Zelenskyy urges ‘maximum’ sanctions on Russia in Davos talk
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for “maximum” sanctions against…
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First on CNN: White House explores tapping emergency diesel reserve to ease price spike
By Matt Egan, CNN The White House is considering an emergency declaration that would enable President Joe Biden to release diesel from a rarely used…
Continue Reading India ships rice, other essentials to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka received a first shipment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower as inflation worries cloud outlook
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower as worries over inflation temper optimism over President Joe…
Continue Reading After 3 months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed
By The Associated Press When Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within…
Continue Reading Russian ties shred German ex-leader Schroeder’s standing
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with an…
Continue Reading This Week: New home sales, Fed minutes, Macy’s results
The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its April tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday. The Federal Reserve releases minutes from its…
Continue Reading Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
By ELENA BECATOROS, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and RICARDO MAZALAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing…
Continue Reading Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing as cases of COVID-19 again…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after Wall St barely misses bear market
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Rising gas prices ahead of the Memorial Day weekend
EL PASO, Texas — The question of how high gas prices could surge this summer kicks into overdrive as we near the Memorial Day weekend. Analysts with…
Continue Reading Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new prime minister was sworn into office before flying to Tokyo for a…
Continue Reading Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed…
Continue Reading A new billionaire has been minted nearly every day during the pandemic
By Tami Luhby, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has been good for the wallets of the wealthy. Some 573 people have joined the billionaire ranks since 2020,…
Continue Reading Why Insider’s global editor-in-chief decided to publish the sexual harassment allegation against Elon Musk
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk is going after Insider for publishing a story alleging he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a…
Continue Reading Why Insider’s global editor-in-chief decided to publish the sexual harassment allegation against Elon Musk
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk is going after Insider for publishing a story alleging he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a SpaceX…
Continue Reading ‘Doctor Strange’ remains atop box office as ‘Top Gun’ looms
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price jumps 33 cents to $4.71 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West’s post-fire future
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The mission was to rescue tens of thousands of invaluable tree sprouts from a research center in New Mexico…
Continue Reading 78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in US
By MICHAEL CONROY Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby…
Continue Reading Climate to conflict, Davos’ post-COVID return has full plate
By JAMEY KEATEN and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town…
Continue Reading Consumers defy inflation to support economy. For how long?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With prices across the economy soaring at their fastest…
Continue Reading America needs more baby formula. Here’s why it’s so hard to make it
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Industry insiders have long feared a situation just like this: American parents are desperately seeking adequate…
Continue Reading America needs more baby formula. Here’s why it’s so hard to make it
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Industry insiders have long feared a situation just like this: American parents are desperately seeking adequate…
Continue Reading Nissan is launching a comeback. Here’s what it’s like road tripping in its newest sports car
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The new Nissan Z is one of the most important models in the car maker’s recent history — not for any…
Continue Reading What if the Fed can’t tame inflation?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business To badly misquote John Lennon: Everybody’s talking about inflation, stagflation, capitulation, globalization,…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What are the key climate themes at Davos?
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — While the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine will be focuses of the…
Continue Reading DAVOS DIARY: Train, not plane means scenery, carbon cutting
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive…
Continue Reading Taiwan not included in launch of new Biden Indo-Pacific pact
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to come out with a list of countries that will join an…
Continue Reading Globalization is coming undone, and that’s a huge red flag
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Allison Morrow, CNN Business One of the many buzzwords percolating around Davos this week is “fragmentation,” the…
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