Cuban government starts selling dollars — with limits
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cubans have lined up by the dozens at exchange houses for the chance to buy dollars and other…
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Even scientists didn’t expect Webb telescope images of Jupiter to be this good
NASA released new images of Jupiter from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. CNN space correspondent Kristin Fisher breaks down what the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why is Wall Street back on the roller coaster?
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a strong summer, Wall Street is weakening again. Investments of all kinds had been soaring…
Continue Reading Utility: Guarantee for large offshore wind farm ‘untenable’
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy Virginia says a ratepayer protection that state regulators included in a…
Continue Reading Yelp to add more flags to anti-abortion pregnancy centers
The online reviews site Yelp said Tuesday it is rolling out a new feature to protect users seeking abortions from being misled about anti-abortion…
Continue Reading Twitter is vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence, whistleblower says
By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter is exceptionally vulnerable to exploitation by foreign governments in ways that threaten US national security, and may…
Continue Reading Instagram testing a new feature that looks just like rival BeReal
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Over the years, Facebook has used Instagram to compete with rivals like Snapchat and TikTok by cloning their…
Continue Reading Greece to expand fence, surveillance at border with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it will gradually extend a fence along its land border with Turkey and increase surveillance measures following…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan vows continued support for Palestinians
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president says his country’s reconciliation with Israel will in no way…
Continue Reading Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced…
Continue Reading British Airways trims Heathrow flights; Gatwick ends cap
LONDON (AP) — The European travel picture is showing mixed messages heading into the winter season. British Airways is cutting 10,000 short-haul…
Continue Reading Judge rules video scan of room before online testing illegal
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Cleveland State University violated a student’s Fourth…
Continue Reading How tiny, volunteer nonprofit raised $57 million for Ukraine
By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For most of its eight-year history, Razom for Ukraine, a U.S.-based charity…
Continue Reading How low can they go? These stock analysts are issuing $0 and $1 price targets
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street analysts are typically — to quote an old REM song — shiny happy people. They don’t often…
Continue Reading Inflation is crushing wedding budgets and guests are getting cut
Martha C. White for CNN Business The pandemic lockdowns might be in the rearview mirror, but rising inflation has ushered in the return of…
Continue Reading Gas prices drop 70 days in a row in the second-longest streak since 2005
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Drivers have something to smile about: A historic drop in gasoline prices. The national average for a gallon of regular…
Continue Reading Biden was wrongly blamed for rising gas prices. But he doesn’t deserve much credit for the drop
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The only thing that climbed as high as gas prices earlier this year was the disapproval of President Joe Biden, as…
Continue Reading New home sales fall 12.6% in July as rising prices take a toll
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New home sales plunged in July as high prices and mortgage rates pushed buyers to think twice about closing the deal.…
Continue Reading What the Twitter whistleblower could mean for Elon Musk’s takeover deal
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s monthslong effort to buy — and then to get out of buying — Twitter has been marked by a range of…
Continue Reading Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line…
Continue Reading Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the…
Continue Reading Zoom gets slammed: Stock plunges on weak outlook
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The pandemic lift for Zoom has gone poof. Shares of the video conferencing company plunged more than 15% Tuesday…
Continue Reading Whistleblower accuses Twitter of cybersecurity negligence
By MATT O’BRIEN, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Twitter’s former head of security alleged that the company misled…
Continue Reading Park outside: Fire risk prompts Hyundai, Kia hitch recalls
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of some large SUVs to park them outdoors and away from structures after a series of fires…
Continue Reading Euro falls below parity with the dollar. What’s the impact?
By The Associated Press The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a one-to-one exchange…
Continue Reading Greece: 1.9 billion-euro subsidy for September power hikes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s environment and energy minister has announced a 1.9 billion-euro ($1.89 billion dollar) subsidy for September…
Continue Reading Lebanese navy tries to recover bodies after April sinking
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese navy is using a submarine to try and recover about 30 bodies trapped…
Continue Reading Pope imposes deadline for Vatican to transfer assets to bank
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has imposed an Oct. 1 deadline for all Holy See offices and Vatican-linked institutions to deposit their assets with the…
Continue Reading Bangladesh cuts school, office hours to save electricity
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schools in Bangladesh will close an additional day each week and government offices and…
Continue Reading Turmoil in the natural gas market spells trouble ahead
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The outlook for inflation and the global economy hinges in large part on where energy prices head next — which…
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