China’s trade rebounds in May as anti-virus curbs ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade growth rebounded in May after anti-virus restrictions that shut down Shanghai and…
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FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids’ data privacy online
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions…
Continue Reading Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking discouraged
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like…
Continue Reading Meijer facility hit by storm as workers heed tornado warning
Associated Press TIPP CITY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a Meijer distribution center in western Ohio was heavily damaged as employees inside heeded…
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Hot Jobs: Being an Ice Cream vendor in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Ice cream is an absolute favorite of many, especially for those of us who live in…
Continue Reading PG&E pledges net-zero emissions by 2040, will keep using gas
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest utility is pledging to take as many carbon emissions out…
Continue Reading Fox News aside, blanket TV coverage set for Jan. 6 hearing
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television viewers will find nearly blanket prime-time coverage of a Congressional hearing…
Continue Reading Senators urge CNH Industrial to offer striking workers more
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer A group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH…
Continue Reading Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet data
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily…
Continue Reading Moderna, Roku rise; Scotts Miracle-Gro, Charles River fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Moderna, Roku rise; Scotts Miracle-Gro, Charles River…
Continue Reading 3 US companies sanctioned over blueprints sent to China
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has accused three U.S. companies of sending China blueprints and…
Continue Reading Senate panel backs Michael Barr, Biden pick as Fed regulator
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Wall Street closed lower Wednesday in more choppy trading as investors were discouraged to see more evidence of inflation’s…
Continue Reading Workers protest Starbucks’ plan to close a unionized store
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca,…
Continue Reading Trump set to undergo questioning in July in NY civil probe
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer…
Continue Reading ‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to…
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Union: 4 Atlantic City casinos not cleaning rooms daily
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A union representing housekeeping workers at Atlantic City’s casinos says four of the…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen: Stimulus spending contributed only modestly to inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday defended the Biden administration’s 2021 stimulus package against…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.70 to $122.11 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $3.01…
Continue Reading This lunar robot prototype looks like a centaur meant for the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A Japanese company has built a four-legged, rolling robot that looks vaguely like a centaur — boasting two arms…
Continue Reading This lunar robot prototype looks like a centaur meant for the moon
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A Japanese company has built a four-legged, rolling robot that looks vaguely like a centaur —…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s top cop proposes massive changes to the stock market
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The agency that oversees Wall Street has proposed major changes to the way millions of everyday investors buy and…
Continue Reading Fannie and Freddie unveil plans to tackle the racial homeownership gap
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced Wednesday a series of actions that aim to make it easier to buy a…
Continue Reading Georgia investment adviser on the run ordered to pay $12M
ATLANTA (AP) — A financial adviser who’s been on the run for nearly two years has been ordered to pay $12 million to his victims in Georgia,…
Continue Reading Amazon executive to serve as CEO of logistics company
Associated Press An Amazon executive who recently announced his surprising resignation is joining logistics startup Flexport as its new CEO. Flexport…
Continue Reading META alert! Facebook’s old FB stock ticker is no more
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you want to find the stock price of Mark Zuckerberg’s company, typing the familiar “FB”…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s blank-check boom has gone bust
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The once hot blank-check merger trend is fading fast. The stock market has been cratering so far this year —…
Continue Reading Interior phasing out plastic water bottles at national parks
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other…
Continue Reading President Biden talks gun control with Jimmy Kimmel for his first in-person late night appearance
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business President Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance on a late night talk show when he stopped by “Jimmy…
Continue Reading President Biden talks gun control with Jimmy Kimmel for his first in-person late night appearance
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business President Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance on a late night talk show when he stopped by “Jimmy…
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