Jury: Tesla just 1% to blame for teen driver’s fiery crash
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A jury in Florida has found Tesla just 1% negligent in a fiery crash that killed two teens, for…
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Can green hydrogen save a coal town and slow climate change?
By SAM METZ Associated Press DELTA, Utah (AP) — Developers in rural Utah who want to create big underground caverns to store hydrogen fuel won…
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Europe’s economy is in dire straits. This week presents a crucial test
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Europe’s economy, which accounts for almost a fifth of the world’s output, is facing its toughest test…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy is in dire straits. This week presents a crucial test
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Europe’s economy, which accounts for almost a fifth of the world’s output, is facing its toughest…
Continue Reading Opinion: The painful market selloff should be over soon
Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The stock market is having a rough go. Since hitting an all-time high on the first trading day of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Can Europe live without Russian natural gas?
BERLIN (AP) — Europe is in an energy crisis, and it means countries will struggle to keep homes warm and industry humming this winter. That’s…
Continue Reading Moms are crossing borders in search of baby formula
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business For one group of workers, the baby formula shortage is a multi-pronged crisis that threatens not only the well-being…
Continue Reading Home prices hit an all-time high, even as sales continue to slow
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices hit a new all-time high in June, even as home sales declined for the fifth straight month as a lack of…
Continue Reading Spanish worker’s death shows need to adapt to climate change
By RAQUEL REDONDO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The death of a street cleaner during a heat wave in Madrid is driving a debate in…
Continue Reading US home sales fell in June as prices reach new heights
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June as higher mortgage rates and…
Continue Reading UK approves new nuclear power station; Activists eye appeal
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has given the green light to a new nuclear power station that’s expected to…
Continue Reading Nearly ‘zero revenue’: Macao’s casinos were burning millions a day. Then came a lockdown
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Macao’s casinos have been bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars a month during the pandemic. Now a prolonged…
Continue Reading Biogen chops expenses in Q2, raises 2022 profit forecast
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Cost cutting helped Biogen beat second-quarter expectations soundly even as revenue slid and sales of the…
Continue Reading US demands talks on Mexican energy policies it calls unfair
By PAUL WISEMAN and MARÍA VERZA The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is putting pressure on Mexico over energy policies that…
Continue Reading Fidelity Charitable sets $4.8B record in grants for 6 months
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donations from Fidelity Charitable climbed 11% to a record $4.8 billion for the first half of…
Continue Reading From the college dorm trenches: What to bring, leave at home
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the uninitiated, outfitting a college dorm room can be a dizzying experience. Doing it at a…
Continue Reading Netflix finally told investors what they want to hear. Now comes the hard part
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business It wasn’t long ago that Wall Street would have bristled at such grim news out of Netflix: Between April and…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Goodyear developing airless metal tires for GM’s moon buggy
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors and Lockheed Martin are working together on a new Lunar Rover. but it needs tires. So, Goodyear…
Continue Reading Serbia, Egypt agree to boost cooperation amid war in Ukraine
By IVANA BZGANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Egypt and Serbia have agreed to boost political, economic and other cooperation as the…
Continue Reading Italy political turmoil a headache for Europe’s central bank
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Italy’s political turmoil is making life harder for the European Central Bank as…
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Russia broke the stock market. Now there’s only one reliable way to make money
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Investors searching for safe havens during the worst inflation in more than 40 years are out of luck. As markets…
Continue Reading Next ‘Squid Game?’ Big ratings on Netflix boosts hope for next Korean hit
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business A new show about a young female attorney has become another South Korean hit on Netflix, giving investors hope that the…
Continue Reading Europe plans to force countries to ration gas as Russia weaponizes energy
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Union has unveiled its emergency gas rationing plan — a day before it fears Russia could drastically cut…
Continue Reading 5 ways to protect yourself from Medicare fraud
By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet Medicare fraud is big business, and the COVID-19 pandemic has provided new opportunities for fraudsters. Fortunately,…
Continue Reading Hong Kong book fair kicks off with fewer political books
By KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s annual book fair has kicked off with several publishers of political books…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022’s best redesigned rides
By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds There are two key points within the life cycle of a vehicle: the introduction of a fully redesigned model and a significant…
Continue Reading Sky-high diesel prices squeeze truckers, farmers, consumers
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has…
Continue Reading EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cutoff
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15%…
Continue Reading Biden announces modest climate actions; pledges more to come
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat…
Continue Reading German court rejects case against meat industry restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court says it has thrown out complaints against a ban on the use of subcontractors in slaughterhouses that was…
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