Gas prices going down, El Pasoans feeling the effects
EL PASO, Texas — Gas prices are continuing to go down for the sixth week in a row and El Paso drivers have noticed. Drivers in Texas are paying the…
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The impact inflation has on El Paso businesses
EL PASO, Texas – According to a G.D.P. report, for the second time, it shows the United States economy has shrunk. Because of the decreases, many are…
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Sympathetic portrayal of Alex Jones rebuked as ‘hypocrisy’
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A producer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s media company tried to paint a sympathetic…
Continue Reading Argentina names economy ‘super minister’ as crisis deepens
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government has announced the appointment of an economic “super…
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Instagram walks back updates after criticism from Kardashian family
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Instagram on Thursday said it will walk back some of its recent feature changes after facing mounting backlash…
Continue Reading Instagram walks back updates after criticism from Kardashian family
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Instagram on Thursday said it will walk back some of its recent feature changes after facing mounting…
Continue Reading Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by…
Continue Reading Apple’s profit declines nearly 11%
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Even the world’s most valuable tech company isn’t immune to the more challenging global economic climate.…
Continue Reading Apple still thriving as economy slows, despite 3Q profit dip
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s profit slipped during the past quarter, but the world’s largest…
Continue Reading Amazon posts 2Q loss but revenue tops estimates, stock jumps
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street…
Continue Reading Amazon beats expectations to avoid tech earnings slump
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon appears to still be going strong even as other Big Tech companies stumble amid pressure from inflation and an…
Continue Reading Amazon beats expectations to avoid tech earnings slump
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon appears to still be going strong even as other Big Tech companies stumble amid pressure from inflation and…
Continue Reading Tesla, GM buyers would get EV tax credits again under Democrats’ climate bill
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Under a new green energy bill agreed to by Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin, automakers like Tesla…
Continue Reading Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: US economy remains ‘resilient’ despite GDP decline
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business While the latest GDP report showed the US economy contracted again in the second quarter, Treasury Secretary Janet…
Continue Reading Meta, Comcast fall; Harley-Davidson, Frontier rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Meta Platforms Inc., down $8.86 to $160.72. The owner of Facebook and Instagram…
Continue Reading Ukraine says Syrian ship docks in Lebanon with stolen grain
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian cargo ship carrying what Ukraine says is grain stolen by Russia has docked in Lebanon. The Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut said…
Continue Reading Car accident in Egypt’s Sinai kills 2 Israeli tourists
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign ministry says two Israeli tourists were killed and five were injured in a car accident in Egypt’s…
Continue Reading Governments ramp up demands for user info, Twitter warns
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove…
Continue Reading Last year’s backpack: Tapped out families are struggling to pay for back to school purchases
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Shopping for back-to-school essentials is becoming a real struggle for families whose household budgets are…
Continue Reading Congress OKs bill to aid computer chip firms, counter China
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific…
Continue Reading Facebook ends funding for US news partnerships program
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta Platforms says it will no longer pay U.S. news organizations to have their material appear in…
Continue Reading Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural US places
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve…
Continue Reading 2nd state in Mexico begins avocado exports to U.S. market
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. consumers are finally getting the chance to try avocados from a second state in Mexico…
Continue Reading Georgia county files suit to force land sale for spaceport
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force a company to sell it 4,000 acres on…
Continue Reading Russia fines WhatsApp, Snapchat over data storage
LONDON (AP) — Russian regulators have fined chat service WhatsApp and Snapchat for failing to store Russian users’ data on local servers as part…
Continue Reading PBS series, AP detail toll of Russian invasion of Ukraine
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two documentaries detailing the punishing effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine will air on…
Continue Reading Tiny birth control stock soars following Roe v. Wade overturn
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There’s a saying on Wall Street that traders often sell the news. Well, that hasn’t been the case with…
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Tiny birth control stock soars following Roe v. Wade overturn
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There’s a saying on Wall Street that traders often sell the news. Well, that hasn’t been the case…
Continue Reading UAW rescinds strike pay increase at annual convention
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Members of the United Auto Workers union have rescinded an increase in strike pay that had been approved earlier in…
Continue Reading Why Apple can’t quit China
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business For close to two decades, Apple and China have been inextricably linked. The world’s most populous country not…
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