Wendy Schmidt gives big to protect oceans, planet’s future
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The health of the world’s oceans looms large in Wendy Schmidt’s…
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Russia is burning off millions of dollars in gas every day. Here’s why
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Russia is burning an estimated $10 million worth of natural gas a day near its border with Finland, analysts say, even…
Continue Reading Russia is burning off millions of dollars in gas every day. Here’s why
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Russia is burning an estimated $10 million worth of natural gas a day near its border with Finland, analysts say,…
Continue Reading Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech. It’s…
Continue Reading SpaceX, T-Mobile try to connect remote areas with satellites
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up to help provide voice and data services anywhere by having…
Continue Reading EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it’s designating two “forever chemicals” used…
Continue Reading Fears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia…
Continue Reading This closely watched inflation measure showed some cooling in July
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation indicator showed that prices took a breather last month as fuel costs…
Continue Reading Strikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Workers in the United Kingdom have had enough of falling living standards. Rail workers, journalists, lawyers, and…
Continue Reading Hints of cooling prices, but Fed vows firm inflation stance
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of…
Continue Reading All eyes will be on Jerome Powell at the Fed’s Jackson Hole economic summit
Martha C. White Inflation talk is expected to dominate the Federal Reserve’s annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which kicked off…
Continue Reading Poland and South Korea seal $5.8 billion military deal
MORAG, Poland (AP) — Poland has sealed a deal with South Korea to purchase $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition. Poland’s…
Continue Reading Don’t pay too much attention to what Jerome Powell says today
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The big event for investors on Friday is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will…
Continue Reading Germany rethinks gas surcharge after backlash over profits
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering backtracking on plans for consumers to pay a surcharge on natural gas amid…
Continue Reading Crypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy software
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed…
Continue Reading Turkey says no need for concern over US sanctions warning
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister says said there was no reason for Turkish businesses to be concerned by a U.S. warning about…
Continue Reading Pet owners, Maytag feels your laundry pain
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business We love our pets, but their shedding? Not so much. Pesky pet hair and dander loves to cling on to clothes and it…
Continue Reading Germany: Baltic Sea has ‘enormous’ wind energy potential
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show that wind power from the Baltic Sea…
Continue Reading After summer of chaos, Schiphol Airport reports net profit
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has reported a net profit of 65 million euros ($64.8 million) for the first six months of the year…
Continue Reading US suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus…
Continue Reading Russia divestment promises by US states largely unfulfilled
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Driven by moral outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, U.S. governors and other top state…
Continue Reading Dow drops 1,000 after Fed’s Powell says rates will stay high
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points…
Continue Reading Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Jennifer Jones keeps feeding money into her energy meter, but it never seems to be enough. And when…
Continue Reading Drought forces earliest harvest ever in French wine country
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BORDEAUX, France (AP) — The landscape in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux looks the same as ever, with…
Continue Reading Sleep, talk about coffee, wake up, talk about coffee: Papua New Guinea has a brand new minister job
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Business The leader of Papua New Guinea has appointed what are believed to be the world’s first ministers for coffee…
Continue Reading Work permits are a lifeline for Gaza, and a lever for Israel
By FARES AKRAM and SAM McNEIL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ibrahim Slaieh can point to three great moments of joy in his life in…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: The…
Continue Reading Ordinary Japanese ‘salarymen’ reach TikTok stardom
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — They’re your run-of-the-mill “salarymen,” as company workers in Japan are called —…
Continue Reading SpaceX and T-Mobile want to eliminate ‘dead zones’ using satellites
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX and T-Mobile want to beam cell service to “most places in the US,” including some of the most…
Continue Reading Rare Nevada fish to get full review for possible US listing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say there’s enough evidence a rare fish along the California-Nevada…
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