Ford just reported a $3.1 billion loss. Blame Rivian
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business In the days after its November IPO, electric truck maker Rivian was briefly one of the world’s most valuable…
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Meta stock jumps nearly 20% despite mixed results
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta’s first earnings of 2022 may have largely fallen short of expectations, but that hasn’t really dampened…
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Jack Link’s to hire 800 at $450M meat snack plant in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press PERRY, Ga. (AP) — The company that makes Jack Link’s meat snacks says it will build a $450 million plant in…
Continue Reading Ford loses $3.1 billion, hit by investment and chip shortage
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ford has reported a $3.1 billion loss for the first quarter, in large part because of a drop in…
Continue Reading Puck and player tracking taking big strides forward in NHL
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Puck and player tracking in the NHL has taken major leaps since it was first tested in January 2019. Coaches…
Continue Reading Energy Dept OKs expanded LNG exports from Texas, Louisiana
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department has authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from…
Continue Reading Lost for decades, Dorothy’s dress from ‘Oz’ up for sale
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A blue-and-white dress that Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” is up for…
Continue Reading UK: Allies must ‘double down’ and send Ukraine tanks, jets
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat says Western allies should send tanks, planes and other heavy weapons to…
Continue Reading Shares of Facebook parent Meta soar despite growth slowdown
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta’s first quarter profit jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite slower revenue…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks ended with meager gains on Wall Street Wednesday, stabilizing after a sell-off in tech stocks a day earlier. It’s the…
Continue Reading Microsoft, Visa rise; Boeing, F5 fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Microsoft, Visa rise; Boeing, F5…
Continue Reading Heaven Hill to revive its whiskey production in its hometown
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Heaven Hill Distillery says it plans to revive its whiskey production in its Kentucky hometown. The family-owned…
Continue Reading Chipotle wants to add dessert to the menu
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Chipotle, purveyor of burritos, tacos, guac, chips and a variety of other dishes, wants to add an elusive…
Continue Reading Poland agrees to work demands of air traffic controllers
WARSAW (AP) — Poland’s air navigation agency says it has agreed to implement all of the demands of the country’s air traffic controllers’…
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 Budweiser workers could strike in UK, threatening a ‘summer beer drought’
By Sharon Browne-Peter, CNN Business Hundreds of Budweiser employees in the United Kingdom could go on strike, threatening to create a shortage of…
Continue Reading Central African Republic president authorizes cryptocurrency
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic has legally recognized the use of…
Continue Reading Facebook parent Meta expands Illinois data center in DeKalb
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is expanding a data center in northern Illinois and says more than 200 operational jobs…
Continue Reading French investigate who is behind fiber optic cables sabotage
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into the suspected sabotage of fiber optic cables. The damage…
Continue Reading Twitter abuse victims fear Musk’s plans, but may not quit
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s apparent plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all…
Continue Reading Boeing CEO laments deal with Trump for Air Force One planes
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Boeing’s CEO says Boeing cut a bad deal when it agreed to produce two new Air Force One jets. CEO David Calhoun…
Continue Reading Ukraine war stokes concerns over Turkey’s nuclear plant
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot activists say uncertainty over the safety of war-wracked Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has reignited concerns…
Continue Reading Major tech antitrust bill gets backing of US Commerce Department
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Commerce Department backed a key legislative proposal aimed at forcing tech giants such as Facebook and Google to…
Continue Reading Major tech antitrust bill gets backing of US Commerce Department
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Commerce Department backed a key legislative proposal aimed at forcing tech giants such as Facebook and Google to…
Continue Reading Greece taps bond markets after sovereign upgrade
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has raised 1.5 billion euros in a 7-year bond re-issue, tapping markets days after a sovereign credit rating upgrade.…
Continue Reading Microsoft: Russian hacks often accompany Ukraine attacks
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Microsoft says cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of…
Continue Reading Disney government in dark about effect of law dissolving it
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — At the first meeting of Disney World’s private government…
Continue Reading Higher food and energy prices could last ‘for years,’ World Bank warns
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has contributed to an historic shock to commodity markets that will keep global prices…
Continue Reading UK fraud investigators step up inquiry into Liberty Steel
LONDON (AP) — British fraud investigators have raided the U.K. offices of the GFG Alliance, owners of the country’s third-largest steelmaker. The…
Continue Reading Ethics probe clears UK Treasury chief over wife’s tax status
LONDON (AP) — A British government ethics advisor has cleared Treasury chief Rishi Sunak of wrongdoing over his wife’s tax affairs and his…
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