This Week: Fed minutes, Levi Strauss earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve serves up the minutes from its most recent interest rate policy meeting Wednesday. Levi Strauss & Co.…
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World shares mostly higher ahead of July 4 holiday in US
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly higher while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the…
Continue Reading Argentina has new economy minister after abrupt resignation
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina has a new economy minister just a day after the abrupt resignation of her predecessor shook the governing coalition…
Continue Reading West Africa leaders lift sanctions on 2 junta-led neighbors
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African leaders attending a regional summit have agreed to lift sanctions on two…
Continue Reading Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The foreign ministers of Germany and Ireland have reiterated their condemnation of the U.K…
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An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here’s how a company executive responded
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN While TikTok’s short-form videos are entertaining, that’s “just the sheep’s clothing,” a…
Continue Reading An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here’s how a company executive responded
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN While TikTok’s short-form videos are entertaining, that’s “just the sheep’s clothing,” a Federal…
Continue Reading 31 bodies, some decomposing, found at Indiana funeral home
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police are investigating after more than 30 bodies, some decomposing, were found inside a southern Indiana funeral…
Continue Reading ‘Minions’ set box office on fire with $108.5 million debut
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. “ Minions: The Rise of Gru ” brought in an…
Continue Reading What’s open and closed on July Fourth this year
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted in…
Continue Reading Key players granted bail in Buffalo Billion corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has granted bail to a prominent Buffalo developer and other businessmen serving prison time for a bid-rigging…
Continue Reading With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has extended school closures for one week because there…
Continue Reading Despite potential, Midwestern farms struggle to market fish
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When drastic increases in food costs spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic left…
Continue Reading Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions
By VALENTINA PETROVA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Russian diplomat says two airplanes have departed Bulgaria with…
Continue Reading French soccer tournament celebrates diversity, fights racism
By JADE LE DELEY and JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press CRETEIL, France (AP) — An amateur soccer tournament in France aimed at celebrating ethnic…
Continue Reading After abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables…
Continue Reading Healthcare stocks may keep your portfolio from needing a checkup
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Forget about an apple (or Apple) a day. Healthcare stocks may help keep the investing doctor away. Shares of Apple…
Continue Reading Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the…
Continue Reading How Activia went from stodgy digestive aid to trendy wellness brand
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you hear the word “Activia,” your first thought might be of Jamie Lee Curtis. You may also…
Continue Reading Argentine economy minister resigns amid peso, diesel woes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy minister has resigned unexpectedly at the end of a week in which the peso hit an all-time…
Continue Reading Tesla posts rare drop in sales in second quarter
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Covid lockdowns in China resulted in a rare drop in production and sales for Tesla in the second quarter. The electric…
Continue Reading Popular Pakistani restaurant stands test of time in Dubai
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a city boasting champagne brunches with views of the sea, Michelin star…
Continue Reading Egypt closes coastal area after shark kills Austrian swimmer
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline, a day after a…
Continue Reading Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger…
Continue Reading Hard Rock deal ends casino strike threat in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Hard Rock casino has reached agreement with Atlantic City’s main casino workers…
Continue Reading Russians press assault on eastern Ukrainian city
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out…
Continue Reading Tesla’s 2Q sales drop amid supply chain, pandemic problems
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as…
Continue Reading Flight delays ease up Saturday during chaotic July Fourth travel weekend
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN There appears to be no end of trouble in sight for flyers this week — a chaotic July Fourth weekend has spawned at least…
Continue Reading Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with the biggest crowds…
Continue Reading US testing new fire retardant, critics push other methods
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of…
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