Medicare weighs premium cut after limiting Alzheimer’s drug
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare said Thursday it’s considering a cut in enrollee…
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Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is banning foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid…
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El Paso Water working to correct overcharged fees; temporarily suspends disconnections
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Water says customers were inadvertently overcharged for Environmental Services Department charges and EPWater stormwater…
Continue Reading Cargo jet skids off runaway in Costa Rica, splits in half
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A DHL cargo jet has broken in half after sliding off the runway while landing at San Jose’s international airport.…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Boy’s brain damaged by errant Angel Stadium throw
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The mother of a boy accidentally hit in the head with a baseball thrown by a Los Angeles…
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US consumer debt jumped by $40 billion in February
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans got into a lot more debt in February as rampant inflation kept up the pressure, the Federal Reserve’s…
Continue Reading Ukrainian hacker sentenced in Seattle to 5 years in prison
SEATTLE (AP) — A Ukrainian man who served as a high-level hacker in a ring that stole more than 20 million credit and debit card records, causing…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks recovered from an early slide and closed higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors weigh the latest update from the…
Continue Reading Tesla marks opening of new Texas Gigafactory with ‘Cyber Rodeo’
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla held a party Thursday night to mark the opening of its new manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas. Tesla’s…
Continue Reading HP, Lamb Weston rise; JD.com, AvalonBay fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: HP, Lamb Weston rise; JD.com, AvalonBay…
Continue Reading McDonald’s investors will consider civil rights audit
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s investors will consider a proposal for a civil rights audit of the company. Shareholder advocacy…
Continue Reading Fed casting its inflation fight as battle against inequality
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Federal Reserve intensifies its efforts to tame high inflation, its top…
Continue Reading China used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign
By AMANDA SEITZ, MIKE CATALINI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic…
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 Home affordability gets worse as prices and mortgage rates rise
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business As both home prices and mortgage rates rise, buying a home is increasingly unaffordable for a growing number of…
Continue Reading UK Treasury chief pressured to explain wife’s tax status
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has faced pressure to explain his wife’s tax affairs after she…
Continue Reading Biden bets strong job market will shield economy from slump
By JOSH BOAK Associated Pres WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden White House is betting the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand the threats to…
Continue Reading More than 8 million Cash App Investing customers potentially impacted by data breach linked to former employee
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business More than 8 million Cash App Investing customers may have had personal data compromised after a former employee…
Continue Reading Bird flu’s grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When cases of bird flu are found on poultry farms officials act quickly to slaughter all the birds…
Continue Reading Nations to release millions of barrels of oil amid war
PARIS (AP) — The International Energy Agency says its member countries are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves on top…
Continue Reading These are the four people launching on SpaceX’s first ISS space tourism mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX is heading back to the launch pad, this time to put a group of four private citizens into orbit for a…
Continue Reading Discovery announces executive team for forthcoming Warner Bros. Discovery media giant
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Discovery chief executive David Zaslav on Thursday announced the leadership team for Warner Bros. Discovery, the media…
Continue Reading Chinese man sentenced for stealing Monsanto trade secret
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Chinese national who pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing a trade secret from Monsanto while he worked in Missouri has…
Continue Reading Manhattan DA: Trump criminal investigation is continuing
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney says a criminal investigation into former President Donald…
Continue Reading North Dakota oil exec gets 3-year sentence for fraud scheme
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota oilfield executive whose false claims about his company’s value resulted in more than $886 million in…
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The City of El Paso needs lifeguards
EL PASO, Texas- With summer on the way, the City of El Paso’s aquatic facilities will be filling up. The only problem is they have close to 90…
Continue Reading War in Ukraine is scrambling the world’s ability to fight climate change
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The war in Ukraine has thrown the global economy into chaos — and the worst is yet to come, experts say. The…
Continue Reading Russia has lost 79 planes to sanctions
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Sanctions put in place in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have caused the nation’s air carriers…
Continue Reading European Central Bank head says she’s positive for COVID-19
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has tweeted that she tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms…
Continue Reading Trial is ordered for 59 in deadly collapse of Genoa bridge
ROME (AP) — A judge in Genoa has ordered all 59 defendants to stand trial for the 2018 deadly collapse of a heavily used highway bridge in that…
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