Fed: Sharply higher rates may be needed to quell inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers…
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Amazon partners with Grubhub to offer Prime customers meal delivery perks
CNN, WABC By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon Prime members in the United States can now get free meal deliveries through Grubhub as part of…
Continue Reading Amazon partners with Grubhub to offer Prime customers meal delivery perks
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon Prime members in the United States can now get free meal deliveries through Grubhub as part of a growing…
Continue Reading Slovakia’s coalition in crisis over tackling high inflation
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government is facing another serious crisis after a junior party threatened to withdraw from the…
Continue Reading More flexibility proposed for student debt forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their…
Continue Reading Biden plans to nominate Denver airport CEO to head the FAA
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer President Joe Biden plans to nominate the CEO of the Denver airport to become the next head of the Federal…
Continue Reading Apple to add ‘lockdown’ safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs
Associated Press Associated Press CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple plans to roll out a “lockdown” option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers…
Continue Reading Cyprus brings back indoor mask wearing amid COVID-19 surge
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has brought back compulsory mask-wearing in all indoor areas for everyone age 12 and over amid a surge of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Apple plans new feature to protect journalists and human rights workers from spyware
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Apple on Wednesday said it will release a new feature this fall for iPhone, Mac and iPad operating software that is…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How UK Conservatives can change their leader
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to cling to power despite an open…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s ice cream fight in Israel heats up
By WILSON RING Associated Press One week after its parent company found a way to get Ben & Jerry’s ice cream sold in east Jerusalem and the…
Continue Reading Norwegian Cruise Line to drop requirement for COVID-19 test
MIAMI (AP) — The Norwegian Cruise Line company is dropping a requirement that passengers test negative for COVID-19 before sailing. The company…
Continue Reading Italian govt staves off immediate prospect of early election
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi’s government has staved off the immediate prospect of an…
Continue Reading French government plans to nationalize electricity giant EDF
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says the government plans to nationalize French electricity…
Continue Reading If you use your company’s abortion travel benefits, will your boss find out?
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to…
Continue Reading If you use your company’s abortion travel benefits, will your boss find out?
CNN, KCBD, KOCO By Tami Luhby, CNN The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s…
Continue Reading If you use your company’s abortion travel benefits, will your boss find out?
By Tami Luhby, CNN The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to…
Continue Reading Granholm, actor Robert Downey Jr. boost clean energy jobs
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department is teaming with actor Robert Downey Jr. to recruit up to 1,000 new workers…
Continue Reading Biden in Ohio spotlights effort to rescue union pensions
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — President Joe Biden has used an Ohio visit to showcase federal action aimed at…
Continue Reading Dutch airline KLM sued over alleged ‘greenwashing’
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Several environmental groups have launched legal action against Dutch airline KLM over advertisements that promote flying as a…
Continue Reading Work at a school or nonprofit? You could erase student loans
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A deadline is fast approaching for teachers, librarians, nurses and others who…
Continue Reading Putin’s aide warns US against pressing for war crimes court
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian official has warned the U.S. that it could face the “wrath of God” if it pursues efforts to help establish an…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company will let you pay for a ride with Dogecoin
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The Boring Company has launched a way for customers to pay for rides on Loop, its Las Vegas transit system, with the…
Continue Reading TikTok’s ties to China are once again under fire in Washington. Here’s why
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Two years after then-President Donald Trump said he would ban TikTok in the United States through an…
Continue Reading Senate Intel leaders call for FTC probe into TikTok amid alleged ‘misrepresentations’ on data practices
By Brian Fung, CNN Top lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee called for a Federal Trade Commission probe of TikTok on Tuesday, amid…
Continue Reading Opinion: The SEC alone can’t police billionaire CEOs like Elon Musk
Opinion by Charles K. Whitehead for CNN Business Perspectives In the startup world, pushing regulatory limits to promote a new business is often seen…
Continue Reading US job openings slip, but employment landscape remains solid
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May as the economy has shown signs of…
Continue Reading Facing severe drought, Somalia calls for Turkish support
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Somalia’s president has called for assistance from Turkey to combat the effects of severe drought that is threatening the…
Continue Reading Biomedical grantmakers’ diversity push gains new momentum
By SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the nation’s wealthiest…
Continue Reading UK antitrust officials investigate Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition
By Brian Fung, CNN The UK competition regulator on Wednesday announced the launch of an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $68.7…
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