Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks soared to their biggest gain in two years Wednesday and bond yields dropped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…
Continue Reading Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware…
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…
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What the Fed rate hike means for you
CNN, POOL By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for…
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for families…
Continue Reading California moves to embrace cryptocurrency and regulate it
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to…
Continue Reading Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says fees for some users may be coming to Twitter
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk said Twitter might soon charge fees for certain users, as the billionaire continues to tease how he might…
Continue Reading Airbus posts profit, plans new jet assembly line in Alabama
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airbus says its first-quarter profit rose sharply from a year ago, as the airlines that buy its planes recover…
Continue Reading How higher Fed rates stand to affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So…
Continue Reading Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by…
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WATCH: Fed raises interest rates by half a percentage point
(CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to get a handle on the worst inflation…
Continue Reading Airbnb to crack down on parties during summer holidays
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Airbnb is once again trying to stop people from using its platform to host unauthorized parties ahead of…
Continue Reading Kansas gamer pleads guilty for role in fatal ‘swatting’ case
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man will be sentenced in July for his role in a hoax call that led to a fatal police shooting in 2017. Shane Gaskill…
Continue Reading $61 million in refunds for customers in SC nuclear debacle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge has approved a second round of refunds for customers of a utility that poured billions of dollars into…
Continue Reading Rights group: Russians tortured people in C.African Republic
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch has accused Russian mercenaries of executing, torturing and beating…
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New runway, port of entry upgrades, industrial growth headed to Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico- A new runway, more speculative warehouses and upgrades to modernize the port of entry in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, are on…
Continue Reading Deal for Black-majority town in Tennessee takeover case
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a…
Continue Reading Star Trek tries to steal May the 4th from Star Wars
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business It’s May the 4th, a day for Star Wars nerds to geek out on Luke Skywalker, lightsabers and the Millennium…
Continue Reading Tupperware struggles in Q1, withdraws guidance, taps new CFO
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tupperware’s turnaround isn’t exactly going as planned, with inflation, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion…
Continue Reading Stock market selloff is exactly what the Fed wants, former NY Fed chief says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Turmoil on Wall Street is a feature, not a bug, of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, according to…
Continue Reading Goal! Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt sets auction record
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against…
Continue Reading Airbnb will revive rules aimed at curbing summer parties
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s taking steps to prevent people from throwing parties at houses they rent for the Memorial Day and July…
Continue Reading Moderna Q1 profit triples on robust COVID vaccine sales
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first quarter. The vaccine maker…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro, others meet with Iran oil minister
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and high-ranking officials from the South American nation have met with the oil…
Continue Reading TurboTax to pay customers $141 million after allegedly steering them away from free services
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Intuit, the owner of tax filing software TurboTax, has agreed to pay $141 million in a settlement with all 50 states…
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Intuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is announcing that the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to…
Continue Reading Shipping company Maersk sees record quarter as demand surges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk, says it’s delivered its “best earnings…
Continue Reading Human rights advocate to lead PEN’s writers’ protection work
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The literary writer’s organization PEN America has hired a human rights advocate, Liesl…
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