No, Elon Musk is not buying Manchester United
CNN, KSNV By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The richest man on earth has once again created chaos and commotion on the internet with his tweets.…
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Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ feature may have finally met its match
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business “Full self-driving,” the controversially named driver-assist feature from Tesla, may have finally met its…
Continue Reading Starbucks asks labor board to halt mail-in union ballots
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is requesting a suspension of mail-in ballots at unionization votes currently going on at its…
Continue Reading Activist investor wants Disney to buy back Hulu stake and spin off ESPN
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Disney wowed Wall Street last week with strong earnings thanks to solid Disney+ subscriber gains and healthy theme…
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Mexican retired railroaders block the Bridge of the Americas; demand pension, medical help
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — A protest held by retired Mexican railroaders has delayed traffic at the Americas International Bridge for hours now. More than…
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London’s Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to October
LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport said Monday it will extend its cap on daily passenger numbers until the end of October as part of its…
Continue Reading Did you change jobs during the pandemic and then regret it?
A record number of Americans quit their jobs last year. The reasons for leaving varied: some workers were looking for new opportunities, others…
Continue Reading Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
Associated Press The top executive at Pfizer, a leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, has tested positive for the virus and says he is experiencing…
Continue Reading 5 ways being single can cost you more
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There are plenty of advantages to being single. Among them: You can call the shots in your life without compromise.…
Continue Reading Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now…
Continue Reading Senior Liberian officials hit with U.S. financial sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three high-ranking Liberian government officials for…
Continue Reading SoulCycle is closing 25% of its studios
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It’s not just Peloton that’s spinning into trouble: Indoor cycling studio SoulCycle is closing about 25%…
Continue Reading US natural gas prices spike to 14-year high. Here’s why
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business US natural gas prices have skyrocketed to levels unseen since 2008, a spike that threatens to offset the benefits of…
Continue Reading New York manufacturing suffers near-record plunge
By Matt Egan, CNN Business In the latest sign of turbulence in the US economy, New York-area manufacturing suffered a large and unexpected setback in…
Continue Reading Ukrainian military says it repelled more than dozen attacks
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in…
Continue Reading Norway hits export record amid soaring gas prices
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Norway’s exports have reached a record in July that is driven mainly by higher natural gas prices. The Scandinavian country’s…
Continue Reading Opinion: Fully remote work could soon vanish
Opinion by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. for CNN Business Perspectives As restaurants, malls and movie theaters fill back up with people, the workplace has…
Continue Reading New business taxes are coming. Wall Street isn’t worried
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The most powerful business lobby in the United States is not a fan of the landmark heath care and climate package…
Continue Reading Dutch court expects November verdicts in MH17 downing trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Verdicts in the Dutch trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in the downing of…
Continue Reading Germans face higher bills as tax aids natural gas importers
BERLIN (AP) — Germans are facing a new tax on natural gas use that could cost the average household several hundred euros a year and is aimed at…
Continue Reading Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Just Starting Out? Learn From Our Mistakes
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet We’ve all seen commencement speakers give advice to graduates as they’re about to enter the workforce. In much the…
Continue Reading New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The rolling prairie lands of northeastern Wyoming have been a paradise of lush, knee-deep…
Continue Reading WNBA’s Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian…
Continue Reading Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Recent executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar have reenergized efforts to get the…
Continue Reading China cuts rates as lockdowns and a real estate crisis take their toll
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s central bank cut interest rates on Monday as new data showed the economy losing steam last month because of…
Continue Reading This Week: Walmart earns, Fed meeting minutes, US home sales
The Associated Press Walmart reports its second-quarter results Tuesday. The Federal Reserve releases the minutes from its most recent interest rate…
Continue Reading Boredom, loneliness plague Ukrainian youth near front line
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Anastasiia Aleksandrova doesn’t even look up from her phone when the thunder of nearby…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher, echoing Wall Street rebound
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday after a rebound on Wall Street, despite regional investor risks…
Continue Reading Pay pushes Venezuelan teachers to protest, consider quitting
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Public school teachers across Venezuela had planned to use their annual vacation…
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