Germany: No charges for Czech tycoon’s 257 mph stunt
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have decided not to press charges against a Czech millionaire who drove a high-powered sportscar along a German…
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Disney government dissolution bill signed by DeSantis
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill dissolving Walt Disney World’s private…
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Dow falls nearly 1,000 points on rate hike fears and poor earnings from Verizon
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks plunged Friday. The Dow fell about 980 points, or 2.8%, following comments about likely aggressive interest…
Continue Reading The Edsel, Quibi and CNN+? New addition to business failures
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Epic business failures — the Edsel, Quibi, New Coke — have some new company. CNN’s parent…
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 The US government is taking steps to ensure its data is capturing everyone
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business US government data often provides a look at how large swaths of Americans are faring. However, this big-picture…
Continue Reading Old Navy was supposed to save Gap. Now it’s struggling
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Old Navy has long been the crown jewel of Gap’s otherwise inconsistent businesses. But now, even Old Navy…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why are Disney and DeSantis feuding in Florida?
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to dissolve a private government…
Continue Reading Looking to deepen pain for Putin, West studying oil and gas
ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States unleashed some of its toughest actions against Russian President Vladimir…
Continue Reading Why Fed worries about the strongest US job market in decades
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell isn’t as pleased with the robust U.S. job market as you might…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — As climate change bakes the planet, dozens of nations including the U.S. and many local…
Continue Reading Revenge spending may keep the economy chugging along
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Now that some mask and vaccine mandates are being lifted, consumers seem ready to spend on travel and other…
Continue Reading Big greenhouse gas state taking biggest climate step yet
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than two years after he started work on it, Gov. Tom Wolf is set to enact the centerpiece…
Continue Reading Revenge spending may keep the economy chugging along
CNN, KPIX, WASHINGTON POST, WJLA, WMC, US GOVT By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Now that some mask and vaccine mandates are being lifted, consumers…
Continue Reading Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitz
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence a…
Continue Reading Beware the ‘melt-up:’ Analysts say stocks may soar just before they collapse
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Storm clouds appear to be gathering over Wall Street, with many analysts saying a downturn is inevitable. But before…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka to receive World Bank help to face economic crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s finance minister says the country will…
Continue Reading France issues an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn
By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Chris Liakos and Anna Cooban, CNN Business France has issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive auto…
Continue Reading Britain, India call for immediate cease-fire in Ukraine
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain have urged Russia to declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, as British…
Continue Reading Big Tech faces ‘major’ EU law on hate speech, disinformation
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union officials are nearing agreement on a sweeping new law aimed at protecting internet…
Continue Reading Indonesia to ban exports of cooking oil to reduce shortages
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia will ban exports of cooking oil and its raw materials to reduce domestic…
Continue Reading The job market is on fire, but new grads still need to network. Here’s how
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business If you’re part of the Class of 2022, you’re graduating into a favorable job market. But networking should…
Continue Reading American Express profits fall slightly, but spending jumps
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express’ first-quarter profits fell roughly 6% from a year earlier, but the company saw…
Continue Reading Opinion: We need to do more to prevent burnout among health care workers
Opinion by Kapil Parakh for CNN Business Perspectives Almost two decades ago, I was a resident physician working in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit…
Continue Reading Algae a winner in Elon Musk-funded greenhouse gas contest
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed…
Continue Reading Forget the FAANGs. It’s a stock picker’s market now
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business investors who have been blindly buying all big techs got a rude awakening this week after Netflix imploded. But…
Continue Reading New blasts at Polish coal mine halt search for 7 missing
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — New blasts at a Polish coal mine have injured 10 rescue workers and have forced…
Continue Reading Struggling factories and booming airlines put Fed in a bind
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business How should policymakers react when two core parts of the economy are headed in different directions? That’s the…
Continue Reading Thailand ends mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has announced that beginning next month, visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer have to…
Continue Reading Netflix may clamp down on password sharing. Here’s what that means
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix shares plunged this week after the platform reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade. One…
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