Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
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‘Deeply sorry’ Alaska CEO: Flight cancellations to continue
SEATTLE (AP) — The CEO of Alaska Airlines says the high level of flight cancellations since April will continue through this month. The Seattle…
Continue Reading Pricey tortillas: LatAm’s poor struggle to afford staples
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, MAURICIO SAVARESE and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Across Latin America, the sharpest price spike in a…
Continue Reading Bitcoin tumbles, a stablecoin plunges in wild week in crypto
By MATT OTT and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards. Bitcoin tumbled,…
Continue Reading Ex-coach wins appeal over defamation claims against ESPN
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court has reinstated a lawsuit against ESPN by a former college gymnastics coach at Central…
Continue Reading Interfaith group asks Starbucks to drop vegan milk surcharge
BOSTON (AP) — A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives. The…
Continue Reading A timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter
Associated Press Elon Musk announced on Friday that his plan to buy Twitter in a proposed $44 billion deal is “temporarily on hold” as he tries…
Continue Reading New York AG lawyer: Evidence could support action vs. Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office says evidence found in a three-year…
Continue Reading Total skier visits hits record in 2021-2022 season
The Associated Press The National Ski Areas Association says the 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to…
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Robinhood soars after 30-year old crypto billionaire takes stake
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a brutal year for Robinhood. The twin plunges of stocks and bitcoin have crushed the online…
Continue Reading Pilots at United will vote on contract after tentative deal
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines and its pilots’ union say they have a tentative agreement on a new contract. Neither side released details of the…
Continue Reading Unionists block new N Ireland govt over Brexit trade rules
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party has blocked the formation of a working Belfast…
Continue Reading Company charged in deadly 2017 Wisconsin plant explosion
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Justice Department says a federal grand jury has charged a milling company with fraud…
Continue Reading Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the…
Continue Reading Consumers are feeling worse about the economy again
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans are feeling worse about the state of the economy again and it’s all because of rampant inflation. Even…
Continue Reading SpaceX on pace to shatter US launch records. Again
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX has been on a tear in 2022, notching 18 rocket launches and two astronaut splashdowns in just the first 130…
Continue Reading If Elon Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account, it could pave the way for other platforms to do the same
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the days following the January 6 Capitol riot, Twitter became the first major social media platform to permanently…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Record-high gas prices slash US spending by $9 billion a month
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Pain at the pump may be forcing Americans to cut spending elsewhere. In a report shared first with CNN, JPMorgan analyzed…
Continue Reading War-fueled food inflation will cause social unrest, UN official says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A perfect storm of war, extreme weather and Covid-19 will drive global food prices to levels that will cause social unrest…
Continue Reading Spain, Portugal sign off on plans to temper energy prices
By ASHIFA KASSAM and HELENA ALVES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain and Portugal have signed off on a temporary cap on natural gas prices, in a…
Continue Reading Croatia passes law paving way for euro currency introduction
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian lawmakers have approved a law that paves the way for the introduction of the euro currency next year. Croatia is…
Continue Reading The startup world is due for a reckoning
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When WeWork, the once high-flying office space company, was forced to call off its Wall Street debut in late 2019, it…
Continue Reading Coffin carrying veteran journalist’s body shown falling as Israeli police beat mourners with batons
CNN By Atika Shubert and Abeer Salman, CNN There was unrest in Jerusalem Friday as thousands attended the burial of veteran Al Jazeera journalist…
Continue Reading Coffin carrying veteran journalist’s body shown falling as Israeli police beat mourners with batons
By Atika Shubert and Abeer Salman, CNN There was unrest in Jerusalem Friday as thousands attended the burial of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen…
Continue Reading Uber to test delivering food with robots
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Uber is the latest company to try delivering food to people’s homes with robots. The company, which has long…
Continue Reading Russian pipeline sanctions raise fears of gas interruption
BERLIN (AP) — European gas prices have risen after Russian state-owned exporter Gazprom said it would no longer send supplies to Europe via a…
Continue Reading How guests can honor their budgets in peak wedding season
By AMANDA BARROSO of NerdWallet Industry experts predict 2.5 million weddings in the U.S. this year, a 40-year high. That means millions of invited…
Continue Reading China’s currency just had its worst month ever. It’s still dropping
By Laura He, CNN Business The Chinese currency is declining rapidly as the world’s second largest economy falters under the weight of Covid…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on hold
By David Goldman, Chris Isidore and Clare Duffy, CNN Elon Musk said he is putting his bid to acquire Twitter on hold, weeks after agreeing to take…
Continue Reading Musk puts Twitter buy ‘on hold,’ casting doubt on $44B deal
By KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on temporary hold, raising fresh doubts…
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