Japan suspect in COVID relief fraud deported by Indonesia
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, ANDI JATMIKO and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man accused of defrauding the government of $7.3 million…
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Labor board takes Starbucks to court over alleged violations
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The National Labor Relations Board is asking a federal court to order Starbucks to stop interfering with…
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Corporate America is ‘disappointed’ in the Fed for getting inflation wrong, Gary Cohn tells CNN
by Matt Egan, CNN Corporate America is frustrated with the Federal Reserve for waiting too long to attack inflation, according to former Trump…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump adviser calls for lifting Trump tariffs on China
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn is in favor of President Joe Biden lifting some Trump-era tariffs imposed on…
Continue Reading Pilots picket as airline unions leverage summer travel woes
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of uniformed Southwest Airlines pilots stood in perfect lines in the scorching Texas sun…
Continue Reading Iowa man pleads not guilty in deaths of 3,000 feeder hogs
RANDALIA, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa farmer has pleaded not guilty to livestock neglect after 3,000 hogs died on his property. Derek David Smith…
Continue Reading Elon Musk: Tesla is cutting salaried staff now, but its total workforce will grow this year
by Chris Isidore Tesla is moving ahead with plans to layoff about 10% of its salaried staff, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday. But he also expects the…
Continue Reading Google exec to UN: Ukraine ‘a crystal ball’ for info warfare
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A Google executive is warning the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that cyberattacks, disinformation and other forms of…
Continue Reading Beyoncé’s new song is an anthem for the Great Resignation
Lucy Bayly, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wants to increase joblessness in the US in order to save the economy. But Beyoncé…
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Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate…
Continue Reading Beyoncé’s new song is an anthem for the Great Resignation
CNN Lucy Bayly, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wants to increase joblessness in the US in order to save the economy. But…
Continue Reading 2 Black executives leave Amazon amid changes in leadership
By HALELUYA HADERO Two Black executives at Amazon are leaving the company. The e-commerce juggernaut confirmed the news Tuesday hours after CEO Andy…
Continue Reading Uber is bringing back shared rides to 9 US cities
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Uber is restarting shared rides in a handful of major US cities after a more than two-year hiatus due to the…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell facing rising criticism for inflation missteps
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won praise for his deft leadership during the…
Continue Reading Twitter board recommends shareholders vote in support of Musk acquisition
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that the social media company’s shareholders vote…
Continue Reading Twitter board recommends shareholders vote in support of Musk acquisition
CNN, BAY NEWS 9 (SPECTRUM NEWS) By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that the social media…
Continue Reading US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage
By ARLEIGH RODGERS and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Manager Ashley Ford strode the perimeter of one of…
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert explains staff arrests at Capitol: ‘This was first-degree puppetry’
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “How was your weekend? I certainly had an interesting one because some of my staff had a memorable…
Continue Reading Stephen Colbert explains staff arrests at Capitol: ‘This was first-degree puppetry’
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “How was your weekend? I certainly had an interesting one because some of my staff had a memorable one.”…
Continue Reading What to do when a job interview question leaves you stumped
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You’re in the middle of a job interview, a question comes your way and you’ve got… nothing. It…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s child tells court she no longer wants ‘to be related’ to her dad
CNN, BAY NEWS 9 (SPECTRUM NEWS) By Chris Isidore, CNN Business One of Elon Musk’s children has petitioned a California court to recognize her…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s child tells court she no longer wants ‘to be related’ to her dad
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business One of Elon Musk’s children has petitioned a California court to recognize her new name and gender, saying she…
Continue Reading Home sales give way as prices enter unprecedented territory
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fourth consecutive month in May as climbing mortgage rates…
Continue Reading Dow jumps 600 points as stocks bounce back from worst week in over two years
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business US stocks roared back Tuesday in the first day of trading since last week’s selloff. The Dow closed up 641…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Bayer’s bid to stop Roundup lawsuits
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer’s appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming its…
Continue Reading US charitable giving hit record in 2021 but inflation looms
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485 billion in 2021, though the increase…
Continue Reading Luxury market seen as growing in 2022 despite inflation, war
MILAN (AP) — Neither inflation nor war in Ukraine seem to be threatening to take a bite out of the luxury fashion market. While much of the world…
Continue Reading Polish official: Europe can’t defend itself without the US
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the current security crisis in Europe shows that Europe cannot defend itself without the…
Continue Reading GM delivers 150 electric vans to FedEx
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors’ electric delivery van subsidiary, BrightDrop, has delivered 150 vans to FedEx, the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter’s board is recommending that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to…
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