Global stocks and oil prices hit by fears of a Beijing lockdown
By Laura He, CNN Business Global stocks and oil prices fell on Monday as rising Covid-19 cases in Beijing sparked fears that the Chinese capital…
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German business confidence picks up after plunging on war
BERLIN (AP) — A survey shows that German business confidence has picked up slightly this month after plunging in March following Russia’s…
Continue Reading Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44B and take it private
By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a…
Continue Reading Most of Beijing to be tested for COVID amid lockdown worry
By EMILY WANG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Beijing will test most of the city’s 21 million people as a new COVID-19…
Continue Reading Foreign investors are ditching China. Russia’s war is the latest trigger
By Laura He, CNN Business Investors are ditching China at an unprecedented scale as a cocktail of political and business risks, and rising interest…
Continue Reading State TV says Iran foiled cyberattacks on public services
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state television says authorities have foiled massive cyberattacks that sought to target public services, both…
Continue Reading This Week: New home sales, Apple earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its monthly tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday and its March snapshot of consumer spending…
Continue Reading Asian shares advance on back of rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks stormed back from sharp losses to log strong gains. Tokyo,…
Continue Reading India’s Modi touts development projects in visit to Kashmir
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Himalayan Kashmir for his first public…
Continue Reading Twitter board members meet as discussions about Elon Musk’s takeover bid turn more serious
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Find out how to get a weekly fresh flower delivery plus warm and breezy afternoons expected
Hello everyone and happy Sunday to you! Today, I took my weather forecast outside- to the Calhoun Flower Farm in La Mesa, New Mexico. This afternoon…
Continue Reading All-private SpaceX astronaut mission on its way home after a week of delays
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The first all-private mission to the International Space Station began its return trip Sunday evening after a string…
Continue Reading This food company will pay you $10K to be its Chief Taco Officer
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Feeling hungry for a new job? Favor, a Texas-based food delivery company, is looking for a voracious eater to sample tacos all…
Continue Reading Here’s what to expect at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The White House Correspondents’ Dinner returns next Saturday — and the sitting president is set to attend for the…
Continue Reading Here’s what to expect at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The White House Correspondents’ Dinner returns next Saturday — and the sitting president is set to attend for the…
Continue Reading ‘Bad Guys’ bests ‘The Northman,’ Nick Cage at the box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On an unusually crowded weekend at movie theaters that featured a pricey Viking epic and Nicolas Cage…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price drops 3 cents to $4.24 a gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The Lundberg Survey says the national average retail price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 3 cents in the past two weeks…
Continue Reading 2 suspects sought as 100 die in Nigeria oil refinery blast
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian oil official says as many as 100 people may have died in an explosion at an…
Continue Reading Spain vows to be transparent in probe of Pegasus spyware use
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are pledging full transparency as they launch inquiries into the allegations that…
Continue Reading Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough…
Continue Reading A second Amazon union election begins in New York
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After a historic union victory at an Amazon warehouse in New York City earlier this month, a grassroots…
Continue Reading Mississippi set to become final state with equal pay law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will become the final state with a law requiring equal pay for equal…
Continue Reading America’s pandemic recovery has slowed to a crawl
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Investors are gearing up for a week of big ticket economic data, including a first look at economic growth between…
Continue Reading America’s pandemic recovery has slowed to a crawl
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Investors are gearing up for a week of big ticket economic data, including a first look at economic growth between…
Continue Reading DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feud
By STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In taking on Disney, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is…
Continue Reading Germany: Left party to hold leadership vote amid turmoil
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Left party says it will hold a leadership vote in June amid a series of internal spats including over the handling of…
Continue Reading France’s presidential rivals: Key moments, private lives
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Voters are choosing between two visions of France and two very different people in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s next massive payday looms
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Does the richest person on the planet need another massive pay package? That’s the decision facing the Tesla…
Continue Reading 4 Polish miners declared dead; search goes on for 6 missing
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say the death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How France’s old-school voting system works
PARIS (AP) — French voters in the presidential election are using an old-school voting system that has defied calls for more flexibility or…
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