Ukraine’s victories are exciting Wall Street. The boost could soon fade
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In the past week, Ukrainian troops have dealt a huge blow to Russia’s grip on parts of the east of their…
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Thousands of Minnesota nurses launch 3-day strike over pay
By TRISHA AHMED and GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday,…
Continue Reading Germany: No option but to permit Russian uranium shipment
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says that it can’t stop a shipment of Russian uranium destined for French nuclear plants…
Continue Reading Work at Stellantis plant to resume after deal with UAW
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer United Auto Workers union members who went on strike Saturday at a Stellantis casting plant in Indiana are…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz sees no imminent nuclear deal with Iran
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made clear that he doesn’t expect an agreement with Iran in the…
Continue Reading Zero-Covid at what price? Chinese researchers are treading on sensitive ground
By Laura He, CNN Business Authorities in Shanghai have denied a report by a leading Chinese real estate research firm that claimed more than a third…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to balance competing savings goals
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Deciding how to prioritize different savings goals can be overwhelming, but financial experts recommend ordering…
Continue Reading Conservative Muslims protest Indonesian fuel price hikes
By ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of conservative Muslims have marched in Indonesia’s…
Continue Reading This Week: Consumer prices, retail sales, quadruple witching
The Associated Press The Labor Department delivers its monthly reading on consumer inflation Tuesday. The Commerce Department releases its August…
Continue Reading Biden to announce new support for US biotech production
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing a new initiative to encourage biotech production and…
Continue Reading Swiss propose nuclear waste storage site near German border
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s nuclear waste authority has proposed building the country’s permanent waste storage site close to the…
Continue Reading Montenegro wrestles with massive cyberattack, Russia blamed
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are…
Continue Reading Americans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he…
Continue Reading Asian stocks gain ahead of US inflation report
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday ahead of data traders hope will show surging…
Continue Reading Columbia University acknowledges submitting inaccurate data for consideration in college rankings
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Columbia University said that it relied on “outdated and/or incorrect methodologies” in submitting data to…
Continue Reading Activist investor Loeb drops support for independent ESPN
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer Activist investor Daniel Loeb said Sunday that he is no longer pushing Disney Corp. to spin off or sell…
Continue Reading Loud thunder from small Oregon storm shakes Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A single strike of lightning from a small Oregon storm and the ensuing thunder shook the city of Portland on Sunday…
Continue Reading Credit card companies will adopt new sales code for gun transactions
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN US credit card giants said they will implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers, which gun…
Continue Reading ‘Barbarian’ is top film amid late-summer box office doldrums
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “Barbarian” won the weekend as the late-summer doldrums at the box…
Continue Reading Unions blast rail move to delay shipments before deadline
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight…
Continue Reading It’s not just money. Unions are fighting for better schedules, safety and work conditions
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It’s not just about the money. There has been a surge in union activism — including strikes and organizing…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s college sweetheart auctions off billionaire’s mementos
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Holding onto an ex’s stuff may prove profitable later on, at least if your ex turns out to be the wealthiest man in the…
Continue Reading USAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A visiting U.S diplomat has urged Sri Lankan authorities to tackle corruption and…
Continue Reading Catalan separatists rally as movement frays 5 years on
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Around 150,000 Catalan separatists have rallying in Barcelona in an attempt to reignite…
Continue Reading As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well. At…
Continue Reading Eastern Ukraine towns hit in overnight strikes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Through the debris-strewn rooms of the bomb-blasted house, the incessant ringing of a…
Continue Reading The worst of inflation finally might be over
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Is inflation really peaking? Are consumers growing more confident? We’ll get those answers this week when…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Ukraine’s threatened nuclear plant shuts down
By The Associated Press The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest, was shut…
Continue Reading Why wireless carriers are able to give out iPhone 14s
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The unveiling of the latest iPhone 14 lineup earlier this week has already spurred a flurry of new promotions…
Continue Reading Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counteroffensive
By KARL RITTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing…
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