Major events in the life and career of Mikhail Gorbachev
By The Associated Press The Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States Before Mikhail Gorbachev came…
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Snapchat to lay off more than 1,200 staffers, or 20% of global headcount
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular app Snapchat, announced plans to lay off some 20% of its more than…
Continue Reading EU to tighten travel rules for Russians, but no visa ban
By LORNE COOK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — European Union countries have agreed on the need to make it harder for Russian citizens to enter the…
Continue Reading UK leader hopefuls make final push amid soaring cost crisis
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister are making their final push to win…
Continue Reading US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that…
Continue Reading India quarterly growth rises to 13.5% after pandemic slump
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government says the country’s economy grew by 13.5% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, pushed up by a…
Continue Reading Big discounts are coming this holiday season
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Few of us want summer to end, but there’s some good news coming this winter holiday: you’ll find…
Continue Reading Private sector job growth slows to just 132,000 positions added in August, new ADP report shows
Martha C. White for CNN Business The private sector added 132,000 jobs in August, an indication that the white-hot pace of hiring could be slowing…
Continue Reading FBI’s team to investigate massive cyberattack in Montenegro
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A rapid deployment team of FBI cyber experts is heading to Montenegro to investigate…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond is making a last-ditch effort to save itself
By Jordan Valinsky and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Bed Bath & Beyond is in deep turmoil. The company is trying to rescue itself and stay out of…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond to close stores, cut jobs in rebound bid
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond says that it will shutter stores and lay off workers in a bid to…
Continue Reading Don’t expect home prices to come crashing down anytime soon
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Rising mortgage rates are taking a toll on the US housing market. But those hoping for prices to drop probably…
Continue Reading South Korea objects to World Bank’s order to pay Lone Star
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it plans to challenge a World Bank tribunal’s order to pay $216.5 million plus interest to Texas-based…
Continue Reading German prosecutors search JPMorgan offices in tax probe
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have raided the office of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Frankfurt as part of a broader tax evasion investigation…
Continue Reading Silver lining: Northeast drought benefits some businesses
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers,…
Continue Reading Ford recalls pickups, cars to fix cloudy rear camera lens
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 277,000 pickup trucks and cars in the U.S. because the rear view camera lens can get cloudy and reduce…
Continue Reading Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ battle returns after pandemic hiatus
By ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press BUNOL, Spain (AP) — People from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s famous…
Continue Reading Edmunds Compares: 2023 Nissan Leaf vs. 2023 Chevy Bolt EV
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV received a huge discount for the new model year and is one of the most affordable new electric…
Continue Reading German militants’ lawyer and Greens gadfly dies at 83
BERLIN (AP) — German lawyer Hans-Christian Stroebele has died at age 83. He defended members of the far-left Red Army Faction and later became the…
Continue Reading 4 things you should know about working after you turn 65
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Continuing to work past the traditional retirement age gives many the opportunity to add more money to their nest egg…
Continue Reading Russia cuts more gas supplies to Europe as inflation hits another record
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Russia has temporarily halted natural gas deliveries to Europe through a vital pipeline and cut off all supplies to a…
Continue Reading Cyprus lifts COVID-19 mask rule, indoor capacity limits
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has lifted the obligatory use of face masks in all indoor areas after the island nation’s top health official said…
Continue Reading French PM warns of potential winter power cuts in homes
PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has warned that a worst-case scenario this winter could lead to rolling 2-hour power cuts in…
Continue Reading States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stoked by the largest surplus in state history, Missouri’s Republican-led…
Continue Reading Austria grants 2-billion loan to struggling energy supplier
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says it has granted a credit line of 2 billion euros (dollars) to financially distressed energy supplier Wien…
Continue Reading Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and PATRICK QUINN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man…
Continue Reading Kremlin offers mixed view of Gorbachev’s historic role
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin treaded carefully Wednesday reacting to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death, praising…
Continue Reading Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canadian businessman Geoff Cumming has promised $172 million over 20 years to fight the next pandemic in Australia’s…
Continue Reading Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by…
Continue Reading French tourism better than pre-COVID, despite climate woes
By JADE LE DELEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tourism came back with a vengeance to France this summer, sending revenues over…
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