Former Polish officials claimed as spyware hacking victims
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A rights watchdog says former officials in Poland have been identified among the victims of attempted phone hacking with the…
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The rise and fall of Theranos: A timeline
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Four years after the top two Theranos executives, Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani,…
Continue Reading Canadian bank expects short-lived recession in 2023
TORONTO (AP) — A report by the Royal Bank of Canada says the country is headed towards a recession in 2023, but it will be short-lived and not as…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $4.20 to $102.73 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for September delivery rose…
Continue Reading Former Theranos exec Ramesh Balwani convicted of fraud
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Reporter SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani…
Continue Reading Arizona OKs biggest US school voucher plan, faces challenge
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a massive expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher…
Continue Reading France unveils measures to boost household purchasing power
PARIS (AP) — The French government has unveiled a 20 billion-euro ($20.3 billion) package of measures meant to help struggling households cope with…
Continue Reading Opinion: 4 ways governments can encourage businesses to meaningfully lower their carbon emissions
Opinion by Henry Fernandez for CNN Business Perspectives If the world hopes to limit the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius —…
Continue Reading IRS asks Treasury watchdog to probe Comey, McCabe tax audits
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately…
Continue Reading Former Theranos COO is guilty of federal fraud
By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former COO of failed blood testing startup Theranos and…
Continue Reading American Airlines is tripling pilots’ pay after a scheduling glitch left thousands of flights without pilots
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business American Airlines has agreed to pay its pilots triple their normal rate after a computer scheduling glitch left…
Continue Reading Oil minister says Iraq to act to annul Kurdish oil deals
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s oil minister says the government will take steps to enforce a recent court decision to…
Continue Reading Finland to boost security at Russia border with amended law
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Parliament has passed amended legislation on border security that allows for the…
Continue Reading Pringles wants a spider named after it
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Pringles and spiders are probably two things you don’t associate with each other — until now. The…
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FDA temporarily lifts ban on Juul products after an appeals court blocked the ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily lifted the ban on selling and distributing Juul products they issued last month…
Continue Reading Twitter says it removes 1 million spam accounts a day
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter said it removes 1 million spam accounts each day in a call with executives Thursday during a briefing…
Continue Reading EU decision on natural gas could threaten climate progress
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer The European Union’s plan to include natural gas in a list of activities considered sustainable could derail…
Continue Reading With US dollar nearly equal to euro, impact is being felt
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. dollar has been surging so much that it’s nearly equal in value to the euro…
Continue Reading Friday’s jobs report could be telling as recession worries mount
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Economic uncertainty and recession fears have yet to take the shine off a robust labor market, but investors and…
Continue Reading GameStop shares are about to get much cheaper
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business GameStop shares will soon lose three quarters of their value. But don’t worry: It’s good news for…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates retreat this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates eased again this week as the Federal Reserve remains likely…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates see largest decline since 2008
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates dropped for the second week in a row, notching the largest decline since December, 2008. The 30-year…
Continue Reading Higher gas prices hurt pockets, make small dent in emissions
By SETH BORENSTEIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press As Congress and now the Supreme Court stymie the Biden administration’s efforts to curb climate…
Continue Reading Wall Street expects inflation squeeze on 2Q earnings
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation tightened its grip on businesses and consumers during the second quarter, and…
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After two years the El Paso Rent help program is closed
EL PASO, Texas — The EP Rent Help program closed for new applicants almost a month ago. But the results of the two-year program are…
Continue Reading Lithuanian crowdfunding drive gets Ukraine an armed drone
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private…
Continue Reading What’s next for UK? Boris Johnson quits, but not gone yet
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative Party leader after months of ethics scandals and a party…
Continue Reading U.S. jobless claims rise to 235k, most in nearly six months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson reached the top but was felled by his flaws
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson wanted to be like his hero Winston Churchill: a larger-than-life character who led…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson leaves an economic mess for his successor to fix
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Boris Johnson was ultimately forced to resign as UK prime minister Thursday as dozens of members of his party quit the…
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