture, electronics, home decor and clothing — from each other
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Savvy consumers have found a way around sky-high inflation to keep buying more than just necessities. They’re…
Continue Reading German inflation back at near-half-century record after dip
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s annual inflation rate rose to 7.9% in August, returning to its highest level in nearly half a century after it dipped in…
Continue Reading Greece: 30 migrants picked up from islet off Crete
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have picked up a group of 30 people from a wooden boat that…
Continue Reading Best Buy Q2 results fall amid softening demand for gadgets
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy posted declines in fiscal second-quarter profits and sales as the nation’s…
Continue Reading The pandemic was bad for Britain’s iconic pubs. This could be worse
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business First it was the coronavirus pandemic that forced pubs to shut their doors and rely on government support to survive…
Continue Reading Musk cites Twitter whistleblower claims as new justifications for backing out of deal
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk is formally citing allegations leveled by Twitter whistleblower, Peiter “Mudge”…
Continue Reading Rich people are worried about spending. That’s bad news for everyone else
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business After a period of angst, Americans appear to be feeling a bit better about the economy. What’s happening: The…
Continue Reading Arizona governor to focus on semiconductors in Taiwan visit
By HUIZHONG WU and JOE McDONALD Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for a visit focused on…
Continue Reading Musk cites whistleblower as new reason to exit Twitter deal
By KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER The Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed more accusations at each other Tuesday in the latest round…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Jerome Powell says ‘some pain’ is on the horizon. Here’s what that means
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business In a blunt speech last Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the central bank’s battle…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Don’t let money ‘rules’ get you down
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Money rules of thumb can be useful guardrails, helping you allocate spending and determine what’s affordable. They…
Continue Reading Germany upbeat on energy security; Baltics count on wind
By FRANK JORDANS, BARBARA SURK and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Tuesday that his country was…
Continue Reading Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a…
Continue Reading Mukesh Ambani prepares to hand a $220 billion empire to his children
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has laid out plans to hand his sprawling business empire to his children, while…
Continue Reading Podcast leads to Australian’s conviction in wife’s murder
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife 40 years ago after a renewed police investigation that was triggered by a…
Continue Reading Almost all Dutch trains halted by strike around Utrecht
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Almost the entire Dutch railway network has been shut down as workers affected by soaring inflation and staff shortages…
Continue Reading EU split over Russia visa ban, weighs Ukraine army training
By LORNE COOK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — European Union nations are divided over whether to slap a broad visa ban on Russian citizens over the…
Continue Reading Cargo ship beached after collision in Bay of Gibraltar
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Gibraltar authorities say they have beached a cargo ship to prevent it from sinking after it…
Continue Reading Japanese business pioneer, philanthropist Inamori dies at 90
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuo Inamori, founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a…
Continue Reading Volunteer sniper embodies Ukraine’s versatile military
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before taking a shot, Ukrainian sniper Andriy buries his face in a…
Continue Reading 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,…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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