Chinese hackers reportedly target India’s power grid
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — India’s power sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to have been…
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US diplomat: Mediterranean gas pipeline to Europe not viable
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat says a proposed pipeline to deliver natural gas from…
Continue Reading Shell says Russia exit has already cost $5 billion
LONDON (AP) — Shell says its decision to pull out of Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine has already cost the international…
Continue Reading India to boost arms output, fearing shortfall from Russia
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India plans to ramp up of its production of military equipment, including helicopters, tank…
Continue Reading Spain PM in Morocco to mend ties after Western Sahara shift
By JOSEPH WILSON and TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has met with Moroccan King…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after tepid gains on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower as investors eye the war in Ukraine and what the world’s central…
Continue Reading JD.com founder Richard Liu leaves CEO post
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — Chinese e-commerce company JD.com says that its founder Richard Liu has left his position as CEO,…
Continue Reading Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has overwhelmingly voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the…
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Alex Jones sat for deposition in Sandy Hook defamation suit, attorneys say
By Rob Frehse and Brian Vitagliano, CNN Alex Jones was deposed over two days this week in the defamation suit brought against him by families of…
Continue Reading Senate to vote on revoking Russia’s trade status, oil ban
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation punishing Russia for the war in Ukraine is finally getting a vote in the U.S.…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico plunged into darkness after power station fire
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A major power outage has hit Puerto Rico, plunging hundreds of thousands of customers…
Continue Reading NBC News journalists vexed by MSNBC’s move to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business NBC News journalists are troubled by and have expressed dismay to network executives about MSNBC’s intention…
Continue Reading Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show is going weekly starting in May
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Starting in May, MSNBC’s highest-rated star Rachel Maddow will be hosting her 9 p.m. Eastern show just one…
Continue Reading NBC News journalists vexed by MSNBC’s move to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business NBC News journalists are troubled by and have expressed dismay to network executives about MSNBC’s intention to…
Continue Reading ‘Axie Infinity’ publisher raises funds to reimburse users after $625 million hack
By Jon Sarlin, CNN Business Sky Mavis, makers of the crypto “play-to-earn” game “Axie Infinity,” announced on Wednesday it…
Continue Reading JetBlue’s bid for Spirit centers on adding planes to fleet
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investors seem to be taking a slightly dim view of JetBlue’s bid to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion.…
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Region braces for deeper drought, less Rio Grande water for farming
Another spring, the same dry riverbed. In previous years, water would begin to flow in the Rio Grande in springtime, released from storage from…
Continue Reading Six-days-a-week mail delivery saved; Biden signs Postal bill
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law plans for a sweeping overhaul of the…
Continue Reading Government seeks 5-year sentence for ex-ski resort president
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The federal government has requested a five-year sentence for a former Vermont ski resort executive accused in a…
Continue Reading US electric-vehicle tax credits ending for new Toyota buyers
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota customers soon won’t be able to get U.S. federal tax credits for buying electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toyota’s…
Continue Reading Opinion: Binance CEO explains why it’s misleading to say crypto is anonymous
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Richard Quest Ever since governments across the globe started slapping sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Opinion: Binance CEO explains why it’s misleading to say crypto is anonymous
By Richard Quest Ever since governments across the globe started slapping sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, cryptocurrencies have…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines, Microsoft fall; Tilray, Landstar rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Spirit Airlines, Microsoft fall; Tilray, Landstar…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks fell and bond yields rose on Wall Street Wednesday after details from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting showed the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule for now
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states…
Continue Reading Elon Musk made another $1 billion from his Twitter stake. As if he needs it
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk has gotten a lot of attention from buying a 9.1% stake in Twitter, along with landing a seat on the…
Continue Reading The Fed is ready to move faster on interest rates
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is ready to raise interest rates at a faster pace to get a handle on America’s pervasive…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: A look at West’s escalating sanctions on Russia
By The Associated Press Associated Press The United States and allies are again escalating sanctions against Russia after evidence that Russian…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Biden extends student loan freeze through August
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain paused through Aug. 31,…
Continue Reading US oil tumbles below $100 a barrel after Western countries plan emergency oil release
By David Goldman, CNN Business The West is tapping more of its emergency oil reserves to help wean itself off Russian crude. The International Energy…
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