How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay
The Associated Press For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined…
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How much the top-paid male, female CEOs made in 2021
The Associated Press Expedia’s Peter Kern and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav are among the top paid CEOs in the S&P 500 index.…
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Turkish central banks keeps rate at 14% despite inflation
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fifth month running despite an annual inflation rate of nearly…
Continue Reading CEO pay rose 17% in 2021 as profits soared; workers trailed
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay for CEOs who run the biggest U.S. companies soared 17.1% last year, up to a median of $14.5…
Continue Reading Jimmy Kimmel becomes emotional after Texas shooting: ‘These are our children’
CNN, HLN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Jimmy Kimmel delivered yet another emotional plea to America’s lawmakers after a mass shooting in…
Continue Reading Jimmy Kimmel becomes emotional after Texas shooting: ‘These are our children’
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Jimmy Kimmel delivered yet another emotional plea to America’s lawmakers after a mass shooting in America. The…
Continue Reading Japan’s troubled Toshiba proposes outside directors to board
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Troubled Japanese technology giant Toshiba has announced some additions to its proposed leadership…
Continue Reading Big tech deals keep coming: Broadcom buys VMware for $61B
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the cloud technology company…
Continue Reading UK touts help for energy bills; seeks to forget ‘partygate’
By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government unveiled a 15 billion pound ($19 billion)…
Continue Reading PR stunt or show of strength? Russia slashes interest rates
By Mark Thompson and Clare Sebastian, CNN Business Russia slashed interest rates on Thursday as a resurgent ruble — buoyed by robust oil and gas…
Continue Reading Portugal approves sale of Chelsea by Abramovich
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich. The Russian oligarch is…
Continue Reading Russia slams sanctions, seeks to blame West for food crisis
By RICARDO MAZALAN and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia…
Continue Reading European unity against Russia tested as talks on oil embargo drag on
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban and James Frater, CNN Business Europe’s united front against Moscow is being put to the test as countries…
Continue Reading PR stunt or show of strength? Russia slashes interest rates
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson and Clare Sebastian, CNN Business Russia slashed interest rates on Thursday as a resurgent ruble — buoyed by…
Continue Reading Prices on almost everything at the grocery store are up – except rotisserie chicken. Here’s why
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business At the grocery store, shoppers have seen food prices increase at their fastest pace in decades. Yet the price of…
Continue Reading Albania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The office of Albania’s prime minister says the country has offered to NATO a naval…
Continue Reading Rights group: Bulgaria uses police dogs in migrant pushbacks
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — An international rights group says that Bulgarian authorities are attacking Afghan and other asylum-seekers, using police…
Continue Reading US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more…
Continue Reading Davos ends with Germany pushing global work on climate, war
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed hopes for global cooperation on climate…
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States with the highest rates of breast and cervical cancer screenings
HealthMatch finds that although breast and cervical cancer screenings are the most effective tools for early detection, the U.S. needs to address…
Continue Reading Germany: G-7 nations can lead the way on ending coal use
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s energy and climate minister says the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead the way on…
Continue Reading UK minister: Russian meddling ‘must be stopped’ in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is in Bosnia’s capital to reaffirm the U.K.’s commitment to the…
Continue Reading 100,000 Chinese officials attend emergency meeting to revive Covid-hit economy
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business China’s cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to state…
Continue Reading 100,000 Chinese officials attend emergency meeting to revive Covid-hit economy
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business China’s cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to…
Continue Reading Asian shares’ rise broadly cheered by US earnings, rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as investors cheered a strong set of earnings from retailers that has…
Continue Reading Housekeepers struggle as US hotels ditch daily room cleaning
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Many hotels across the United States have done away with daily…
Continue Reading US Census Bureau: Big city losses early in COVID pandemic
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. She knew every corner of Manhattan and had worked hard to…
Continue Reading China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreement
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering…
Continue Reading Literary ‘superagent’ Mort Janklow dies at 91
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Literary ‘superagent’ Mort Janklow, whose clients included Ronald Reagan and Barbara…
Continue Reading Workers’ advocates turned away at Dollar General meeting
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A civil rights advocate says he and two Dollar General store workers were denied…
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