Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China
BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So…
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‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky…
Continue Reading ‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy
By DAKE KANG, VICTORIA MILKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in…
Continue Reading China closes Potala Palace after COVID-19 reported in Tibet
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have closed Tibet’s famed Potala Palace after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 in the Himalayan region. The…
Continue Reading Colombia’s leftist president presents ambitious tax plan
By ASTRID SUAREZ and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s first leftist president has presented an ambitious tax plan…
Continue Reading Southwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper…
Continue Reading Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM Associated Press DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 8/08/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed flat on Wall Street as investors prepare for a busy week of updates on inflation. The S&P 500 gave up early…
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Steak’s off the table: Inflation-weary shoppers are switching to chicken
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation-weary shoppers are pulling back on buying pricey steaks and switching to cheaper chicken at the…
Continue Reading Viatris, First Solar rise; Tyson Foods, Nvidia fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Viatris, First Solar rise; Tyson Foods, Nvidia…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $1.75 to $90.76 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery rose…
Continue Reading Baidu gets permits for first fully driverless taxi service in China
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Tech giant Baidu announced Monday that it has obtained permits to operate fully autonomous taxis without any…
Continue Reading FAA clears Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliner
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal safety officials have confirmed they will let Boeing resume deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner jet. The Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading Gas prices have fallen. Here’s why inflation hasn’t
CNN Martha C. White Gas prices have been trending downward for more than 50 consecutive days, giving drivers some much-needed financial relief at the…
Continue Reading Gas prices have fallen. Here’s why inflation hasn’t
Martha C. White Gas prices have been trending downward for more than 50 consecutive days, giving drivers some much-needed financial relief at the…
Continue Reading Toyota is offering to buy back an electric SUV because its wheels could fall off
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business In June, Toyota issued a warning to owners of its BZ4X electric SUV that they should stop driving the vehicle…
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Petition drive seeks voter approval requirement for UMC’s $345 million bond issue
A group of El Pasoans has begun a petition drive to force University Medical Center to allow voters to decide whether the county-owned hospital can…
Continue Reading The meme stock craze is back: AMC, GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond soar
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Meme mania has returned to the stock market with a vengeance. Shares of movie theater chain AMC, video game…
Continue Reading Mike Tyson slams Hulu’s new series about him: ‘They stole my life story’
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Mike Tyson is not happy about Hulu’s new scripted limited series about his life. The former heavyweight…
Continue Reading Landmark climate and health care bill won’t crush corporate profits, Goldman Sachs says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Even as some business groups cry foul over the tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, economists at Goldman Sachs…
Continue Reading Axios Media purchased by Cox Enterprises
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an old and new media marriage: Axios Media, the digital news site known for its to-the-point blurbs on…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s company lost $44 billion last quarter, but it’s not really bad news
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Warren Buffett is just like the rest of us. He got crushed by the plunge in the stock market during the first half…
Continue Reading Legal trouble delays Trump SPAC deal as buyer seeks more time to complete merger
By Matt Egan, CNN Business After facing a series of regulatory obstacles, the shell company attempting to take over former President Donald…
Continue Reading American Airlines CFO on fixing balance sheet after pandemic
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Derek Kerr might have the hardest job in the airline business. Kerr is the chief…
Continue Reading Pope encourages Cuban search crews after Matanzas blaze
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is offering support to firefighters and search crews in Cuba following explosions at a big oil tank farm in the western…
Continue Reading BioNTech reports strong first half, expects demand to grow
BERLIN (AP) — BioNTech, which teamed with Pfizer to develop a powerful COVID-19 vaccine, has reported higher revenue and net profit in the first…
Continue Reading Opinion: The housing market is slowing down, but homes aren’t getting cheaper anytime soon
Opinion by Orphe Divounguy for CNN Business Perspectives Rising home prices and mortgage rates have made it next to impossible for many Americans to…
Continue Reading Scholz party rejects bid to expel German ex-leader Schroeder
BERLIN (AP) — Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party rejected a bid to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 3 ways to fight inflation and win the long game
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Sometimes the best strategies to deal with inflation align with the best ways to manage your money. For example, delaying…
Continue Reading Pfizer buying spree continues with $5.4B hematology deal
By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Pfizer will spend about $5.4 billion to buy Global Blood Therapeutics as the pharmaceutical giant…
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