Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ fizzles at the box office
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Lightyear” wasn’t able to get enough buzz at the box office this weekend. The latest film from…
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‘Lightyear’ stays earthbound, ‘Jurassic World’ holds No. 1
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Lightyear” did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar’s first major theatrical…
Continue Reading Germany to fire up coal stations as Russia squeezes gas supply
By Inke Kappeler and Tara John, CNN Germany must reduce natural gas consumption and increase the burning of coal in order to help fill gas storage…
Continue Reading Yellen: Recession not inevitable, gas tax holiday weighed
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow…
Continue Reading Macron alliance projected to lose parliamentary majority
By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was projected to lose its…
Continue Reading Biden says he is ‘proud’ of Apple retail workers who unionized
CNN, CNNBUSINESS, WBAL By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business President Joe Biden said he was “proud” of Apple’s retail workers in…
Continue Reading Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for the first time
By Catherine Thorbecke and Chris Isidore, CNN Apple workers in Towson, Maryland, have voted to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech…
Continue Reading Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighters in Spain and Germany area struggling to contain wildfires amid an unusual…
Continue Reading Inflation taking bite out of new infrastructure projects
By DAVID A. LIEB and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The price of a foot of water pipe in Tucson, Arizona: up 19%. The cost of a ton of asphalt in a…
Continue Reading Greek coast guard rescues 108 migrants; 4 missing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 108 migrants from a sailboat that was found rudderless and leaking water in the…
Continue Reading Opinion: The Black-White homeownership gap is wider than it was in the ’60s. Here’s how to close it
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Opinion by Jonathan Reckford and Lisa Rice for CNN Business Perspectives It is ironic and fitting that every June, our nation…
Continue Reading Opinion: The Black-White homeownership gap is wider than it was in the ’60s. Here’s how to close it
Opinion by Jonathan Reckford and Lisa Rice for CNN Business Perspectives It is ironic and fitting that every June, our nation recognizes both…
Continue Reading The Federal Reserve passes the buck on inflation
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The mission of the Federal Reserve is to foster the stability of US monetary systems. It’s the reason the…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy Father’s Day post spotlights family ties amid war
By JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One photograph shows a kneeling soldier kissing a child inside a subway…
Continue Reading Germany to limit use of gas for electricity production
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister says the country will limit the use of gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible…
Continue Reading Maryland Apple workers face hurdles after vote to unionize
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant…
Continue Reading New park in central Bangkok gives Thais needed green space
By JERRY HARMER and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Bursting with trees, ponds, plants and birdlife, a new inner-city park is…
Continue Reading Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a…
Continue Reading Mark Shields, political analyst on CNN and PBS ‘NewsHour,’ dies at 85
By Brian Stelter and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Mark Shields, the political sage and longtime analyst for CNN and PBS, died Saturday morning at the age of…
Continue Reading Mark Shields, political analyst on CNN and PBS ‘NewsHour,’ dies at 85
CNN By Brian Stelter and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Mark Shields, the political sage and longtime analyst for CNN and PBS, died Saturday morning at the age…
Continue Reading The most popular air travel day this year was a mess. That won’t change anytime soon
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Americans gained a new federal holiday last year: Juneteenth. This year the holiday, which commemorates of the end…
Continue Reading Buttigieg: US may act against airlines on consumers’ behalf
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread…
Continue Reading US opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s final charity lunch draws record $19M bid
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An anonymous bidder has shelled out a record $19 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet at a steakhouse in…
Continue Reading Milan designers invoke joy, nostalgia in menswear
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Denim, fringe and chunky rubber sliders. These are the elements of next year’s summer wardrobe…
Continue Reading EU: Turkish Cypriots must curb migrants arrivals to Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior European Union official says breakaway Turkish Cypriots on ethnically…
Continue Reading Georgia cooperatives move to freeze nuclear costs at $8.1B
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — One of the owners of a nuclear power plant being expanded in Georgia says it’s shifting costs to…
Continue Reading Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as crypto meltdown continues
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The price of bitcoin breached $19,000 and ethereum fell below $1,000 Saturday morning, extending the brutal crypto…
Continue Reading Big crowds take to London streets to protest soaring costs
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people have marched through central London in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain. Huge crowds flooded…
Continue Reading Biden, mulling tariff decision, will talk soon to China’s Xi
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to talk to Chinese leader Xi Jinping soon as he…
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