Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims
By Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Twitter’s executives defended the company, and themselves, in a meeting with employees on…
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Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Twitter’s executives defended the company, and themselves, in a meeting with employees on…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.15 to $94.89 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $1…
Continue Reading Party City is hiring 20,000 people, expecting an epic Halloween
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Party City expects Halloween will be back with a vengeance this year — in a good way. The seller of themed party…
Continue Reading Peloton to sell its bikes on Amazon in bid to reverse slump
NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton’s high-end exercise bikes and other gear will now be able to be bought on Amazon in the U.S., a partnership aimed at…
Continue Reading Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new lawsuit has exposed a deep rift between two of Paul Newman’s daughters and the…
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El Perro Grande Tequila coming to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — El Perro Grande Tequila has two new tequilas coming to shelves in El Paso this Fall with an award-winning bottle unique to the…
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Years of struggle pays off for one local El Paso food truck on the road to opening a restaurant
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso Restaurant is about to celebrate a grand opening, one that seemed unlikely just four years ago. The owner started selling…
Continue Reading ‘Pre-bunking’ shows promise in fight against misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Soon after the Russian invasion, the hoaxes began. Ukrainian refugees were taking jobs, committing crimes and…
Continue Reading 3 arrested in Washington State in yoga tax fraud case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three leaders of a multimillion dollar international yoga network that promoted itself as…
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How bad are the mosquitos this year in the Borderland?
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Mosquitos are the blood-sucking beasts, the size of a rice grain, that we all know and love to hate! Every year, the insects…
Continue Reading Apple expected to unveil new iPhones at ‘far out’ event on September 7
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple customers could soon get a look at the next generation of iPhones. Apple sent out press invites on…
Continue Reading Germany exports power to France, urges savings at home
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it will keep exporting electricity to neighboring France despite calling on citizens…
Continue Reading Are you ready to bet on some football? Gambling stocks hope to get an NFL boost
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Some would argue that Wall Street is just one big casino. And for investors wagering on gambling stocks,…
Continue Reading SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accounts
By TOM KRISHER AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about the way it determines how many fake…
Continue Reading How your company can help you pay for starting a family
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Having kids is a major life change — and it can also be very expensive. And over the past several years, more…
Continue Reading What Wall Street hopes to hear from the Federal Reserve at Jackson Hole
Martha C. White Inflation talk is expected to dominate the Federal Reserve’s annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, later this week.…
Continue Reading Swiss gov’t warns about possible lag in fighter jet purchase
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s defense department says any delay to a planned multibillion-dollar acquisition of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets would…
Continue Reading UK energy crisis is ‘bigger than the pandemic’
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The United Kingdom will have to find an answer to soaring energy bills soon or risk a humanitarian crisis. But freezing…
Continue Reading Twitter is finally testing an edit button
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After years of users clamoring for such a feature, Twitter is finally testing edited tweets. Twitter…
Continue Reading The 5 key takeaways from the Twitter whistleblower
By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter’s former head of security is blowing the whistle on company practices that he says have jeopardized US national…
Continue Reading Lachlan Murdoch sues Australian outlet over article linking the Fox News dynasty with Jan. 6
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Two months ago, Australian media site Crikey called “Murdoch” an “unindicted co-conspirator”…
Continue Reading ‘Large-scale’ fighting shatters lull in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region say Ethiopia’s military has launched a…
Continue Reading Fleet of hydrogen passenger trains begins service in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German officials launched what they say is the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains Wednesday, replacing 15…
Continue Reading Italy’s natural gas storage is 80% full as prices hit record
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Outgoing Italian Premier Mario Draghi said the country is less vulnerable to interruptions of…
Continue Reading Opinion: NAACP CEO: Biden’s reported plan to cancel student debt isn’t enough
Opinion by Derrick Johnson and Wisdom Cole for CNN Business Perspectives With the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden has the unique opportunity…
Continue Reading Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet has approved legislation that ensures protective…
Continue Reading FTC drops Mark Zuckerberg from lawsuit seeking to block Meta’s latest VR acquisition
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to remove Mark Zuckerberg from a lawsuit the agency filed last month to stop…
Continue Reading Where six months of war in Ukraine leaves markets
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February, investors were as…
Continue Reading Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden says many Americans will be able to have up to $10,000 in…
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