Wall Street dodged a rail strike crisis, but there’s trouble ahead
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The announcement from the White House that a tentative deal has been reached to avert the first national rail strike…
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Oktoberfest is back but inflation hits brewers, cost of beer
By MICHAEL FAULHABER and DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest is back in Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations —…
Continue Reading Top China official wants high-tech cooperation with S. Korea
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The head of China’s legislature called for cooperation with South Korea in advanced…
Continue Reading Putin vows to press attack on Ukraine; courts India, China
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine’s latest…
Continue Reading Treasury recommends exploring creation of a digital dollar
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital…
Continue Reading Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories
By DAVID KLEPPER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory,…
Continue Reading Poland, South Korea seal $3 billion military aircraft deals
By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press JANOW, Poland (AP) — Poland has sealed $3 billion deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50…
Continue Reading In Hong Kong, public grief over queen doubles as dissent
By ZEN SOO and ALICE FUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General…
Continue Reading Ukrainian president: Burial site contains torture victims
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Investigators searching through a mass burial site in Ukraine have found evidence…
Continue Reading Flights disrupted as French air traffic controllers walk out
PARIS (AP) — Many domestic and some international flights have been canceled in France after air traffic controllers went on a national strike…
Continue Reading Dubai court orders man to pay $1.25B to Denmark in tax case
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British man accused by Denmark of masterminding a $1.7 billion tax fraud has…
Continue Reading China’s consumer, factory activity improve but still weak
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese official data show consumer spending and factory output improved in August but were still…
Continue Reading Wall Street falls as FedEx warning adds to market woes
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street closed out the stock market’s worst week in three months with more losses…
Continue Reading Germany takes control of 3 Russian-owned oil refineries
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is taking control of three Russian-owned refineries to ensure energy security before a…
Continue Reading Hacker claims to breach Uber, security researcher says
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer Uber says it has reached out to law enforcement after the apparent breach of its network. A security engineer…
Continue Reading Hacker claims to breach Uber, security researcher says
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer Uber says it has reached out to law enforcement after the apparent breach of its network. A security engineer…
Continue Reading Uber investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’ after hacker claims to access internal systems
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Uber said Thursday that it was investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after a hacker shared evidence that they had…
Continue Reading DOJ to use ‘carrot and stick’ approach on corporate crime
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official has announced new incentives for companies that…
Continue Reading California 1st with law protecting children’s online privacy
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will require companies that provide online services to protect…
Continue Reading FedEx to close stores, put off hiring as demand slumps
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer FedEx is shuttering storefronts and corporate offices while putting off new hires in a belt-tightening drive brought…
Continue Reading Biden, Dems see both political, economic wins in rail deal
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was quick to hail Thursday’s strike-averting rail…
Continue Reading California Gov. Newsom signs landmark legislation aimed at boosting children’s safety online
By Brian Fung, CNN A landmark California bill aimed at promoting children’s digital welfare became law on Thursday, as Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Ethereum is ditching its ‘miners.’ Why?
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Editor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/15/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, putting major indexes deeper in the red for the week. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% on Thursday.…
Continue Reading Adobe, Arconic fall; Humana, Danaher rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Adobe, Arconic fall; Humana, Danaher…
Continue Reading Boeing to resell some Max jets ordered by Chinese airlines
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is stuck with more than 100 planes that it can’t deliver to Chinese airlines, so it’s going to…
Continue Reading Elon Musk has publicly filed updated counterclaims against Twitter based on whistleblower disclosure
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team on Thursday filed a public version of its updated counterclaims in response to…
Continue Reading Twitter to depose Elon Musk next week
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s lawyers are set to question Elon Musk in a deposition that could last…
Continue Reading Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $3.38 to $85.10 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
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