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Boards for Meta, Twitter face backlash from NY pension fund
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook’s corporate parent and Twitter believes it’s time to…
Continue Reading European Central Bank chief signals possible July rate hike
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The president of the European Central Bank has given the clearest sign yet that policymakers will aim to raise interest…
Continue Reading Video game workers create first union at big U.S. game maker
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first…
Continue Reading Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he may impose mandatory water restrictions if…
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Stocks surge thanks to big rally for JPMorgan Chase and other banks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Investors took a break from selling in May and going away, for one day at least. Stocks soared Monday, as positive…
Continue Reading Facebook-parent Meta to share more details with researchers about political ad targeting
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Facebook-parent Meta on Monday said it would soon offer more transparency and information to researchers about…
Continue Reading Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for…
Continue Reading Davos: Central bankers say cryptos aren’t real currencies
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stablecoins are unstable. Cryptocurrencies don’t act like currency. Does digital money ever stand a chance…
Continue Reading Contractor quitting puts Shell in spotlight over climate
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A longtime contractor for Shell has accusing the oil and gas company of “double talk” by saying…
Continue Reading Lone survivor of 2009 plane crash testifies in Paris court
By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a Paris…
Continue Reading DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over his handling of the Cambridge Analytica incident
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine sued Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, accusing the Facebook co-founder of…
Continue Reading T-Mobile and AT&T are Wall Street bright spots, but Verizon is struggling
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Inflation concerns have made it a brutal year for stocks, but wireless service is one area where prices…
Continue Reading Markets are down, but these charts explain why investors shouldn’t panic
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business What goes up must come down, and what goes bull must go bear. The conventional wisdom is that a bit of market…
Continue Reading Markets are down, but these charts explain why investors shouldn’t panic
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business What goes up must come down, and what goes bull must go bear. The conventional wisdom is that a bit of market…
Continue Reading Opinion: It’s time to prepare for a recession
CNN, CNNBUSINESS Opinion by Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji for CNN Business Perspectives The economy is close to entering a recession, perhaps…
Continue Reading Starbucks is leaving Russia for good
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is leaving Russia for good. The coffee company paused its operations and stopped shipments of its…
Continue Reading For Americans, 2021 delivered healthiest finances in 8 years
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year,…
Continue Reading World Food Program chief presses billionaires ‘to step up’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s World Food Program is telling billionaires it’s “time to…
Continue Reading Starbucks leaving Russian market, shutting 130 stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market. In a memo to employees Monday, the Seattle coffee giant said it decided to close…
Continue Reading Re/Max CEO: Home prices can’t keep up double-digit gains
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Bailey, president and CEO of real estate brokerage Re/Max, talks to The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs CEO calls subway shooting of employee a ‘senseless tragedy’
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said he’s “devastated” about the shooting Sunday on a New York…
Continue Reading ‘Never have I been so ashamed’: Russian envoy criticizes war
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his…
Continue Reading Police seek public’s help in search for NYC subway shooter
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Eric Adams says investigators of a fatal shooting on a New York subway train have few leads. Adams said Monday that the…
Continue Reading The bull market minted millions of day traders. They’re in for a rough ride
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business In early 2021, in the midst of speculative stock market euphoria, a pair of day traders went viral on TikTok with a…
Continue Reading Germany urges Hungary to agree to a Russian oil embargo
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Germany’s frustration over some European countries’ resistance to an embargo of Russia’s oil was laid…
Continue Reading EU to keep budget rules looser for longer amid war fallout
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is extending looser limits on spending by member countries for an extra year in a bid to counter the economic…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to make more green at your next yard sale
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Yard sales take hours of preparation and plenty of hard work. But they don’t all make money. If you’re looking to…
Continue Reading UK’s Boris Johnson awaits judgment of ‘partygate’ report
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal…
Continue Reading Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5. The company released preliminary…
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