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By TINA OREM of NerdWallet Using recent metro-area data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state-level data from the Federation of State Tax…
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China regulator says 14,684 Teslas recalled for crash risk
BEIJING (AP) — China’s market regulator says Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, its…
Continue Reading China halts freight train traffic with North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — China says it halted railroad freight traffic with North Korea as it deals with the spread of COVID-19 in the border town of…
Continue Reading IAEA: Japan making progress on Fukushima water release plan
BERLIN (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that Japan is making “significant progress” on its plans to release treated…
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Much of Europe is facing stagflation. France is already there
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business The European economy slowed in the first three months of the year due to a combination of soaring inflation and early…
Continue Reading Inflation hits record high of 7.5% in countries using euro
BRUSSELS (AP) — Inflation has hit a record for the 19 countries that use the euro. The European Union’s statistics agency reported on Friday…
Continue Reading Apple loses top spot in China as smartphone sales slump
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Just three months ago, Apple became the top-selling smartphone brand in China for the first time in six…
Continue Reading Apple loses top spot in China as smartphone sales slump
By Laura He, CNN Business Just three months ago, Apple became the top-selling smartphone brand in China for the first time in six years. Now…
Continue Reading Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches
By The Associated Press Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will…
Continue Reading New gas pipeline boosts Europe’s bid to ease Russian supply
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — European countries that are dependent on Russian imports are looking to get greater…
Continue Reading Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers More steep losses for technology stocks pushed the S&P 500 down 3.6% on Wall Street…
Continue Reading South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19…
Continue Reading UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations is working doggedly to broker an evacuation of…
Continue Reading Heat wave scorches India’s wheat crop, snags export plans
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India is in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave that is stunting wheat production.…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sells $8.5 billion worth of Tesla shares
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold $8.5 billion of the electric automaker’s stock in the three days after the Twitter…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sells $8.5 billion worth of Tesla shares
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold $8.5 billion of the electric automaker’s stock in the three days…
Continue Reading Airbnb says staffers can work remotely forever, if they want
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Airbnb won’t require most staffers to return to the office — ever. The company told employees…
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Las Cruces Mayor tours businesses hit by vandals
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Mayor of Las Cruces witnessed firsthand damage to businesses along the El Paseo Business Corridor. Some of the damage…
Continue Reading 102 marathons in 102 days: Amputee’s unofficial world record
By WILLIAM J. KOLE and ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — An amputee athlete from Arizona has set an unofficial world record,…
Continue Reading ‘March Madness’ atmosphere lifts Vegas economy from pandemic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos reported near-record March house winnings, while the airport in Las Vegas reported passenger traffic almost as…
Continue Reading Most Americans could file their taxes for free, but don’t
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government watchdog report finds that while most Americans are eligible to file their…
Continue Reading Apple warns of serious supply headwinds in China
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple topped Wall Street’s estimates in its latest quarter and reported one of the strongest three-month…
Continue Reading Micron Technology is sued for alleged patent infringement
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bell Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against computer chipmaker Micron…
Continue Reading Grain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press EDGARD, La. (AP) — Descendants of slaves who lived in southeastern Louisiana have won a key ruling allowing…
Continue Reading Amazon reports rare quarterly loss as online shopping slows
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its money-making juggernaut…
Continue Reading California subpoenas ExxonMobil in probe of plastics waste
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general has subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he called a…
Continue Reading Apple delivers strong quarter, but warns of trouble ahead
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Thursday reported strong quarterly results despite supply shortages, but…
Continue Reading Amazon Labor Union’s Chris Smalls faces off against Sen. Graham on workers
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN The president of the Amazon Labor Union warned Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday that he risks ignoring the…
Continue Reading Amazon ends its paid Covid-19 sick leave policy
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is ending its Covid-19 paid sick leave policy starting on Monday, the company said in a…
Continue Reading Amazon stock plunges as growth slows
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon’s stock plummeted after the company reported on Thursday slowing growth and higher costs in its latest…
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