Feds nudge airlines to let families sit together on planes
By The Associated Press The Biden administration is nudging airlines to make it easier for families to sit together on planes at no extra charge. On…
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Court blocks Pennsylvania’s carbon emissions plan
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A state court has blocked Pennsylvania from participating in a regional carbon pricing program to combat climate…
Continue Reading Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion…
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Musk tells Twitter he wants out of deal to buy it. Twitter says it will force him to close the sale
By Clare Duffy, Brian Fung and Rachel Metz, CNN Elon Musk moved Friday afternoon to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter — the latest…
Continue Reading NHTSA to investigate Florida Tesla crash that killed 2
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash. This one…
Continue Reading End of a chapter at Theranos: What’s next for former top two executives
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In January, Elizabeth Holmes became the rare Silicon Valley founder convicted of fraud stemming from her…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 7/8/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street is closing out a winning week with a sputtering finish on Friday, as stocks waffled following a…
Continue Reading Levi Strauss, Costco rise; Nu Skin, WD-40 fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Levi, Costco rise; Nu Skin, WD-40…
Continue Reading Ford and VW-backed self-driving company shuts down DC operations
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Argo AI, the self-driving company backed by Ford and Volkswagen, is shutting down its Washington, DC operation as…
Continue Reading Presbyterians agree to divest from fossil fuel companies
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has opted to pull investments from five energy corporations, joining other faith-based groups in targeting…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $2.06 to $104.79 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September delivery rose…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the June jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is raging. The stock market is tumbling and interest rates rising. American…
Continue Reading You’re much more likely to buy an EV if you’ve ever had a ride in one
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The percentage of Americans who say they would “definitely buy” an electric vehicle has more than…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka imposes curfew as cops fire tear gas at protesters
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital a day before a planned…
Continue Reading 5 poultry industry execs found not guilty of price fixing
Associated Press Five executives from the poultry processing industry have been found not guilty of conspiring to fix prices. A jury in a Denver…
Continue Reading Canada: Outage leaves many without mobile, internet service
TORONTO (AP) — A widespread network outage left many Canadians without mobile and internet service for most of the day, disrupting police, business…
Continue Reading Twitter is laying off a third of its talent acquisition team
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter is laying off a portion of its recruiting team after previously saying it would pause most hiring. The move…
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Park outdoors: Ford expands recall for possible engine fires
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is expanding a recall of SUVs and telling owners to park them outside after a series of engine fires that can happen even when…
Continue Reading Bulgaria moves closer to early election as talks fail
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Bulgarian liberal party has failed to find a majority in parliament to form a…
Continue Reading WWE’s Vince McMahon paid $12 million in hush money to multiple women, report says
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Former WWE chief executive Vince McMahon paid more than $12 million to four women to cover up “allegations…
Continue Reading WWE’s Vince McMahon paid $12 million in hush money to multiple women, report says
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Former WWE chief executive Vince McMahon paid more than $12 million to four women to cover up “allegations of…
Continue Reading ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ nabs a mighty box office opening for Marvel
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The God of Thunder still has some pop. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the latest film in the Marvel…
Continue Reading ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ hopes to jolt a rebounding theater industry
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Two years ago, movie theaters were suffering through the pandemic and many in Hollywood wondered if going to the…
Continue Reading Germany’s biggest landlord turns down the heat as Russian gas shortage bites
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Germany’s biggest landlord will turn down the heat for hundreds of thousands of residents in the coming months as…
Continue Reading Gen Z isn’t that into dining out. Here’s how restaurants are chasing them
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants have had a tough couple of years, with the pandemic, soaring ingredient prices and labor…
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American Airlines Triples Pay for Pilots
American Airlines is agreeing to a premium pay deal with its pilots. It comes in the wake of a scheduling glitch that left thousands of…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation, women’s tennis partnering on health issues
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The WTA women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation…
Continue Reading Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday…
Continue Reading Facebook, Twitter remove Shinzo Abe assassination videos
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Facebook parent Meta and Twitter are deleting any videos of the fatal gun attack on Shinzo Abe that…
Continue Reading UK Labour leaders cleared over ‘beergate’ meal with team
LONDON (AP) — British police say they will not fine the two top leaders of the opposition Labour Party over a curry-and-beer meal with colleagues…
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