Arizona governor touts school voucher plan, slams opponents
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers took a victory lap…
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AGs: Lender heaped insurance plans onto unwitting borrowers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top prosecutors in a handful of states say a Maryland lender deceived customers by tacking on insurance coverage to loans,…
Continue Reading Amazon to raise seller fees for holidays amid rising costs
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is raising charges on third-party sellers again —- this time adding a holiday fee…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 8/16/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday after another bumpy day as investors cautiously reviewed mostly encouraging…
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EV credits are now harder to come by. These buyers snuck in deals under the wire.
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, and it will reshape the electric vehicle tax…
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EV credits are now harder to come by. These buyers snuck in deals under the wire.
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, and it will reshape the electric vehicle…
Continue Reading Walmart, Home Depot rise; Lumentum, ZipRecruiter fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Walmart, Home Depot rise; Lumentum, ZipRecruiter…
Continue Reading Report: $1.9 billion stolen in crypto hacks so far this year
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business A staggering $1.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in hacks of various services in the first seven months of…
Continue Reading Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Amazon: FTC probe hounding Bezos, execs; subpoenas too broad
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they’re hounding company founder Jeff…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $2.88 to $86.53 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
Continue Reading Fox News gets into movies with story from romance novelist
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is getting into the movies, producing its first feature film that will debut Sept. 1 on the Fox Nation streaming service.…
Continue Reading American Airlines agrees to purchase 20 supersonic jets
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business American Airlines is placing a bet on a future in which supersonic jets might return to the skies, shuttling…
Continue Reading Immigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating…
Continue Reading Protection sought for rare butterflies at Nevada site
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico cruise ship docks face $425M public-private deal
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a public-private partnership to overhaul the…
Continue Reading Amazon workers walk off job at air freight facility to call for better pay and working conditions
By Catherine Thorbecke and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business A coalition of Amazon employees walked off the job on Monday at an air freight facility in San…
Continue Reading What’s in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back”…
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Pablo Vegas, a utility executive in Ohio, named ERCOT’s new CEO
Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of…
Continue Reading End of the Zoom boom? Citi analyst cuts stock to a rare ‘sell’ rating
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Zoom was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the work-from-anywhere trend that took hold during the height of the…
Continue Reading End of the Zoom boom? Citi analyst cuts stock to a rare ‘sell’ rating
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Zoom was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the work-from-anywhere trend that took hold during the height of…
Continue Reading End of the Zoom boom? Citi analyst cuts stock to a rare ‘sell’ rating
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Zoom was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the work-from-anywhere trend that took hold during the height of…
Continue Reading Mark Hoffman out as CNBC chief, KC Sullivan replacing him
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime CNBC chief Mark Hoffman is leaving the network after 28 years, His departure was announced Tuesday. Hoffman has been in…
Continue Reading It’s like Airbnb but for renting your pool to strangers. Things don’t always go as planned
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Chris, a homeowner in Des Moines, was surprised when a woman he didn’t know recently pulled into his…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott gives $39 million to Junior Achievement USA
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations…
Continue Reading New Scottish law makes period products free for all
LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish…
Continue Reading Walmart+ has an Amazon Prime Video competitor
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Walmart+ — in its effort to become a true competitor to Amazon Prime — will offer Paramount+ as part of its…
Continue Reading Switzerland, Uzbekistan sign deal on return of Karimova cash
BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland says it has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan on the return of $131 million seized as part of a money-laundering…
Continue Reading New home construction cools as more people get priced out of the housing market
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home builders pressed on the brakes once again last month as the cost of building supplies remained high and more…
Continue Reading American Airlines places deposit on 20 supersonic planes
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit…
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