New independent Mexican union wins wage increase at GM plant
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new independent union at a Mexican auto plant that won a historic organizing vote last year has negotiated an 8.5% wage…
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Navajo sign water rights settlement with Utah and feds
Associated Press MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah (AP) — Federal officials signed an agreement with leaders of the Navajo Nation on Friday that provides…
Continue Reading No state charge for billionaire Sanford in child porn probe
By STEPHEN GROVES and AMY FORLITI Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota attorney general’s office is not charging…
Continue Reading Woman gets 15 months in prison for punching flight attendant
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California woman who punched a flight attendant in the face during a flight and broke her teeth…
Continue Reading California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leaders of California and New Zealand have signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change. California Gov. Gavin…
Continue Reading Big Lots, American Eagle fall; Dell, Ulta Beauty rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Big Lots, American Eagle fall; Dell, Ulta Beauty…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday and closed higher for the week, breaking a seven-week losing streak, the longest such stretch…
Continue Reading Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chats
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press Texas authorities said Friday that the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 98 cents to $115.07 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $2.03 to…
Continue Reading Yard of Picks: Indy boosts gambling ties with sports lounge
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Motor Speedway has opened a sports book lounge in time for Sunday’s…
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Frazier takes Flight: Creating future pilots in Santa Teresa
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – This summer, the War Eagles Air Museum and Red Arrow Flight Academy are launching the first-ever Aviation Adventure Summer…
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Elon Musk says it’s ‘dumb’ to call billionaires the bad guys
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said on Twitter Thursday that billionaires aren’t the bad guys. Musk…
Continue Reading Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf, tensions spike
By JON GAMBRELL and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it has…
Continue Reading Alaska’s largest natural gas utility being sold for $800M
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The owner of the largest natural gas utility in Alaska says it is selling the company to Canada-based TriSummit Utilities…
Continue Reading Fitch Ratings warns of elections’ impact on Lebanese economy
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A leading international credit ratings agency has warned that the results of this month’s…
Continue Reading Elon Musk faced SEC questions over his timing in disclosing Twitter stake
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has faced questions from the US Securities and Exchange Commission about how and when he disclosed his large…
Continue Reading Biggest aid convoy since cease-fire nears Ethiopia’s Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The biggest convoy of aid since Ethiopia’s government has declared a unilateral…
Continue Reading CEOs are silent on guns. They must speak up in a ‘loud chorus’, Yale’s Jeff Sonnenfeld says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Corporate America has said very little following this week’s Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead. Yale…
Continue Reading Memorial Day gas prices hit 10-year high adjusted for inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Gas prices are painfully high this Memorial Day weekend as millions of Americans hit the road for the unofficial start of…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit, allowing NY probe to go on
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General…
Continue Reading ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is about to give Tom Cruise his biggest opening ever
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Tom Cruise, one of the top movie stars in Hollywood, is about to have the biggest opening weekend of his career.…
Continue Reading ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ jets to new box office record
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” took off at the box office this weekend — setting a new record in the process.…
Continue Reading Biden renews sanctions license for Chevron in Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on…
Continue Reading ‘We don’t have food’: African leaders meet as crises grow
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DJIBO, Burkina Faso (AP) — African leaders gathered for a summit Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address…
Continue Reading Building collapse death toll in southwest Iran rises to 26
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescue teams at the site of a 10-story collapsed building in southwestern Iran pulled seven more bodies from the rubble on…
Continue Reading ‘This is not the retirement I envisioned.’ How retirees are getting hit by inflation
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Managing one’s finances in retirement is always tricky. But with inflation pushing up the price of everything…
Continue Reading Target is ramping up discounts. Here’s why
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Target is stuck with too much home decor and too many TVs. To clear out the glut, it will ramp up discounts.…
Continue Reading Stores have too much stuff. Get ready for discounts
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Some welcome news for shoppers getting squeezed by inflation: promotions on televisions, furniture, clothing,…
Continue Reading UAE dismantles plane of gunrunner Russia wants for Americans
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press UMM AL-QUWAIN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Soviet-era cargo plane linked to an arms smuggler known as the…
Continue Reading Windfall taxes are popular. But they come with risks
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business There’s little political risk in taxing hugely profitable oil companies to help consumers pay their exorbitant…
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