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…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in…
Continue Reading Macy’s, Nordstrom cut profit views along with inventories
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom has joined Macy’s in cutting its annual outlook for profit and sales…
Continue Reading German gas storage 80% full, progresses despite Russian cuts
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s gas storage facilities are now more than 80% full, showing steady progress despite a drastic reduction in deliveries from…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to prepare your finances for a breakup
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Breaking up often involves making financial decisions, even if you’re not married. And you have to make these calls…
Continue Reading A day of chaos brings Twitter closer to the brink
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Two weeks after Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, the future of the company has never looked less…
Continue Reading Meet the former Twitter exec blowing the whistle on the company
CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Nearly 25 years ago, a young computer programmer named Peiter “Mudge” Zatko told Congress that the…
Continue Reading Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies
By Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business Portraits by…
Continue Reading Dutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that members of his Cabinet have enough…
Continue Reading Budgeting can be a challenge. Here are 5 tips to get started
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Budgeting is key to managing your finances, whether you’re trying to pay off debt, start a…
Continue Reading China turns back to coal as record heatwave causes power shortages
By Laura He, CNN Business China is mining and importing more coal as its worst heatwave and drought in six decades hits hydroelectricity, the…
Continue Reading Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops
BEIJING (AP) — With China’s biggest freshwater lake reduced to just 25% of its usual size by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep…
Continue Reading Large section of smoldering Beirut port silos collapses
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after modest Wall Street fall
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as a wait-and-see mood set in following another — though more…
Continue Reading Amazon keeps growing, and so does its cache of data on you
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly…
Continue Reading Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appeal
By EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing…
Continue Reading More than 1,300 US flights canceled nationwide, Dallas airports hard hit due to storms
By Ross Levitt, CNN More than 1,300 US flights have been canceled as of Monday night and more than 7,400 flights have been delayed, according to the…
Continue Reading Walmart ordered to pay Oregon man $4.4M for racial profiling
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store saying he was…
Continue Reading Twin Metals sues Biden administration to regain mine leases
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 8/22/2022
The Associated Press Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street, extending the market’s losses amid worries about inflation and the path ahead for the…
Continue Reading Wendy’s, Cinemark fall; Signify, Kroger rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Wendy’s, Cinemark fall; Signify, Kroger…
Continue Reading Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as legal battle heats up
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk has subpoenaed former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of his effort to fight a lawsuit from the…
Continue Reading Oilfield wastewater line spills in northwestern North Dakota
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of  oilfield wastewater from…
Continue Reading Judge rules against Ben & Jerry’s in fight over Israel sales
By WILSON RING Associated Press A federal judge has rejected a request by Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s to block a plan by its…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 54 cents to $90.23 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
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