Fire destroys Northern California Home Depot store
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend fire has gutted a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area but no injuries are reported. Fire officials say…
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ races to best opening ever for a video game movie
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Nothing can slow down Sonic The Hedgehog. “Sonic The Hedgehog 2,” the Paramount sequel about the…
Continue Reading ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ races to best opening ever for a video game movie
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Nothing can slow down Sonic The Hedgehog. “Sonic The Hedgehog 2,” the Paramount sequel about the iconic…
Continue Reading ‘Sonic 2’ steals weekend box office, but ‘Ambulance’ stalls
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” sped to the top of the charts in its opening weekend, earning an impressive $71 million…
Continue Reading America’s homeless ranks graying as more retire on streets
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — America’s homeless population is graying. It’s a rapidly expanding group of destitute and…
Continue Reading America’s homeless ranks graying as more retire on streets
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — America’s homeless population is graying. It’s a rapidly expanding group of destitute and…
Continue Reading Bad news for banks: Rates are rising fast
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes should boost lending profits for major financial firms. Now, the…
Continue Reading GOP’s energy promises face limits in Pa. governor’s race
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor are pledging to open up natural gas…
Continue Reading Sri Lankans occupy president’s office entrance for 2nd day
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a…
Continue Reading ‘Saturday Night Live’ takes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” opened Saturday’s episode with one of the biggest stories from this week: the…
Continue Reading Commerce department restricts technology and software exports to Russia
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Russia and Belarus are restricted from accessing US-made software and technologies to aid in its military, the US Commerce…
Continue Reading Yellen sends warning to countries ‘indifferent’ to Russian sanctions
CNN By Matt Egan US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a warning Wednesday to countries that are not moving to cut financial ties with Russia or…
Continue Reading Consumer price inflation hit a new 40-year high in March
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s inflation problem didn’t abate in March. Prices kept creeping up, hitting a fresh 40-year…
Continue Reading Air traffic controllers’ protest delays flights in Warsaw
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Air travel authorities in Poland are warning travellers of possible flight delays and cancellations at Warsaw’s airport…
Continue Reading Banks are making big money off of Russian debt
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business US banks have left Russia, but that doesn’t mean they’re done making money off the Kremlin’s…
Continue Reading Volkswagen rejects shareholder push for climate lobbying disclosures
Reuters Volkswagen has rejected a shareholder proposal for it to explain how its lobbying activities align with its climate goals — something…
Continue Reading S&P downgrade indicates Russia headed for historic default
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its assessment of Russia’s…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of Sri Lankans have rallied in the country’s main business district and…
Continue Reading Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Business Email Compromise scams are a type of crime where criminals hack into email…
Continue Reading Opinion: The world is on the brink of a food shortage. Here’s what the US government and businesses can do to help
Opinion by Dana Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives How does a war on the other side of the world impact US consumers at home? In the case of…
Continue Reading Mattel releases its first carbon neutral toys, including a Matchbox Tesla
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Mattel has released its first-ever carbon neutral toys, including a Matchbox Tesla model made from recycled materials. The new…
Continue Reading A SpaceX tourism mission just arrived at the ISS. Here’s everything you need to know
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX capsule carrying three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut has arrived at the International Space…
Continue Reading Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Business Email Compromise scams are a type of crime where criminals hack into email…
Continue Reading All-private SpaceX astronaut mission to return home from the ISS
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The first all-private mission to the International Space Station is slated to complete the final leg of its…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What to do with closed nuke plant’s wastewater?
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press One million gallons of radioactive water is inside a former nuclear power plant along Cape Cod Bay and it has…
Continue Reading Why Chick-fil-A workers always say ‘my pleasure’
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business No one has ever confused the service at fast food joints for luxury hotels. But two decades ago, Chick-fil-A…
Continue Reading From Pakistan to Peru, soaring food and fuel prices are tipping countries over the edge
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When people took to the streets in Egypt in 2011, protesters chanted about freedom and social justice — but also…
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Flowers that will add color to your garden throughout the year
Using almanac and gardening sources, Angi compiled a list of 10 types of flowers that will produce colorful blooms at different times throughout the…
Continue Reading Child care is expensive everywhere. But this country tops the list
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Having children is expensive, no matter where in the world you live. But, while America finds itself in the middle of…
Continue Reading Amazon seeks to overturn union win, says vote was tainted
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Amazon is seeking to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses. The e-commerce…
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