EU agrees on partial ban of Russian oil imports
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN The European Union has agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil imports, according to European Council chief Charles Michel.…
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Biden to meet Fed chair as inflation bites pocketbooks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet Tuesday with Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell as soaring inflation takes a bite out of…
Continue Reading US, Canadian regulators tie hepatitis cases to strawberries
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic…
Continue Reading Banker says he warned Vatican about London fund investor
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s longtime investment banker has testified that he repeatedly voiced concerns…
Continue Reading Russia could cut off Denmark and the Netherlands’ natural gas
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Denmark and the Netherlands could become the latest European countries to have their deliveries of Russia’s…
Continue Reading French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff killed in Ukraine
By Jack Guy, Pierre Bairin and Dalal Mawad, CNN A French journalist has been shot and killed in Ukraine, according to French President Emmanuel…
Continue Reading Gas prices hit yet another record high
By Matt Egan, CNN Millions of Americans traveling this holiday weekend are being greeted by unprecedented prices at the gas pump. The national…
Continue Reading Recorded Future CEO on cybersecurity firm’s journalistic aim
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (AP) — The cybersecurity firm Recorded Future boasts some 1,400 clients and enjoys…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s open and closed on Memorial Day 2022
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Many businesses, government offices and schools will be closed on Monday, May 30 because of Memorial Day — a federal holiday…
Continue Reading German inflation rate hits highest level since early 1970s
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 7.9% in May, its highest level in nearly half a century, according to an official…
Continue Reading The ‘Great Reshuffling’ played a big part in pushing home prices higher
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The pandemic changed the way people lived and, for many, where they lived. Working from home was a significant driver of…
Continue Reading Coal ash workers dying as lawsuit over illnesses drags on
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Workers who cleaned up the 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill spent years working…
Continue Reading NATO looks to ‘historic’ Madrid summit, with Sweden, Finland
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says next month’s NATO summit in Madrid will be…
Continue Reading Lebanon questions auto tycoon Ghosn after Interpol notice
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say a judge has questioned disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut,…
Continue Reading European unity against Russia tested as talks on oil embargo drag on
CNN By Anna Cooban and James Frater, CNN Business Europe’s united front against Moscow is being put to the test as countries struggle to agree…
Continue Reading European unity against Russia tested as talks on oil embargo drag on
By Anna Cooban and James Frater, CNN Business Europe’s united front against Moscow is being put to the test as countries struggle to agree a…
Continue Reading Russia offers foreign debt payment system similar to gas one
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it will use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign…
Continue Reading Starbucks is reopening in Shanghai
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is reopening in Shanghai, a sign of hope as the city slowly emerges from its strict Covid…
Continue Reading Shanghai aims for business as usual but hurdles remain
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China’s richest and most international city is trying to return to business as usual after a two-month lockdown,…
Continue Reading German parties reach deal to move ahead with defense boost
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing coalition and the main opposition party have reached a deal to move ahead with a big increase in defense…
Continue Reading Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air buys 50 Boeing 737 aircraft
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has reached an agreement with Boeing to buy 50 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The airline says…
Continue Reading Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in eastern city
By YURAS KARMANAU and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops pushed deeper into a key eastern Ukrainian city…
Continue Reading EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by year-end
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into…
Continue Reading War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa
By OMAR FARUK and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few…
Continue Reading Global stocks rise after Wall St breaks string of declines
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and U.S. futures rose Monday after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string…
Continue Reading ‘It’s all legal’: Foreign college athletes cash in at home
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Miami punter Lou Hedley is among thousands of international student athletes who can’t earn income…
Continue Reading This Week: Consumer confidence, Hormel earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Conference Board delivers its latest monthly index of U.S. consumer confidence Tuesday. Hormel Foods reports quarterly…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rise after Wall St breaks string of declines
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Monday after Wall Street rebounded from a seven-week string of declines and…
Continue Reading China falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
By AILEEN TORRES-BENNETT and NICK PERRY Associated Press SUVA, Fiji (AP) — China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka PM invites protesting youth to join governance
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says protesting youth groups will be invited to be part…
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