Venezuela plans stock sale in break from socialist model
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government is seeking private investors to pump funds into vital but…
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Here’s what the Outback Steakhouse of the future looks like
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Outback Steakhouses of the future won’t be nearly as expansive as the outback itself. Like many casual dining…
Continue Reading 4 reasons the economy looks like it’s crumbling — and what to do about it
By David Goldman, CNN Business The American economy is super weird right now. Pretty much anyone who wants a job can have one. The economy is so hot…
Continue Reading Limiting abortion access is bad for the economy
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Reproductive rights activists are worried about women losing abortion access in parts of the United States. Economists…
Continue Reading Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that relations between the two…
Continue Reading Rajapaksa swears in 4 Cabinet members amid Sri Lanka crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president swore in four new Cabinet…
Continue Reading G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WEISSENHAUS, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven leading economies have warned that the war in Ukraine is stoking a…
Continue Reading Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US…
Continue Reading India bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately. A notice in the government gazette by the Directorate of Foreign Trade…
Continue Reading GOP’s new midterm attack: Blaming Biden for formula shortage
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nationwide shortage of baby formula is quickly becoming the GOP’s latest…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russian forces are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading Tech groups ask Supreme Court to put Texas social media censorship law on hold
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Two prominent lobbying groups representing the tech industry’s biggest companies are asking the US Supreme Court…
Continue Reading SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has carried 53 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation into orbit. The Falcon…
Continue Reading Accountant avoids prison time in college admissions scandal
BOSTON (AP) — An accountant who worked for the consultant at the center of the college admissions bribery case has avoided prison. In Boston…
Continue Reading Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press LOS ALAMOS N.M. (AP) — Lighter winds allowed for the most intense aerial attack this week on multiple wildfires in…
Continue Reading Lawyers plan suit against Lufthansa over Jewish passengers
By The Associated Press Lawyers for more than two dozen Jewish passengers say they will sue German airline Lufthansa for what they termed an…
Continue Reading Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
By MIKE CATALINI and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest among moms who want to donate…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks ended another bumpy week with a gain Friday, but not enough to keep the market from lodging its sixth weekly drop in a…
Continue Reading Tesla, Occidental rise; New Relic, Merck fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Tesla, Occidental rise; New Relic, Merck…
Continue Reading California nixes plant, but says open to desalination
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials have nixed a proposal for a $1.4 billion desalination plant but…
Continue Reading Tax cut for California pot industry: Too little, too late?
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a temporary tax cut for California’s ailing marijuana…
Continue Reading Idaho announces $119 million opioid crisis settlement
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading ‘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…
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