Amazon shareholders nix warehouse working conditions audit
Associated Press Amazon shareholders have voted against a proposal calling for an independent audit of working conditions at the company’s…
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Ukraine has a message for Cloudflare and SAP: Get out of Russia now
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, hadn’t left the country since Russia…
Continue Reading Ukraine has a message for Cloudflare and SAP: Get out of Russia now
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, hadn’t left the country since Russia…
Continue Reading Bitcoin is imploding. But you wouldn’t know it from checking out Formula 1 races
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business What crypto crash? Bitcoin prices may be plunging, but you wouldn’t know it by checking out the cars on the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan; shares jump
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk on Wednesday revised the financing plan for his…
Continue Reading Kansas City Fed President Esther George announces retirement
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Esther George, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will retire…
Continue Reading Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker gets France’s highest honor
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, has received France’s highest cultural…
Continue Reading Wendy’s puts up the ‘for sale’ sign as costs rise
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Wendy’s may be up for sale. In a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,…
Continue Reading Opinion: Texas’ new social media law affects all of us
Opinion by Kara Alaimo for CNN Business Perspectives Earlier this month, a federal appeals court ruled that a Texas law, which allows residents to…
Continue Reading Mexico’s economy grew 1% in 1st quarter
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government says the economy grew 1% in the first three months of the year, accelerating somewhat after registering…
Continue Reading Russia says it will pay foreign debt in rubles after US ban
By The Associated Press Russia says it will pay dollar-denominated foreign debt in rubles, a move that is likely to be seen by foreign investors as a…
Continue Reading Oreo and Ritz are giving away free cookie-cracker sandwiches
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Sweet and salty are a famous pair when it comes to snacks, and a new Oreo and Ritz collaboration is leveraging just…
Continue Reading Big Oil, flush with cash, is failing on climate pledges
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business In the peak of 2020 lockdowns, giant oil companies had a wake-up call. Demand had cratered, sapping profits, and it…
Continue Reading Google should limit location data collection to protect abortion seekers, US lawmakers say
By Brian Fung, CNN Dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged Google on Tuesday to limit the amount of location data it collects and keeps on its users…
Continue Reading Google should limit location data collection to protect abortion seekers, US lawmakers say
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Dozens of Democratic lawmakers urged Google on Tuesday to limit the amount of location data it collects and keeps on its users…
Continue Reading Virtual learning apps tracked and shared kids’ data and online activities with advertisers, report says
CNN, HLN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their…
Continue Reading Tentative $161.5M settlement reached in WVa opioid trial
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have…
Continue Reading EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would block plans…
Continue Reading EU seeks more clout against sanctioned Russian oligarchs
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is proposing to confiscate the frozen assets of oligarchs who try to violate the bloc’s sanctions…
Continue Reading Yeezy Gap postpones launch of Balenciaga collection after Texas school shooting
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Yeezy Gap has postponed the launch of its Balenciaga collection following the deadly shooting at a Texas…
Continue Reading Yeezy Gap postpones launch of Balenciaga collection after Texas school shooting
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Yeezy Gap has postponed the launch of its Balenciaga collection following the deadly shooting at a Texas elementary…
Continue Reading Luckin Coffee is back and bigger than Starbucks in China
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Luckin Coffee, the Chinese startup that became mired in a fraud scandal and was kicked off Wall Street two years ago,…
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 Hungary proposes removing Russian oil embargo from EU agenda
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — European Union efforts to impose an embargo on Russian oil are facing more roadblocks.…
Continue Reading This refreshing airline amenity is making a comeback
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Many airlines, including Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, have resumed full beverage, alcohol and in-flight meal…
Continue Reading France: Climate protesters block TotalEnergies meeting
PARIS (AP) — Several hundred climate protesters have disrupted a TotalEnergies shareholders meeting in Paris. They blocked the entrance to the…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Cadillac Escalade
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Jeep has resurrected its Grand Wagoneer nameplate as a new three-row luxury SUV. It’s the brand’s most expensive SUV and…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson faulted for lockdown parties but won’t quit
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An investigative report released Wednesday blamed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other…
Continue Reading India, the world’s largest producer of sugar, is restricting exports
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India has decided to restrict the sale of sugar on international markets, just days after it banned wheat exports. In…
Continue Reading Davos gathering overshadowed by global economic worries
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The risks to the global economy are leading to an increasingly gloomy view of the…
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