Weaker yen, costly oil push Japan’s trade deficit higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Japan has reported a much bigger than expected trade deficit for March as a weaker yen and high oil prices…
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Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A health official says 4 million more people in Shanghai have been allowed to leave their homes as…
Continue Reading Mexican Senate approves nationalization of lithium mining
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has passed a bill to nationalize lithium mining and extraction. The bill was submitted by President…
Continue Reading Man charged with setting fire at California Home Depot
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged with setting a fire that gutted a Northern California Home Depot, prompted hundreds to flee…
Continue Reading Minnesota Supreme Court to hear challenge in PolyMet case
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge by environmentalists over…
Continue Reading Disney World: Face masks optional for all areas of resort
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has lifted the last of its mask requirements, meaning face coverings will be optional for visitors at all…
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Tesla shareholders try to get Elon Musk to just stop
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Elon Musk wants everyone to believe he really did have the money secured to take Tesla private back in 2018. But a group suing…
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Bob Giles, owner of Giles Automotive, named TIME and Ally Financial 2022 Dealer of the Year
EL PASO, Texas – Leaders from TIME and Ally Financial announced the winner of the 2022 Dealer of the Year award during the 105th National Automobile…
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Governor Abbott announces creation of new American Governors’ Border Strike Force
AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-six Republican governors, led by Arizona’s Doug Ducey and Texas’s Greg Abbott, announced the creation of the American…
Continue Reading Josh Duhamel gets new contract to promote North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor and “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The…
Continue Reading Biden launches $6B effort to save distressed nuclear plants
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue…
Continue Reading Netflix shares drop 25% after service loses 200K subscribers
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares…
Continue Reading Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no overwhelming favorite for NBA champion as the playoffs start, but that was by no…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as technology stocks rallied following a weak start. Retailers and health care…
Continue Reading Halo Top’s new ice cream recipe lets you skip the microwave thaw
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business No more microwaving your Halo Top light ice cream. At least, that’s one goal of the new recipe —…
Continue Reading These states have posted the most dramatic post-pandemic job gains
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business More than a dozen US states reached or exceeded their pre-pandemic employment levels in March, and more than…
Continue Reading Netflix just lost $50 billion in market cap
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix’s bad 2022 just got much worse. After shares tanked earlier this year because of concerns over its…
Continue Reading Signature Bank, Johnson & Johnson rise; Acadia, Netgear fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Signature Bank, Johnson & Johnson rise; Acadia, Netgear…
Continue Reading Netflix’s world has been turned upside down as stock plunges 35%
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Call Eleven and Sheriff Hopper of “Stranger Things,” because Netflix’s world has…
Continue Reading Amazon to conduct racial equity audit led by former US attorney general
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon said it will conduct an audit, led by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, to “evaluate any…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A ruling by a judge in Florida means that the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and…
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 Padres 1st MLB team to reach uniform ad deal, with Motorola
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms. The…
Continue Reading Volkswagen is coming for Tesla. Here’s how it plans to dominate the US market
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Volkswagen is gunning for Tesla. Tesla is still king, with over 936,000 electric vehicles sold in 2021 and a share…
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Truck inspections that slowed traffic leave some El Paso produce companies struggling for inventory
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been over a week since enhanced safety inspections ordered by Texas Governor Greg Abbott lead to a backlog of trucks along the…
Continue Reading The magic is gone for Disney investors
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Disney investors aren’t having as awful a year as Netflix shareholders. But that’s not saying much.…
Continue Reading The magic is gone for Disney investors
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Disney investors aren’t having as awful a year as Netflix shareholders. But that’s not saying…
Continue Reading Florida Gov DeSantis pushes to end Disney self-government
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt…
Continue Reading Energy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A question is hovering over the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such…
Continue Reading Gas prices are creeping higher again
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump have stopped falling from their recent highs — and some forecasters are warning of another uptick as…
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