Already strained supply chain at risk in ongoing port labor talks
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business More tieups at West Coast ports are just about the last thing the US economy needs right now. Delays caused by a flood…
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Liz Weston: Is medical debt vanishing from credit reports?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The three credit bureaus have promised to remove nearly 70% of medical debts from consumer credit reports within the next…
Continue Reading ‘It’s just hell there’: Russia still pounds eastern Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military machine is persevering in its ferocious effort to…
Continue Reading Macao shuts most businesses as Covid cases surge, but casinos stay open
Story by Reuters and Jessie Yeung, CNN Macao, the world’s biggest gambling hub, began its second day of mass Covid-19 testing on Monday after…
Continue Reading For K-pop supergroup BTS, questions remain about its future
By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on…
Continue Reading UK set for national railway strike as last-ditch talks fail
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes in decades after last-minute talks between a union and…
Continue Reading How much for gas? Around the world, pain is felt at the pump
By DANIEL NIEMANN, PAOLA CORONA, JADE LE DELEY and HAU DINH Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — At a gas station near the Cologne, Germany,…
Continue Reading World shares mixed; bitcoin holds steady near $20,000
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — European benchmarks were higher Monday after most Asian markets retreated, while the price of…
Continue Reading This Week: Powell testimony, FedEx results, May home sales
The Associated Press Fed Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of Congressional testimony on Wednesday. FedEx reports quarterly results on Thursday.…
Continue Reading Crypto industry fears contagion as bitcoin slips back under $20,000
By Reuters The cryptocurrency industry was on edge on Monday as bitcoin struggled to stay above a key level, with investors fearing that problems at…
Continue Reading Starbucks head of North America business leaving company
By The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Rossann Williams, Starbucks’ North America president who’s been a prominent figure in the company’s…
Continue Reading Bitcoin inches up above psychological threshold of $20,000
OAKLAND, California (AP) — The price of a bitcoin has inched above $20,000 after the broader crypto selloff dragged it below the psychological…
Continue Reading Juneteenth celebrations emphasize ending racial disparities
By JAMIE STENGLE and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — After Opal Lee led hundreds in a walk through her Texas hometown to celebrate…
Continue Reading New US Lego factory raises concerns about North American HQ
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Connecticut say the decision of Lego Group to build a new factory in Virginia won’t affect the company’s…
Continue Reading $900 fill-up: High gas prices hit RV drivers more than most
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Gas prices may be skyrocketing, but Americans still love their RVs despite the fact that they often get 10 mpg — or…
Continue Reading Behind the Associated Press’ decision to appoint a democracy editor: ‘This is a very crucial beat’
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Last week, the Associated Press announced the creation of an unusual new position: a democracy editor. Tom Verdin…
Continue Reading Behind the Associated Press’ decision to appoint a democracy editor: ‘This is a very crucial beat’
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Last week, the Associated Press announced the creation of an unusual new position: a democracy editor. Tom Verdin — a…
Continue Reading Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader asks for patience
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president has asked people to be patient after the price of the cryptocurrency…
Continue Reading Maryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives
By The Associated Press Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. Here’s a look at…
Continue Reading Someone paid $19 million for a steak lunch with Warren Buffett
By Zoe Sottile, CNN There really is no such thing as a free lunch. An anonymous bidder paid a record-breaking $19 million for a private steak lunch…
Continue Reading Average US gas price dips below $5 a gallon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US drivers got a slight — very slight — break on prices this weekend as the AAA average for a gallon of unleaded…
Continue Reading Prada mixes nostalgia and grunge for summer 2023 menswear
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons offered a nostalgia play for next season, mixing gingham, coming from…
Continue Reading Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ fizzles at the box office
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Lightyear” wasn’t able to get enough buzz at the box office this weekend. The latest film from…
Continue Reading Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ fizzles at the box office
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Lightyear” wasn’t able to get enough buzz at the box office this weekend. The latest film from…
Continue Reading ‘Lightyear’ stays earthbound, ‘Jurassic World’ holds No. 1
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Lightyear” did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar’s first major theatrical…
Continue Reading Germany to fire up coal stations as Russia squeezes gas supply
By Inke Kappeler and Tara John, CNN Germany must reduce natural gas consumption and increase the burning of coal in order to help fill gas storage…
Continue Reading Yellen: Recession not inevitable, gas tax holiday weighed
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow…
Continue Reading Macron alliance projected to lose parliamentary majority
By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was projected to lose its…
Continue Reading Biden says he is ‘proud’ of Apple retail workers who unionized
CNN, CNNBUSINESS, WBAL By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business President Joe Biden said he was “proud” of Apple’s retail workers in…
Continue Reading Union wins right to represent workers at an Apple store for the first time
By Catherine Thorbecke and Chris Isidore, CNN Apple workers in Towson, Maryland, have voted to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech…
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