Asian stocks higher ahead of possible US rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors braced for another sharp interest…
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Jury selected for Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook defamation trial
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury was selected Monday in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how…
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Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Google has fired the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient, the company confirmed, saying he…
Continue Reading About 2,500 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting deal
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Roughly 2,500 Boeing workers are expected to go strike next month at three plants in the St. Louis area after they voted…
Continue Reading Yellen downplays US recession risk as economic reports loom
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the U.S. economy is slowing but pointed…
Continue Reading This reporter tried to expose Harvey Weinstein’s crimes 20 years ago. His account is finally out
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Long-time New Yorker media reporter Ken Auletta heard whispers of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse of women 20 years ago…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price falls 32 cents to $4.54 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 32 cents over the past two weeks to $4.54 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading Nevada court fights raise caution flags on green energy push
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opposition from friends, not foes, is creating potential roadblocks to President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading ‘Nope’ is Jordan Peele’s latest No. 1 film at the box office
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Nope,” Jordan Peele’s third movie, opened to an estimated $44 million this weekend in North…
Continue Reading Post-Covid, Elvis Presley’s Graceland bonds default
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business “The Mississippi Delta is shining like a National guitar… And for reasons I cannot explain there’s…
Continue Reading Painful weekend of border delays from UK into France
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Truck drivers and travelers seeking to cross from the U.K. into France faced major disruptions and…
Continue Reading Biden’s global promises held back by politics at home
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, FATIMA HUSSEIN and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after taking office, President Joe Biden went to…
Continue Reading Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the…
Continue Reading What the Fed and Madonna have in common
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Since its founding in 1913, the US Federal Reserve has fought to achieve three goals: maximum employment, stable…
Continue Reading Warner Bros. brings ‘Black Adam,’ ‘Shazam! 2’ to Comic-Con
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Dwayne Johnson went a few steps beyond merely teasing his long-awaited “Black Adam” movie at Comic-Con in San…
Continue Reading China Evergrande CEO, CFO resign amid probe into subsidiary
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling Chinese real estate developer China Evergrande has announced that its…
Continue Reading T-Mobile settles to pay $350M to customers in data breach
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by a class action…
Continue Reading Private browsing may not protect you as much as you think
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business For years, the most popular internet browsers have included options to search for and visit websites in…
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Monarch butterflies have reached endangered status. But it’s not all bad news.
Stacker looked at the decline of Eastern and Western monarch butterfly populations and contextualized the species’ challenges, citing data from the…
Continue Reading Disney changes name of ‘Fairy Godmothers in Training’ in US theme parks to gender-neutral term to be more inclusive, company says
By Emma Tucker Disney’s “Fairy Godmothers in Training” who dress up children as princesses and knights in boutiques at its US theme…
Continue Reading ‘Day by day’: Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring
By AYA BATRAWY, EILEEN NG, OMAR FARUK and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press Soki Wu’s food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in…
Continue Reading WWE’s McMahon says he is retiring amid misconduct probe
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press World Wrestling Entertainment impresario Vince McMahon announced Friday he is retiring amid an investigation into…
Continue Reading Hyundai gets $1.8B in aid to build electric cars in Georgia
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The state of Georgia and local governments are giving Hyundai Motor Group incentives worth $1.8…
Continue Reading Vince McMahon retires from WWE amid hush money investigation
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Vince McMahon, the former WWE chief executive, is retiring from the company, he said in a statement on Friday. The…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 7/22/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street gave back some of this week’s strong gains Friday following discouraging readings on the global economy and a slew…
Continue Reading Snap, SVB Financial fall, HCA, Schlumberger rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Snap, SVB Financial fall, HCA, Schlumberger…
Continue Reading Man gets nearly 22 years for $60M film finance fraud scheme
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man claiming to be a film financier has been sentenced in Florida to nearly 22 years in federal prison for…
Continue Reading Mexican telephone union back to work, government to mediate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — About 30,000 workers at Mexico’s largest fixed-line telephone and internet company have agreed to go back to work while the…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $1.65 to $94.70 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September delivery fell 66…
Continue Reading Cadillac thinks its hand-built electric car can take on Rolls-Royce
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Cadillac is going back into a market segment it hasn’t occupied in decades: the world of true ultra-luxury…
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