Former executive gets prison for $1 billion solar fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former energy executive in California  who took part in $1 billion solar power fraud that bilked Warren Buffett’s…
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Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a…
Continue Reading Freight railroads work to resolve service problems, delays
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away.…
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El Paso City Council approves 7.2% minimum wage increase, signing incentive
EL PASO, Texas – In a unanimous vote, El Paso’s City Council voted to approve a mid-year salary raise for City employees. That brings the minimum…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency expert gets 5 years in NKorea sanctions case
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A cryptocurrency expert has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for helping…
Continue Reading State officials: Bird flu found at 2nd Indiana duck farm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say avian influenza has been detected at a second northern Indiana duck farm. The Indiana State Board of Animal…
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A second Amazon union election begins in New York
CNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After a historic union victory at an Amazon warehouse in New York City earlier this month, a…
Continue Reading Amazon warehouse injury rate last year was more than twice the rate of other warehouses, study finds
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The rate of serious injuries at Amazon warehouses in the United States is more than twice as high as those…
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Texas AG Commissioner calls on Gov. Abbott to end enhanced border inspections; calls policy “catastrophic”
AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the Governor Greg Abbott to end enhanced safety inspections of commercials trucks at…
Continue Reading Frustration grows over truck backlogs at Texas-Mexico border
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border security measure are slowing down…
Continue Reading Arizona man in $3.5M pandemic loan fraud case gets 4 years
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man faces four years in prison after pleading guilty to falsely claiming non-existent employees and business revenues…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stock indexes edged lower on Wall Street Tuesday, shedding early gains as investors weigh new data on inflation. The pullback…
Continue Reading Kohl’s, PG&E rise; CarMax, Myovant fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Kohl’s, PG&E rise; CarMax, Myovant…
Continue Reading Westinghouse, Framatom to supply fuel to Czech nuclear plant
PRAGUE (AP) — Westinghouse Electric Co. and France’s Framatome have been selected to deliver fuel supplies for the Czech Republic’s Temelin…
Continue Reading US, allies aim to force Russia to shift money away from war
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury Department official says the United States and its allies are pushing ahead with…
Continue Reading Far-right Le Pen campaigns as French ‘voice of the people’
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press VERNON, France (AP) — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is envisioning a France with the people’s voices at the…
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 Bosnia’s international official suspends Serb property law
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The top international official in Bosnia has suspended a Bosnian Serb property law that is seen as part of a…
Continue Reading Yelp to cover travel expenses for workers seeking abortions
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp will cover the travel expenses of employees who must travel out of state for abortions, joining the…
Continue Reading A shoemaker, a pizza shop and a bakery in Kyiv pivot to serve their country
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business In Kyiv, a group of small business owners are busy at work. There’s a war raging around them and they’re…
Continue Reading A shoemaker, a pizza shop and a bakery in Kyiv pivot to serve their country
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business In Kyiv, a group of small business owners are busy at work. There’s a war raging around them and…
Continue Reading Apple’s Tim Cook warns of ‘unintended consequences’ in app store antitrust legislation
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Apple CEO Tim Cook blasted regulatory proposals by Congress and in the European Union on Tuesday, arguing that…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Biden is allowing more ethanol in gasoline
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says his administration will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month, another four-decade high for inflation. For the 12 months that ended in March,…
Continue Reading Oil races back above $100 a barrel
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Turbulence in the oil market continued on Tuesday, with crude prices soaring back above $100 a barrel on concerns about a…
Continue Reading Appeals court: J&J must pay $302M in pelvic mesh case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million in penalties to the…
Continue Reading Governor: State may help conservation bid for Boy Scout camp
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s governor said Tuesday that the state may provide supplemental funds to…
Continue Reading Atlantic City casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers feel they are closer than ever to getting a law passed that…
Continue Reading Yelp joins growing list of companies offering workers help with abortion care
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Yelp has joined a growing list of companies supporting abortion access for their employees in the face of state laws…
Continue Reading A last-minute way to reduce your 2021 taxes right up until Tax Day
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Last year may be history. But there may still be one thing you can do this week to reduce your 2021 tax bill (or…
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