Iowa GOP: Benefit cuts needed to spur people to take jobs
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is nearing passage of a dramatic reduction in unemployment benefits to try to force…
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Southwest agrees to pay raises for customer-service agents
DALLAS (AP) — Customer-service agents at Southwest Airlines will be voting on a new contract that would give them pay raises totaling more than 16%…
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Credit Suisse faces US probe after telling investors to ‘destroy documents’ linked to oligarch yacht loans
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The House Oversight Committee launched a probe Monday into Credit Suisse, demanding documents linked to the bank’s…
Continue Reading FDA skeptical of benefits from experimental ALS drug
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched…
Continue Reading Boris Becker speaks of money troubles at London trial
LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has told a jury about his struggles with money including payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts…
Continue Reading US investigating autonomous vehicle company’s crash report
DETROIT (AP) — A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how quickly it reported…
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Biden’s budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is releasing a budget blueprint that tries to tell voters what the diverse and…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize-winner’s paper closes amid Russia pressure
By The Associated Press Russia’s leading independent newspaper has suspended operations under pressure from the authorities. It was less than half…
Continue Reading How to invest in tech and leave Facebook behind
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tech stocks have taken a tumble this year, but some investing experts say there are now plenty of good values in…
Continue Reading ‘Stand Up for Ukraine’ plan gets political, celebrity help
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for humanitarian help has been answered by the European…
Continue Reading Here’s who’s flying on Thursday’s Blue Origin space launch
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke and Jackie Wattles, CNN Pete Davidson was initially slated to be the next headline-grabbing name to take…
Continue Reading Walmart will stop selling cigarettes in some stores
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will stop selling cigarettes in select US stores following years of…
Continue Reading Walmart to end cigarette sales in some stores
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales…
Continue Reading Russian newspaper edited by Nobel winner to halt publication after warnings from Moscow
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper edited by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, is suspending…
Continue Reading Oil tumbles 7% as the market faces a new concern
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Covid fears are rocking the oil market Monday as China’s planned lockdown of Shanghai raises concerns about energy…
Continue Reading Oil tumbles 7% as the market faces a new concern
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business Covid fears are rocking the oil market Monday as China’s planned lockdown of Shanghai raises concerns about…
Continue Reading Brewer Carlsberg pulls out of Russia over Ukraine war
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish brewery group Carlsberg is pulling out of Russia, citing Moscow’s ongoing war…
Continue Reading Girls Who Code founder: Women need flexibility in the workplace
As told to by Sabina Bhatia, deputy secretary of the International Monetary Fund Covid-19 wreaked economic havoc on women globally, especially…
Continue Reading Girls Who Code founder: Women need flexibility in the workplace
CNN As told to by Sabina Bhatia, deputy secretary of the International Monetary Fund Covid-19 wreaked economic havoc on women globally, especially…
Continue Reading EU wants to end golden passport schemes, targets Russians
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has recommended that the bloc’s 27 nations end golden passport…
Continue Reading Tesla plans another stock split
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla is asking its shareholders for permission to split its stock for the second time in two years. This split would…
Continue Reading Germany: G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay for gas in rubles
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian…
Continue Reading Shanghai is locking down over 10 million people at a time. Why that’s a big deal
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Many countries around the world have decided to live with the coronavirus, even as a new subvariant fuels another…
Continue Reading Tesla seeks 2nd stock split in less than 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla are up sharply after the electric car maker announced its second stock split in less than two years. The company…
Continue Reading Russian stocks slide as trading resumes for all companies
LONDON (AP) — Russian shares have slumped as its stock market resumed trading of all companies after a monthlong halt following the Ukraine…
Continue Reading Huawei still fighting for ‘survival’ as Meng Wanzhou returns to corporate stage
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Meng Wanzhou, the senior Huawei executive whose detainment in Canada became a flashpoint of US-China tensions, returned…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he has Covid
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk says he has Covid for a second time, but he is feeling relatively well. In a tweet early Monday, the CEO of…
Continue Reading Here’s why Tesla shares are on fire again
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shares have been on a tear in recent weeks as Elon Musk marked the company’s first deliveries from its…
Continue Reading Zelensky says Moscow is ‘frightened’ after Kremlin bans his interview
By Nathan Hodge, CNN Business Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of being “frightened” by journalists “who…
Continue Reading EU fund backs early repayment of Greek bailout loans to IMF
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s European Union bailout lenders have approved a plan for the country to repay outstanding loans to the…
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