German official: Nuclear would do little to solve gas issue
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor has defended the government’s commitment to ending the use of nuclear power at the end of the year. He…
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The euro and the US dollar are at parity for the first time in 20 years
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business For the first time in 20 years, the exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar has reached parity —…
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business For the first time in 20 years, the exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar has reached…
Continue Reading Hong Kong leader defends health code plan to combat COVID-19
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader is defending the city’s plan to implement health codes that would more…
Continue Reading DNC ads warn voters that GOP wants nationwide abortion ban
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters…
Continue Reading China bank customers to get deposits back after protests
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Financial regulators in central China’s Henan and Anhui provinces have promised to give…
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American bison are making a major comeback
To learn more about the ultimate American comeback story, Stacker explored the history of bison populations in the U.S. and repopulation efforts…
Continue Reading Asian markets rise ahead of US inflation data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors waited for U.S. inflation data some worry might…
Continue Reading US, Japan vow joint efforts on Ukraine, trade, food crisis
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japan’s finance minister have agreed to cooperate…
Continue Reading Croatia clears final hurdle to adopting the euro next year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has removed the final obstacles tp Croatia adopting the euro next year. It will enable the first expansion of…
Continue Reading High UAE gas prices stand out where cheap fuel was the norm
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mere years ago, fuel was cheaper than bottled water in the oil-rich United Arab…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime Day comes amid slowdown in online sales growth
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the…
Continue Reading First on CNN: BTS is coming to Disney in a major streaming deal
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Disney is bringing BTS to its streaming services, adding the world’s biggest band to its roster of digital stars.…
Continue Reading Twitter’s legal team calls Elon Musk’s attempt to exit acquisition deal ‘invalid and wrongful’
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk wants to cancel his deal to buy Twitter, but the social media company is having none of it. On Friday, Musk…
Continue Reading Gap CEO Sonia Syngal to step down amid weak sales
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. has announced that its CEO and president Sonia Syngal is stepping down from…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 7/11/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street is back to falling on Monday, ahead of a busy week with updates scheduled for how bad inflation is and how corporate…
Continue Reading Twitter, Las Vegas Sands fall; Mullen, La Jolla rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Twitter, Las Vegas Sands fall; Mullen, La Jolla…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 70 cents to $104.09 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for September delivery rose 8…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Reporter Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said Friday he was abandoning his…
Continue Reading Thousands of leaked Uber documents show extreme steps company allegedly took to expand aggressively
KSNV, VICTORIA PARTRIDGE, CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Hundreds of thousands of leaked Uber documents obtained by The Guardian and shared with a…
Continue Reading Thousands of leaked Uber documents show extreme steps company allegedly took to expand aggressively
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Hundreds of thousands of leaked Uber documents obtained by The Guardian and shared with a consortium of news outlets show…
Continue Reading State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities
By AADIT TAMBE, STEPHEN NEUKAM, KATE SELTZER, RACHEL LOGAN, HENRY KUCZYNSKI, EMMETT GARTNER, TRISHA AHMED, ABBY ZIMMARDI, MICHAEL PURDIE, SHREYA…
Continue Reading Consumers’ inflation expectations hit record high
By Lucy Bayly, CNN Business Consumer expectations for prices to continue rising over the next year increased to the highest level on record,…
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Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukraine
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian city, Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme, dies at 94
LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. A statement posted Monday on…
Continue Reading President Biden reveals the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived. President…
Continue Reading A crucial Russian gas pipeline has been shut for repairs. Will it ever reopen?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Since the West hit Russia with bruising sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, a frightening question has…
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Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand
With a punishing heat wave across Texas driving record high power demand, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas late Sunday sent out a request…
Continue Reading Fed’s Bullard: Solid US economy can handle rising rates
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says last week’s jobs report…
Continue Reading Opinion: The US can still avoid a recession. Here’s how
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Opinion by Joseph H. Davis for CNN Business Perspectives The United States economy is in jeopardy. Higher prices for essentials…
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