Malaysia ex-PM begins final bid to toss out graft conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has begun hearing a final appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to toss out his graft…
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China cuts interest rate to shore up sagging economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank has trimmed a key interest rate to shore up sagging economic growth at a…
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Modi pledges to turn India into a developed country as nation turns 75
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Standing in front of the historic Red Fort in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pledged to transform India into a…
Continue Reading Strike four: Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a…
Continue Reading Japan economy grows 2.2% in 2Q on revived consumer spending
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the last quarter as consumer…
Continue Reading More than 2,000 California mental health clinicians set to strike
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Thousands of mental health therapists at the country’s largest non-profit HMO are poised to strike this week, holding…
Continue Reading Black entertainment mogul calls for more inclusion in news and media
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Byron Allen began his career as a standup comic and is now a media tycoon who owns dozens of outlets including the Weather…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price falls 45 cents to $4.10 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.…
Continue Reading ‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1; ‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket…
Continue Reading Who owns your credit score? Not you
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business Credit agencies know a lot about Americans. The agencies accumulate information, such as Social Security numbers,…
Continue Reading More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
By JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12…
Continue Reading Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame
By Allison Morrow and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly…
Continue Reading How to make sure your private messages stay private
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Last year, Facebook-parent Meta effectively pushed back its timetable for rolling out end-to-end encryption by default…
Continue Reading Ship carrying grain for Ethiopia ready to leave Ukraine
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain…
Continue Reading Robinhood may need to join forces with a larger Wall Street rival
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Robinhood, as its name suggests, was designed to take the power of the stock market away from the rich fat cats on…
Continue Reading Fireworks blast at Yerevan market kills 2, injures 60
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, killing at…
Continue Reading Veteran Indian investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at 62
NEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in…
Continue Reading In Ukraine, rebuilding starts with neighbors’ help
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press NOVOSELIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — As battles raged around Kyiv, one Russian advance was…
Continue Reading High oil prices help Saudi Aramco earn $88B in first half
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second…
Continue Reading Physician Green wins Hawaii Democratic primary for governor
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — For their 16th wedding anniversary, Democrats in Hawaii gifted Josh Green and his wife, Jaime, a…
Continue Reading Brief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya’s close election
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption when riot police responded to…
Continue Reading Former Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Anshu Jain dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Anshu Jain, a fomer co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, has died, according to a statement by his family on Saturday. He was 59. Jain died of…
Continue Reading Germans urged to cap heat in offices this winter to save gas
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister says German businesses and public institutions should heat their offices no higher than 19 degrees…
Continue Reading What takes years and costs $20K? A San Francisco trash can
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What takes four years to make and costs more than $20,000? A trash can in San Francisco.…
Continue Reading Velveeta is staging a comeback
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business In 2020, something incredible happened in the dairy aisle: Velveeta started flying off the shelves. Sales of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka permits Chinese ship to dock after postponement
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Chinese research ship will be allowed to dock in a Sri Lankan port after a…
Continue Reading Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime…
Continue Reading Shippers prepare for worst as Rhine levels near critical low
Shipping companies are preparing to halt the transport of goods on the Rhine as water levels in Germany’s biggest river near a critically low…
Continue Reading Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has…
Continue Reading Driver walkout halts trains as UK summer strike wave spreads
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of U.K. train drivers have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike over jobs, pay and…
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