Employers who want workers in the office more often may be in for a fight
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Many employers have made it clear that they want their workers to return to the office — at least part of the…
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Some schools build affordable housing to retain teachers
By JANIE HAR Associated Press DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area high school teacher Lisa Raskin moved out of a cramped apartment she…
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Martha C. White Although prices at the pump serve as one of the most prominent symbols of rampant inflation, economists are more worried about the…
Continue Reading This one thing is pushing up the price of almost everything you buy
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Martha C. White Although prices at the pump serve as one of the most prominent symbols of rampant inflation, economists are more…
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West Virginia officials to appeal opioid lawsuit decision
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Officials in a West Virginia county plan to appeal a federal judge’s ruling in favor of three major U.S. drug…
Continue Reading Dock workers’ strike hits cargo handling at German ports
BERLIN (AP) — Dock workers at Germany’s North Sea ports are on strike in the latest of several walkouts that have added to pressures on shipping…
Continue Reading Retail sales up 1% in June, easing fears of a recession
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers picked up their spending from May to June,…
Continue Reading Growing enrollment, Optum Health propel UnitedHealth in 2Q
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer UnitedHealth Group hiked its 2022 forecast Friday after riding both growing health insurance enrollment and its newer…
Continue Reading Bulgaria’s president tries to unlock political crisis
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president has launched talks with all political parties represented in…
Continue Reading Energy saved US markets last quarter. Now the sector is losing power
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business US markets took a beating on Thursday as big bank earnings delivered disappointing results. Markets and the economy…
Continue Reading EU takes Hungary to highest court over LGBT, media rules
By RAF CASERT and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive has intensified its legal standoff with Hungary by…
Continue Reading Wells Fargo profit falls buy loan growth buoys investors
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, saw its second-quarter revenue and profit decline as rising…
Continue Reading Italy enters into political uncertainty after 5-Stars balk
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is entering five days of political and financial uncertainty after the 5-Star Movement…
Continue Reading Russian cruise missiles rain down on southern Ukrainian city
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Cruise missiles fired by Russian strategic bombers struck a southeastern Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Buffalo market reopens to debate over healing, sensitivity
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cariol Horne started her morning outside the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, placing white…
Continue Reading Toyota’s Japan flagship Crown car to debut on global markets
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s flagship model in Japan, the Crown, is going on sale around the world for the first…
Continue Reading Stocks end higher on Wall Street, still down for the week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a week of losses with a broad rally for stocks Friday, as investors…
Continue Reading G20 finance leaders in Bali to tackle Ukraine, inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Top financial officials from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are meeting…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s prime minister sworn in as interim president
By KRUTIKA PATHI, KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister was sworn…
Continue Reading Argentina’s import limits bring fears of looming shortages
By DANIEL POLITI and DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Business leaders across Argentina are scrambling to deal with a…
Continue Reading China’s economy records slowest growth since the start of 2020
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy has recorded its worst quarterly performance in over two years, after months of harsh Covid lockdowns…
Continue Reading China extends property loans at the fastest pace in three years as mortgage crisis spreads
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business China’s banking regulator has pledged to boost lending to help developers finish stalled property projects and…
Continue Reading China’s economy shrinks 2.6% during virus shutdowns
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous…
Continue Reading New Mexico, ‘Stranger Things’ backdrop, hits production peak
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s film and TV industry has hit a new peak, with record spending by video…
Continue Reading California social media addiction bill drops parent lawsuits
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill in the California Legislature to make social media companies liable for addicting…
Continue Reading Uber’s safety issues still loom large: Another five passengers sue company over alleged sexual assault incidents
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Five more passengers are suing Uber over alleged sexual assault incidents that occurred in recent months…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Twitter, Musk and the Delaware Chancery Court
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Twitter Inc.’s lawsuit to force billionaire Elon Musk to make good on his promise to buy…
Continue Reading Facebook users may soon be able to create multiple profiles under their accounts
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook is testing an option for users to create multiple profiles from a single account, amid a bid by the platform to…
Continue Reading Canadian owner OKs $84M in work, $1.5M fine; Louisiana plant
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal and Louisiana agencies say the owner of a closed fertilizer plant near Baton…
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Gas prices drop in Texas and New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — Both Texas and New Mexico are seeing a dip in gas prices this week. In Texas, the statewide average price of a gallon of unleaded…
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