EXPLAINER: What Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ is supposed to do
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Twitter is trying to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover attempt with a “poison pill” — a…
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Bidens paid 24.6% taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why did Texas hold up trucks on border for days?
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to impose additional inspections of…
Continue Reading Injured Copperfield trick participant loses lawsuit appeal
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the…
Continue Reading Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a…
Continue Reading Nevada launches $500M program to boost affordable housing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are launching a $500 million program to help provide affordable housing by tapping federal American Rescue Plan…
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Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ measure that could thwart Elon Musk’s takeover bid
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has adopted a limited-term shareholder rights plan called a “poison pill”…
Continue Reading Macron, Le Pen decry ‘shocking’ Stellantis CEO pay
By COLLEEN BARRY and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger in the French…
Continue Reading AP Source: Bahrain-based investor in talks to buy AC Milan
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer A person with knowledge of the process says a Bahrain-based private equity firm is in exclusive talks to buy…
Continue Reading Thousands of California grocery workers ratify new contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of California grocery store workers have approved a new contract with major supermarket chains, avoiding a potential…
Continue Reading Climate activists block London bridges, UK oil terminals
LONDON (AP) — Climate-change protesters have snarled traffic by blocking four London bridges. Cars and red double-decker buses backed up along…
Continue Reading Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was…
Continue Reading Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was…
Continue Reading These home renovation projects get the best return on investment
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices have gone up so much that many homeowners have decided to stay put and make their own home better. But even…
Continue Reading If Russia wants to evade sanctions, it could learn from Iran’s playbook
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN As Russia faces unprecedented sanctions on virtually all sectors of its economy, it may have to turn to a trusted ally with…
Continue Reading Modest-income buyers being priced out of new-vehicle market
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Two years after the pandemic tore through the economy, America’s auto market looks something like…
Continue Reading If Russia wants to evade sanctions, it could learn from Iran’s playbook
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN As Russia faces unprecedented sanctions on virtually all sectors of its economy, it may have to turn to a trusted ally…
Continue Reading How Nissan creates its signature ‘new car smell’
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business People love that “new car smell.” For most cars and SUVs, it’s a mixture of plastics, stain…
Continue Reading Opinion: 3 things Disney should do after its ‘Don’t Say Gay’ blunder
Opinion by Sean Griffin for CNN Business Perspectives The Walt Disney Company has had a messy few weeks. First, it experienced backlash over its…
Continue Reading Lebanon ready to work with Cyprus on potential offshore gas
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Lebanese foreign minister says Lebanon is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit…
Continue Reading Nepal running low on foreign exchange, discourages imports
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal is running low on foreign currency reserves needed to import medicines, oil…
Continue Reading 3 known Chelsea bids left after Cubs owners drop buyout plan
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The owners of the Chicago Cubs have dropped their interest in buying Chelsea. That leaves three remaining known…
Continue Reading Biden nominates a new top Fed banking regulator after Raskin withdrawal
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate former Obama Treasury official Michael…
Continue Reading Biden picks Michael Barr for Fed’s bank regulation post
By JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal…
Continue Reading Asian shares fall, trading muted with Good Friday, holidays
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in muted trading as most world markets were closed for Good Friday and…
Continue Reading Chinese officials are ‘painfully aware’ of economic fallout from lockdowns: European Chamber President
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Chinese officials are grappling with the economic distress caused by their Covid-19 restrictions, as several cities…
Continue Reading S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an…
Continue Reading New Jersey to begin recreational cannabis sales April 21
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN New Jersey will begin adult recreational cannabis sales and use starting next Thursday, according to a release from the…
Continue Reading 3 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga slowly rebuilds
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samantha Moala recalls she was taking a shower at her home in Tonga when she heard…
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Gov. Greg Abbott announces deal with a second Mexican governor to halt Texas’ vehicle inspections at the border
Gov. Greg Abbott and Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván on Thursday announced a deal that will halt the new commercial vehicle inspections…
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