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.…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading Opinion: The US can still avoid a recession. Here’s how
Opinion by Joseph H. Davis for CNN Business Perspectives The United States economy is in jeopardy. Higher prices for essentials like food and energy…
Continue Reading Famed Ukrainian medic describes ‘hell’ of Russian captivity
By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken…
Continue Reading Famed Ukrainian medic describes ‘hell’ of Russian captivity
By LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken…
Continue Reading No-confidence vote fails in France; shows divided parliament
By JADE LE DELEY and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist…
Continue Reading Frontier Airlines says it lacks the votes for Spirit merger
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Frontier Airlines, facing likely defeat in its bid to merge with Spirit Airlines, says it is done with a bidding…
Continue Reading The euro and the dollar are under half a penny away from 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 is nearly the same — the…
Continue Reading How to get free fries at McDonald’s and Wendy’s this week
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s and Wendy’s are both giving away free fries this week. On Wednesday, in celebration of the…
Continue Reading German union seeks 8% wage increase for industrial workers
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest industrial union says it will seek an 8% wage increase for millions of manufacturing workers in upcoming pay…
Continue Reading Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone to be charged with fraud over assets
LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Subway North America President Trevor Haynes
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Subway has a new recipe for success: fewer stores and a bigger menu. In early July, the 57-year-old sandwich…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to afford big-ticket items for the year
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet If you need to make a big purchase this year, such as an appliance or piece of furniture, consider your timing:…
Continue Reading This is what doomed Elon Musk’s Twitter deal
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter almost 90 days ago, the world — and financial markets —…
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