Productivity, consumer prices, Cardinal Health earns
The Associated Press The Labor Department issues its second-quarter snapshot of U.S. employee productivity Tuesday and its latest monthly index of…
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Water crisis looms for eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The echo of artillery shells thundering in the distance mingles with the din of people…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly decline on global technology downturn
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including…
Continue Reading Former coal town comes together in face of Kentucky floods
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer FLEMING-NEON, Ky. (AP) — Barely a week after floodwaters swept downtown and left a foot of mud and twisted,…
Continue Reading Not so fast: California’s last nuke plant might run longer
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after US job gain paves way for rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest…
Continue Reading China’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — The capital of China’s Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours on Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak grows on…
Continue Reading Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week.…
Continue Reading Report: Dozens got sick after visiting Kansas splash park
GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — A new federal study said dozens of people got sick after visiting a splash park near Wichita, Kansas, last summer. The study…
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More than 900 US flights canceled, and 6,300 US flights delayed on Sunday
By Chuck Johnston Another wave of airline cancellations and delays is being felt across the United States on Sunday. According to the flight tracking…
Continue Reading What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit…
Continue Reading What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed…
Continue Reading What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit…
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New Jersey man sentenced to five years in prison over GoFundMe scheme
A New Jersey man who was part of a scheme to defraud GoFundMe donors has been sentenced to five years in prison Friday. 43-year-old Mark D’Amico…
Continue Reading America’s strong dollar is hurting everyone else
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The US dollar has been on a tear this year. That’s good news for American tourists gallivanting around Europe,…
Continue Reading Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train’ pulls into station with $30.1M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stylized action romp “Bullet Train,” starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million…
Continue Reading What’s in Democrats’ big bill? Climate, health care, savings
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what…
Continue Reading Casper is hiring professional nappers with ‘exceptional sleeping ability’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A mattress brand is hiring for a position where sleeping on the job is not just accepted — it’s mandatory. Casper, a…
Continue Reading China July exports rise, with trade surplus at record-high
BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth continued to rise in July, sending trade surplus to a record high. According to data from China’s customs,…
Continue Reading Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic.…
Continue Reading The market read the Federal Reserve all wrong
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business After the Federal Reserve’s July meeting, investors quickly reached a consensus: The central bank was turning…
Continue Reading Transit woes mount for Boston’s beleaguered subway riders
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe. There have been…
Continue Reading Bangladesh seeks China help to repatriate Rohingya refugees
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has sought cooperation from China to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar…
Continue Reading Shift in war’s front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; plant hit
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received…
Continue Reading Netflix is not in deep trouble. It’s becoming a media company
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix has had a terrible 2022. In April, it said it lost subscribers for the first time since 2011. Its stock has…
Continue Reading Tesla made misleading claims about Autopilot and Self Driving, California DMV claims
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Tesla’s autopilot and self-driving claims are under fire again, this time from the California Department of Motor…
Continue Reading Venezuela, Colombia border areas hopeful as reopening looms
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN JUAN DE COLON, Venezuela (AP) — Official cross-border trade between Venezuela and Colombia has been…
Continue Reading Biden team, Eli Lilly condemn new Indiana abortion ban
By KEN KUSMER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The administration of President Joe Biden and one of Indiana’s largest employers have…
Continue Reading Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with ‘bot’ info
Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures…
Continue Reading Dems’ climate, energy, tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle
By ALAN FRAM and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic bill toward Senate approval early…
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