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…
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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…
Continue Reading Stocks are itching for a turnaround. This won’t help
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Late last week, Microsoft — the second largest public company in the United States — leveled with its investors.…
Continue Reading Apple unveils iOS 16 with revamped lock screen and big changes to iMessage
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple kicked off its annual developer conference by unveiling its next-generation mobile software, iOS 16,…
Continue Reading Apple unveils iOS 16 with revamped lock screen and big changes to iMessage
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple kicked off its annual developer conference by unveiling its next-generation mobile…
Continue Reading The world’s biggest four-day work week pilot begins
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day work week from Monday with no cut to their pay in the largest trial…
Continue Reading The world’s biggest four-day work week pilot begins
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day work week from Monday with no cut to their pay in the largest trial of…
Continue Reading The world’s biggest four-day work week pilot begins
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day work week from Monday with no cut to their pay in the…
Continue Reading Didi’s stock jumps 50% on report that China’s probe is ending
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Didi’s regulatory nightmare in China may be nearly over. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal, which…
Continue Reading Final case tied to college bribery scandal heads to trial
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A father accused of bribing a Georgetown University tennis coach to help get his daughter…
Continue Reading Lebanon urges US envoy to end maritime dispute with Israel
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government is inviting a U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: Managing money starts with your emotions
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Our emotional reactions to money, based on past experiences and mistakes, can interfere with our ability to make…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege
By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at…
Continue Reading Canada fund invests $5 billion in DP World’s Dubai home base
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — International port operator DP World says it sold a stake in its home base, the Jebel Ali Port, and other…
Continue Reading Australian court makes Google pay $515,000 for defamation
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has ordered Google to pay a former politician 715,000 Australian…
Continue Reading Priyanka Chopra blasts ‘shameful’ Indian body spray ad promoting rape culture
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A television commercial for a male body spray has been taken off the air in India, after critics said it made light of gang…
Continue Reading Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop
BEIJING (AP) — Diners are returning to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month as authorities further ease…
Continue Reading Container depot fire spotlights Bangladesh industrial safety
By JULHAS ALAM and Al-EMRUN GARJON Associated Press CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh are struggling to determine the cause…
Continue Reading Stocks climb on Wall Street, led by more gains in tech
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a higher start on Wall Street Monday led by more gains in big tech companies. The S&P 500 was up 0.8%. The…
Continue Reading Consumer borrowing, Campbell Soup earns, consumer prices
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve issues its latest snapshot of U.S. consumer borrowing Tuesday. Campbell Soup reports quarterly results…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka holds its breath as new PM fights to save economy
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe…
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