‘Top Gun: Maverick’ jets to new box office record
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” took off at the box office this weekend — setting a new record in the process.…
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Biden renews sanctions license for Chevron in Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on…
Continue Reading ‘We don’t have food’: African leaders meet as crises grow
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DJIBO, Burkina Faso (AP) — African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address…
Continue Reading Building collapse death toll in southwest Iran rises to 26
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescue teams at the site of a 10-story collapsed building in southwestern Iran pulled seven more bodies from the rubble on…
Continue Reading ‘This is not the retirement I envisioned.’ How retirees are getting hit by inflation
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Managing one’s finances in retirement is always tricky. But with inflation pushing up the price of everything…
Continue Reading Stores have too much stuff. Get ready for discounts
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some welcome news for shoppers getting squeezed by inflation: promotions on televisions, furniture, clothing,…
Continue Reading Target is ramping up discounts. Here’s why
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Target is stuck with too much home decor and too many TVs. To clear out the glut, it will ramp up discounts.…
Continue Reading UAE dismantles plane of gunrunner Russia wants for Americans
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press UMM AL-QUWAIN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Soviet-era cargo plane linked to an arms smuggler known as the…
Continue Reading Windfall taxes are popular. But they come with risks
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business There’s little political risk in taxing hugely profitable oil companies to help consumers pay their exorbitant…
Continue Reading Taxing the rich could help fix the food crisis. Davos didn’t want to know
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Wealth taxes are never a popular rallying cry at Davos, a playground for billionaires, corporate titans and top…
Continue Reading Key inflation gauge slowed to still-high 6.3% over past year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, the…
Continue Reading The maker of a gun used in the Texas shooting pulls out of the NRA convention
CNN By David Goldman, CNN Business The manufacturer of a firearm used in the Robb Elementary School shooting said it will not attend the National…
Continue Reading The maker of a gun used in the Texas shooting pulls out of the NRA convention
By David Goldman, CNN Business The manufacturer of a firearm used in the Robb Elementary School shooting said it will not attend the National Rifle…
Continue Reading Paris Hilton wants to be the ‘Queen of the Metaverse’
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A fuschia Bentley drives down a twisty desert road toward the entrance of the Neon Carnival, an after-party…
Continue Reading Paris Hilton wants to be the ‘Queen of the Metaverse’
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A fuschia Bentley drives down a twisty desert road toward the entrance of the Neon Carnival, an…
Continue Reading The Fed’s favorite inflation measure fell in April, but prices are still uncomfortably high
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Another key tracker of consumer prices took a breather in April, following in the footsteps of inflation indexes…
Continue Reading The Fed’s favorite inflation measure fell in April, but prices are still uncomfortably high
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Another key tracker of consumer prices took a breather in April, following in the footsteps of inflation indexes…
Continue Reading Ex-Malaysia PM: US-led trade group intended to isolate China
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticized a new U.S.-led economic grouping,…
Continue Reading G7 commits to decarbonizing electricity by 2035 but leaves wiggle room for fossil fuels
By Angela Dewan, CNN The G7, which represents the world’s biggest advanced economies, agreed on Friday to achieve “predominantly…
Continue Reading Taxing the rich could help fix the food crisis. Davos didn’t want to know
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Wealth taxes are never a popular rallying cry at Davos, a playground for billionaires, corporate…
Continue Reading US: Turkey’s NATO issues with Sweden, Finland will be fixed
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he’s confident Turkey’s objections to…
Continue Reading Iran lodges protest over ship seized in Greek waters
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has demanded the release of a ship seized by Greek authorities in their waters…
Continue Reading G-7 pledges put coal on notice, could boost climate aid
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced Friday that they will aim to largely…
Continue Reading US and Taiwan could begin talks on closer economic ties ‘in a few weeks’
CNN, POOL, HOST TV By Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Taiwan and the United States could begin talks to deepen trade and economic ties “in a…
Continue Reading US and Taiwan could begin talks on closer economic ties ‘in a few weeks’
By Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Taiwan and the United States could begin talks to deepen trade and economic ties “in a few weeks,”…
Continue Reading Indy 500 drivers find crypto craze fuels needed sponsorship
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar drivers are among the growing number of athletes who getting deep in the crypto game.…
Continue Reading New law puts NHL great Konstantinov’s 24/7 care in jeopardy
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The…
Continue Reading Wall Street breaks 7-week losing streak, longest since 2001
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks Friday as Wall Street…
Continue Reading Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard’s reach to new waters
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support…
Continue Reading US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States on Friday won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a…
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