How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday as Wall Street keeps wrestling with whether the economy will successfully avoid a recession…
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Spirit Airlines, Sunrun rise; Twitter, Anaplan fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Spirit Airlines, Sunrun rise; Twitter, Anaplan…
Continue Reading Broker blames ‘irrational’ Vatican choices for London losses
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of the principal figures in the Vatican’s bungled London real estate venture says the…
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The Washington Post suspends reporter David Weigel over sexist retweet
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The Washington Post has suspended reporter David Weigel for one month without pay for retweeting a sexist joke, two…
Continue Reading Apple offers glimpse at upcoming changes to iPhone software
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple on Monday provided a peek at upcoming tweaks to the software that powers more than 1 billion iPhones…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 37 cents to $118.50 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 21…
Continue Reading UN: Climate shocks, war fuel multiple looming food crises
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Two U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings Monday about multiple, looming food crises on…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Wendy’s is finally selling this ‘highly anticipated’ Frosty flavor
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is adding a new Frosty to its lineup — its first new flavor in nearly three years. Beginning Monday,…
Continue Reading New York bill targets Amazon’s use of productivity quotas
Associated Press (AP) — New York lawmakers have passed a bill targeting the use of warehouse productivity quotas in the state. The legislation aims…
Continue Reading It’s been a rough year for social media stocks. Blame TikTok
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business This year has so far been miserable for investors in social media companies. Shares of Facebook and Instagram…
Continue Reading It’s been a rough year for social media stocks. Blame TikTok
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business This year has so far been miserable for investors in social media companies. Shares of Facebook…
Continue Reading Why US gas prices are at a record, and why they’ll stay high for a long time
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a major reason that US drivers are paying record prices for gasoline. But…
Continue Reading Dear Gen Z: Here’s how to survive your first bear market
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The pandemic brought a wave of new investors into the stock market. And now those newbies are facing their first…
Continue Reading US sanctions 2 Bosnian officials for undermining peace
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The United States has sanctioned two prominent Bosnian officials. The Treasury Department on Monday accused…
Continue Reading Ryanair forces Afrikaans test on South African passengers
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it’s forcing South African travelers to the U.K. to do a test in the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk pulls back on Tesla’s job cuts plan — sort of
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla may not be cutting staff after all. That’s according to a tweet from its ever-mercurial CEO Elon Musk —…
Continue Reading Biden orders emergency steps to boost U.S. solar production
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar…
Continue Reading Asian markets mixed after Wall St bond sell-off
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday following a bond sell-off on Wall Street amid anxiety…
Continue Reading Elon Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Elon Musk issued his most direct threat yet to walk away from his purchase of Twitter on Monday, openly accusing the…
Continue Reading A timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter
Associated Press Elon Musk threatened Monday to call off his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him…
Continue Reading Employees at Virgin Atlantic can now show off their tattoos
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Tattooed crew members at British airline Virgin Atlantic are now welcome to show off their ink while in uniform. The airline…
Continue Reading Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter,…
Continue Reading Axon halts plans for Taser drone as 9 on ethics board resign
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to…
Continue Reading Voters in Kazakhstan approve constitutional changes
MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan have given an overwhelming approval to proposed constitutional changes widely seen…
Continue Reading Bidding war for Spirit Airlines heats up ahead of vote
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is ramping up again with JetBlue boosting its offer for the discount…
Continue Reading Opinion: LinkedIn chief economist: Gen Z should be feeling great about the job market right now
Opinion by Karin Kimbrough for CNN Business Perspectives Young workers who entered the US job market in the throes of the pandemic in 2020 faced an…
Continue Reading Two more states hit $5 a gallon gas prices
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan The gas price spike keeps getting worse. The national average jumped to $4.87 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA.…
Continue Reading Two more states hit $5 a gallon gas prices
By Matt Egan The gas price spike keeps getting worse. The national average jumped to $4.87 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA. That’s up 25…
Continue Reading Gas prices surge 25 cents in a week, hitting a new record
CNN By Matt Egan The gas price spike keeps getting worse. The national average jumped to $4.87 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA. That’s up…
Continue Reading Kosovo war veterans clash with police, want higher pensions
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of Kosovo war veterans have clashed with police in a protest to demand higher pensions. Police say at least two…
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