Ex-Fed insider: A full-blown recession is ‘almost certainly’ coming
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve’s war on inflation will eventually kill the economic recovery from Covid-19, former Fed official…
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Anger, clashes in South Africa following gang rape arrests
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press KRUGERSDORP, South Africa (AP) — Community members in the South African city of Krugersdorp have beaten…
Continue Reading US firm: Likely Iranian threat actor in Albania cyberattack
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A U.S. security firm says a cyberattack that temporarily shut down some Albanian…
Continue Reading Amazon workers at UK warehouse stop work to protest pay
LONDON (AP) — More than 700 Amazon warehouse workers in England staged a protest Thursday in a dispute over pay, in the latest sign of workplace…
Continue Reading EPL sets high bar in European soccer, finances and glamor
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The world’s richest soccer league starts a new season in England on Friday as the rest of Europe…
Continue Reading Employment market shows signs of cooling amid rate hikes
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The employment market appears to have lost some of its sizzle, a development that could…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates drop below 5% for first time since April
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates dropped for the second week in a row, falling below 5% for the first time since mid-April. The 30-year…
Continue Reading Long-term mortgage rates under 5% for 1st time in 4 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell below 5% for the first time in four months this…
Continue Reading Dirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?
By DAVID KLEPPER and SOPHIA TULP Associated Press In the thick of Kansas’ contentious debate over abortion rights, the anonymous text messages…
Continue Reading Alibaba shares pop as revenue beats expectations
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Alibaba just posted flat revenue growth for the first time since becoming a public company, but investors don’t…
Continue Reading Alibaba revenue beats expectations despite contraction
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday beat market expectations for revenue in…
Continue Reading Applications for US jobless claims up again last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the number of unemployed continues to…
Continue Reading The party is over at Robinhood. But meme mania lingers
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Robinhood got off to a rocky start when it made its Wall Street debut one year ago, but hopes for the buzzy trading…
Continue Reading The Bank of England just made its biggest rate hike in 27 years
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Central bankers in the United Kingdom have announced the biggest increase in interest rates in 27 years, as spiraling…
Continue Reading The party is over at Robinhood. But meme mania lingers
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Robinhood got off to a rocky start when it made its Wall Street debut one year ago, but hopes for…
Continue Reading China’s military drills around Taiwan threaten to upend global trade
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s live-fire military drills around Taiwan are threatening to disrupt trade and commercial travel in East Asia,…
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China’s military drills around Taiwan threaten to upend global trade
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business China’s live-fire military drills around Taiwan are threatening to disrupt trade and commercial travel in East…
Continue Reading Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government announced on Thursday it plans to prevent development of a…
Continue Reading Russians shell city near Europe’s largest nuclear plant
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces shelled a Ukrainian city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant…
Continue Reading Taiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan has canceled airline flights as China fired missiles near the island in retaliation for a…
Continue Reading Bank of England predicts recession at the end of the year
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has announced its biggest interest rate increase in 27 years. The central bank…
Continue Reading Asian stock markets rise ahead of US jobs data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday ahead of an update on the health of the U.S. jobs market while…
Continue Reading Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency…
Continue Reading Toyota profit down as chips shortage keeps customers waiting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit fell nearly 18% from a year earlier in the April-June quarter as a semiconductor…
Continue Reading Solomon Islands takes tighter control over state broadcaster
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The government of the Solomon Islands is tightening its control over the nation’s…
Continue Reading ‘Stray’: How a virtual orange tabby is helping real cats
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along…
Continue Reading US proposes to increase refund protections for air travelers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is proposing tougher rules for when airlines must give passengers refunds for changing their travel plans.…
Continue Reading New head of Alex Jones’ company faces questions from lawyers for Sandy Hook families
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The accountant now in charge of overseeing right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ company Free Speech Systems through…
Continue Reading Jury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more…
Continue Reading Construction begins at Fukushima plant for water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The construction of facilities needed for a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into…
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