How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday with help from big technology and communications stocks. Twitter soared following a…
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Nevada toad declared endangered at site of geothermal plant
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — In a rare emergency move, the U.S. government has temporarily declared a Nevada toad endangered,…
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 Greece completes early repayment of bailout loans to IMF
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister says the country has repaid its outstanding debts dating back to its financial crisis to the…
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Democrats to Big Oil: Suspend buybacks and dividends during Ukraine war
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Two top House Democrats are pushing the CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell to scrap their stock buyback and…
Continue Reading Guyana OKs Exxon’s $10B Yellowtail offshore oil project
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government has granted permission for U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil to develop…
Continue Reading Amazon warehouse workers in New York made history voting for a union. Here’s what could happen next
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After Christian Smalls was fired two years ago from an Amazon warehouse in New York City following his…
Continue Reading Amazon warehouse workers in New York made history voting for a union. Here’s what could happen next
CNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After Christian Smalls was fired two years ago from an Amazon warehouse in New York City following his…
Continue Reading JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of myriad issues for economy, bank
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon laid out a laundry list of big risks looming for the global and U.S. economy in his…
Continue Reading Stock tied to Trump social firm drops on report of turmoil
By BERNARD CONDON and TALI ARBEL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in a company planning to buy former President Donald Trump’s new social…
Continue Reading Medicare enrollees to get free COVID-19 tests at drug stores
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free…
Continue Reading Coke’s new ‘Pixel’ flavor first appeared in Fortnite
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business On Monday Coca-Cola unveiled a new, limited-edition flavor that’s supposed to taste like…pixels.…
Continue Reading Is returning to the office taking a bite out of your finances?
More workers are returning to the office after working from home the last two years. Not only has this meant an adjustment to daily routines, but…
Continue Reading Is returning to the office taking a bite out of your finances?
CNN, POOL More workers are returning to the office after working from home the last two years. Not only has this meant an adjustment to daily…
Continue Reading German agency takes charge of subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has put a government agency in charge of a longtime German subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom after an…
Continue Reading Even rich people may need to rein in spending as the global economy wavers
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Are upper middle class and affluent shoppers starting to feel the pinch from higher prices and geopolitical…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why is Europe balking at a ban on Russian energy?
By The Associated Press Shocking pictures from the Ukrainian town of Bucha and accusations of Russian war crimes are building pressure for more…
Continue Reading The job hunt can be exhausting. Here’s how to cope
By Kathryn Vasel Amid America’s Great Resignation, millions of workers continue to leave their jobs. In February, 4.4 million employees quit,…
Continue Reading Today is Tax Day. Here’s what you need to know about filing your 2021 taxes
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Soaring inflation. The war in Ukraine. Yet another rise in Covid cases. With so much going on this year it’s…
Continue Reading Tax Day is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know about filing your 2021 taxes
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Soaring inflation. The war in Ukraine. Yet another rise in Covid cases. With so much going on this…
Continue Reading Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric cars from Polestar
CNN By Jennifer Korn Swedish electric car maker Polestar is selling up to 65,000 electric vehicles to Hertz over the next five years, the companies…
Continue Reading Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric cars from Polestar
By Jennifer Korn Swedish electric car maker Polestar is selling up to 65,000 electric vehicles to Hertz over the next five years, the companies…
Continue Reading Small businesses in need of a loan find banks are stingy
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many small businesses are finding it tough to get a bank loan, making it difficult to move…
Continue Reading Easter delays for UK travelers as COVID cancels flights
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British travelers going abroad for the Easter holidays faced disruptions Monday as two main carriers,…
Continue Reading Exxon expects a profit boom thanks to high oil prices. But exiting Russia will come at a cost
By Matt Egan, CNN Business It’s a tale of two oil trends for ExxonMobil: The company will post a massive profit increase for the first quarter…
Continue Reading Middle East oil exporters are cashing in as Ukraine war hits global economy
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN The Ukraine war is wreaking havoc on the world economy, but in the Middle East its impact hasn’t been so grim for…
Continue Reading Russian energy exports in focus as Europe plans new sanctions
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business European officials have signaled that they could sanction Russia’s energy exports after images emerged of mass…
Continue Reading Rockefeller’s $105M plan to produce climate-friendly food
By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is…
Continue Reading Starbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz returns
By MATT OTT and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz returned to the company as interim CEO Monday. Among his…
Continue Reading Why Starbucks stopped rewarding its stockholders
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Just three weeks ago, Starbucks announced that it had big plans to lavish its shareholders with new rewards. The…
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