Ukraine’s crowdfunding aims to keep donors’ interest in war
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Ukraine is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global…
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Nestlé is flying baby formula into America as shortage continues
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Nestlé is rushing baby formula into the United States via airfreight in a bid to ease a nationwide shortage that is…
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CNN, KVVU, KCBS, KCAL, WOOD By Matt Egan, CNN Business Nestlé is rushing baby formula into the United States via airfreight in a bid to ease a…
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Retail sales rise 0.9% in April as consumers show resilience
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in April, a solid increase that underscores Americans’…
Continue Reading Home Depot’s strong quarter shows housing market is still booming
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Home Depot has a message for all of the economic naysayers: Hold my plywood. The home improvement retail giant…
Continue Reading American oil is usually a cheaper option. Not anymore
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business West Texas Intermediate crude, the reference point for US oil prices, usually trades at a discount of a few dollars…
Continue Reading UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty it signed with the…
Continue Reading Spanish govt proposes wider abortion rights, menstrual leave
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that widens abortion rights for teenagers and may make Spain the first country in…
Continue Reading Walmart’s stock posts its worst day since 1987
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation is weighing on everyone — even the world’s biggest stores. Walmart said Tuesday that higher…
Continue Reading Retirees, how is inflation affecting your spending?
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Unless someone else does your shopping and manages your money, it’s impossible to miss the signs of inflation on…
Continue Reading Thinking about selling your home? This may be the time
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices are at record highs and still rising, but there are some early indications that the market may be starting…
Continue Reading Spain, Morocco reopen land border crossings as ties improve
MADRID (AP) — The land borders between Spain and Morocco at Spain’s North African enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla have reopened after being…
Continue Reading Twitch, a live-streaming giant, comes under scrutiny after Buffalo shooting
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Twitch, the livestreaming giant popular among video gamers, has been thrust into the national spotlight after…
Continue Reading Walmart Q1 profit dragged down as inflation takes a bite
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating…
Continue Reading India offered to help fix the global food crisis. Here’s why it backtracked
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business A month ago, as Russia’s war in Ukraine pushed the world to the brink of a food crisis, India’s prime…
Continue Reading Twitch, a live-streaming giant, comes under scrutiny after Buffalo shooting
CNN, HBO, VICE NEWS, NEWSMAX, KCPQ, FOX NEWS, KVIA, WKBW, TVNZ, KDKA, KTSM, WPXI, WTAE By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Twitch, the livestreaming…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Learn your parents’ financial plans ASAP
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet When parents die, their adult children often must manage their financial affairs. Those kids and other caregivers are…
Continue Reading Brides are pumped to wear black wedding dresses
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Weddings typically aren’t the occasion to throw convention to the wind, but some brides are doing just that…
Continue Reading Home Depot overcomes slow start to year, rising home prices
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot’s fiscal first-quarter sales improved even as the chain faced a slower start to spring, and it…
Continue Reading Japan to allow limited foreign package tours as experiment
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this…
Continue Reading Yellen warns Europeans about working with China, urges unity
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Even as Western allies grapple with how to counter Russia’s assault on…
Continue Reading Censure vote vs. Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmers
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s governing party has defeated a move in Parliament to urgently…
Continue Reading Musk wars with Twitter over his buyout deal – on Twitter
By MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Reporters Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can’t “move forward” unless the…
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Understanding the connections between mental health conditions and substance use disorders
Zinnia Health looked at the connection between mental illness and substance use disorder, citing early 2020 data from the Substance Abuse and Mental…
Continue Reading Livestreamed carnage: Tech’s hard lessons from mass killings
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams…
Continue Reading Students protest, discontent grows over China’s COVID policy
By KEN MORITSUGU and DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to…
Continue Reading Asia stocks mixed after Wall St gain, Powell warns on rates
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose and the Federal Reserve’s chairman…
Continue Reading Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren
By Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, CNN A couple in India are suing their son and daughter-in-law — for not giving them grandchildren after six…
Continue Reading New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over COVID relief money
By JAY REEVES Associated Press THOMASVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A handful of U.S. hospitals are facing a financial crisis that officials say was caused by…
Continue Reading Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food…
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