Asian stocks follow Wall St down after Fed inflation report
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after the Federal Reserve said U.S.…
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Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company…
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UK inflation exceeds 10% as bread and milk prices soar
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Inflation in the United Kingdom hit a new 40-year high last month, rising above 10% for the first time since 1982 and…
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El Paso mansion party events “temporarily canceled by court order”
EL PASO, Texas — The party’s over, at least for a few weeks, for a home in far east El Paso that the El Paso County Attorney’s office alleges is…
Continue Reading Scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up
By CIARÁN GILES and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press MADRID (AP) — While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth,…
Continue Reading Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents who have fled the Russian-occupied city of Kherson say conditions in the Black…
Continue Reading China cuts power to factories, homes as reservoirs fall
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Factories in China’s southwest have shut down and a city imposed rolling blackouts after…
Continue Reading Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
Continue Reading GM is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles because of a seat belt problem
By Rob McLean, CNN Business GM is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles because of a problem with third-row seatbelts. The National Highway…
Continue Reading Plan to end railroad contract dispute calls for 24% raises
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The special board appointed by President Joe Biden to intervene in stalled railroad contract…
Continue Reading Which EVs qualify for new US tax credit? Websites offer help
BY TOM KRISHER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the rollout of a huge new climate, tax and healthcare law, the U.S.…
Continue Reading Police detail Vegas airport chaos, California man’s arrest
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say two airline ticket agents were hurt when a 33-year-old California man breached security…
Continue Reading More Americans are relying on credit cards. That could be very costly
By Matt Egan Interest rates on credit cards are so high these days that consumers with a $5,000 credit card balance could pay an extra $1,000 in…
Continue Reading More Americans are relying on credit cards. That could be very costly
CNN By Matt Egan Interest rates on credit cards are so high these days that consumers with a $5,000 credit card balance could pay an extra $1,000 in…
Continue Reading Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s rolling out new technology to spot and block people who try to use the short-term rental service to…
Continue Reading Amazon workers in upstate New York file for union election
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in upstate New York filed a petition for a union election on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Arizona governor touts school voucher plan, slams opponents
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers took a victory lap…
Continue Reading AGs: Lender heaped insurance plans onto unwitting borrowers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top prosecutors in a handful of states say a Maryland lender deceived customers by tacking on insurance coverage to loans,…
Continue Reading Amazon to raise seller fees for holidays amid rising costs
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is raising charges on third-party sellers again —- this time adding a holiday fee…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 8/16/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday after another bumpy day as investors cautiously reviewed mostly encouraging…
Continue Reading EV credits are now harder to come by. These buyers snuck in deals under the wire.
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, and it will reshape the electric vehicle tax…
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EV credits are now harder to come by. These buyers snuck in deals under the wire.
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, and it will reshape the electric vehicle…
Continue Reading Walmart, Home Depot rise; Lumentum, ZipRecruiter fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Walmart, Home Depot rise; Lumentum, ZipRecruiter…
Continue Reading Report: $1.9 billion stolen in crypto hacks so far this year
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business A staggering $1.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in hacks of various services in the first seven months of…
Continue Reading Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Amazon: FTC probe hounding Bezos, execs; subpoenas too broad
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they’re hounding company founder Jeff…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $2.88 to $86.53 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
Continue Reading Fox News gets into movies with story from romance novelist
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is getting into the movies, producing its first feature film that will debut Sept. 1 on the Fox Nation streaming service.…
Continue Reading American Airlines agrees to purchase 20 supersonic jets
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business American Airlines is placing a bet on a future in which supersonic jets might return to the skies, shuttling…
Continue Reading Immigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating…
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