DC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaliyah Manning’s dreams of becoming a psychologist ended abruptly during her freshman…
Continue ReadingBiz/Tech
DC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aaliyah Manning’s dreams of becoming a psychologist ended abruptly during her freshman year…
Continue Reading
Where have the unicorns gone? The IPO window has slammed shut
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Unicorns, the nickname for multi-billion dollar startups looking to go public, are starting to become an…
Continue Reading Strike at biggest shipping port adds to UK industrial chaos
LONDON (AP) — The first day of a planned strike at Britain’s biggest container port started Sunday, joining a series of walkouts by…
Continue Reading People are now testing Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ on real kids
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Carmine Cupani wanted to set the record straight. So he asked his young son to stand in the path of his Tesla as it…
Continue Reading Russia’s war at 6 months: A global economy in growing danger
By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers MECKENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Martin Kopf needs natural gas to run his family’s company,…
Continue Reading China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought
By MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press CHONGQING, China (AP) — China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by…
Continue Reading Dorli Rainey, symbol of Occupy movement, dies at 95
SEATTLE (AP) — Dorli Rainey, a self-described “old lady in combat boots” who became a symbol of the Occupy protest movement when she was…
Continue Reading Homeowning while Black: Couple alleges bias in appraisal
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Baltimore family is suing an appraiser and a mortgage lender after their home was allegedly…
Continue Reading New claims against ex-Miami congressman hired by Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with…
Continue Reading Landlords try to stop rent control initiative in Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment…
Continue Reading Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
R.J. RICO Associated Press (AP) — When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for…
Continue Reading Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
By R.J. RICO Associated Press When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their…
Continue Reading Hawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of…
Continue Reading UK port workers join rail staff in strikes as prices soar
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday…
Continue Reading Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and…
Continue Reading For Republican governors, all economic success is local
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming…
Continue Reading Why Jaws and E.T. are back in theaters
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In Hollywood, there’s the reboot, the remake and the requel. But now, coming this summer to a theater near you:…
Continue Reading Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops
By MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press LONGQUAN, China (AP) — Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan…
Continue Reading Greece rid of budget watch but inflation, energy woes bite
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s close financial oversight by European Union creditors is ending.…
Continue Reading Chemical tanker, cargo ship crash near southwestern Japan
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the…
Continue Reading IMF fees on war-torn countries closer to elimination
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans…
Continue Reading California nuke extension challenged in legislative proposal
BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to extend the…
Continue Reading Watchdog groups call review at US nuclear lab ‘sham’ process
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is planning to review the environmental effects of operations…
Continue Reading Wayfair, Ross Stores fall; General Motors, Foot Locker rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Wayfair, Ross Stores fall; General Motors, Foot Locker…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 8/19/2022
The Associated Press Technology stocks led Wall Street lower, leaving major indexes in the red for the week. The benchmark S&P 500 index gave…
Continue Reading US protections for Idaho salmon, steelhead are here to stay
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections…
Continue Reading Opinion: Late-night television’s golden age is over
Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives In July, TBS announced that, after seven seasons, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”…
Continue Reading California sets new low unemployment record in July
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in July, the lowest point since 1976 as…
Continue Reading Walmart is expanding abortion coverage for employees
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is expanding travel and abortion coverage for its US employees…
Continue Reading