Green options transforming a wedding industry prone to waste
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brides and grooms who want more sustainable options for their weddings are transforming an…
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Germany OKs more COVID-19 vaccine spending for this fall
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the government plans to spend another 830 million euros ($872 million) to buy new coronavirus…
Continue Reading 168-year-old Peterboro Basket Co. closing, cites forest pest
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — A 168-year-old company in New Hampshire known for its handwoven, hardwood baskets is closing its factory and stopping…
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Worst may not be over for the market. Stocks fall again
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The 2022 stock market meltdown may not be over just yet. Stocks fell again Thursday, following…
Continue Reading Europe plans to spend $221 billion to ditch Russia’s energy
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Union has unveiled a €210 billion ($221 billion) plan to wean itself off Russian oil and gas. Presenting…
Continue Reading Yellen: Ukraine war fallout threatens ‘stagflation,’ hunger
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press BONN, Germany (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine has…
Continue Reading Scared investors haven’t hoarded this much cash since 9/11
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The mood hanging over financial markets is anxious and gloomy, whether you’re a professional investor or a…
Continue Reading EU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is moving to jump-start plans for the EU to abandon Russian energy amid the Kremlin’s war in…
Continue Reading 2022 is the year of all-inclusive travel, and here’s why
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Many major hotel chains are embracing all-inclusive offerings. For example, Hyatt recently announced an integration…
Continue Reading Consumers shift again, flummoxing big retailers like Target
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic vastly changed the way Americans spend money and now as they return to…
Continue Reading What to know before getting your car wrapped
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Wrapping a vehicle differs from a paint job since the decals can be removed later with no impact on the existing paint,…
Continue Reading 4 EU nations to harness North Sea wind for green transition
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four EU countries plan to speed up the continent’s green transition and help wean it…
Continue Reading Qatar to boost investment in Spain by $4.9 billion
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Qatar has committed to investing 4.7 billion euros ($4.9 billion) in Spain as the…
Continue Reading Most CEOs are bracing for a recession
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The mood in the C-Suite is darkening. CEO confidence has tumbled to the weakest level since the beginning of the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Why you could be paying 50% more for a jug of milk this year
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Prices are rising at the fastest pace in decades, creating a cost-of-living crisis that’s forcing people around…
Continue Reading China: No information provided about March plane crash
BEIJING (AP) — China says that U.S. investigators haven’t released any information about the cause of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner crash in…
Continue Reading China tries to make nice with Big Tech as economic challenges mount
By Laura He, CNN Business China is trying once again to lift the spirits of its huge tech industry after a bruising regulatory offensive that has…
Continue Reading German ex-leader Schroeder loses privileges over Russia ties
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and…
Continue Reading UN floats plan to boost renewables as climate worries mount
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of…
Continue Reading Europe’s push to cut Russian gas faces a race against winter
By The Associated Press Europeans are basking in the warmth of spring, but their governments are in a race against winter. Europe is trying to cut…
Continue Reading UK inflation hits 40-year high amid Russia’s war in Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate has risen to the highest level in 40 years as Russia’s war in Ukraine fueled further increases in…
Continue Reading NATO talks with Finland, Sweden falter but will continue
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO diplomats say national envoys have failed to reach a consensus about whether to start…
Continue Reading Asian shares track Wall Street’s inflation-fueled retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares are sharply lower in Asia after a broad retreat on Wall Street. Hong Kong’s Hang…
Continue Reading Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia says that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops who doggedly…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy contracts as energy prices soar
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy contracted at a worse than expected annual rate of 1% in the last quarter, as…
Continue Reading Nielsen list illustrates power of franchises for networks
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast television networks, inundated with competition from cable and streaming services, have…
Continue Reading Search ends for woman who fell from cruise ship in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 40-year-old woman who fell overboard off a cruise ship in southeast…
Continue Reading Ratepayer advocates seek protections in offshore wind case
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State regulators considering whether to approve Dominion Energy Virginia’s plans for a…
Continue Reading Judge: Regulators wrong to ban beer label that had naked man
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge says North Carolina regulators were wrong to reject a beer label that featured a silhouette of a naked…
Continue Reading Apple delays plan for Bay Area workers to be in office three days a week
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Apple notified corporate employees that it is delaying a requirement for most staffers to be in the office…
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