US officials can travel to China to aid crash investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — American accident investigators have received approval from China to enter the country and help with the investigation of the…
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Bills deal renews debate over public dollars for arenas
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York looks poised to become the next place to give a huge subsidy to a professional…
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Free bus rides for El Paso County start April 1
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners voted Monday unanimously to approve “Free Rides” through the El Paso County Transit System. The free…
Continue Reading FTC sues Intuit to stop ‘bait-and-switch’ TurboTax ads
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission is suing TurboTax maker Intuit, saying its ads for “free” tax filing misled…
Continue Reading Senate advances Fed nominee Lisa Cook on party-line vote
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday agreed to consider the nomination of Lisa Cook for a position on…
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SPACs are no longer the ‘it’ investment
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks may be making a comeback lately. Ditto for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But one speculative corner…
Continue Reading Prenuptial agreements aren’t just for the rich. Here’s what you should know
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Few people get married thinking they’re going to get divorced. Or about divvying up money or assets after a marriage…
Continue Reading How Europe’s bold new rules for Big Tech could change the services you use
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple users could soon install apps outside the App Store. WhatsApp users could message or video call…
Continue Reading Poland moves to block coal imports from Russia
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has decided to block imports of coal from Russia. Tuesday’s move…
Continue Reading Spain, Portugal emerge as ‘energy island’ in Europe’s crisis
By JOSEPH WILSON and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The energy crisis provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has helped…
Continue Reading New York AG asks appeals court to enforce Trump subpoena
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling…
Continue Reading With war next door, EU is warned on cybersecurity gaps
BRUSSELS (AP) — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates European Union defense cooperation, a watchdog says EU institutions face…
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US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four…
Continue Reading How an Oscars photographer captured the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Will Smith striking Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards will go down as one of the most…
Continue Reading How an Oscars photographer captured the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Will Smith striking Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards will go down as one of the most shocking moments in…
Continue Reading US consumers still confident, but outlook not as rosy
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in March and remains high, though consumers’…
Continue Reading US job openings, quitting at near record high in February
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings stayed at a near-record level in February, little changed from the…
Continue Reading The great resignation continues: 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs last month
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The worker shortage has been a hallmark of the pandemic economy — and it’s far from getting resolved. In…
Continue Reading Google chief: IT focus on reliable information for Ukraine
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google, Sundar Pichai says the IT companies are focused on…
Continue Reading Barclays hit by $590 million US market blunder and stake sale
By Reuters Shares in Barclays fell as much as 6% in early trading on Tuesday, after one of its top investors offloaded a $1.2 billion chunk of stock…
Continue Reading US oil briefly sinks below $100 after Russia says it will ‘drastically reduce’ assault on Kyiv
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices briefly tumbled below $100 a barrel on Tuesday but the losses proved fleeting as investors try to make sense…
Continue Reading EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster
MADRID (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator says it has begun an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine…
Continue Reading Home prices rose 19.2% in January from last year
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices continued to surge higher in January. Prices rose 19.2% in January from the year before, up from an 18.9%…
Continue Reading Ethiopian court orders journalist to be released on bail
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An Ethiopian court has ordered Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be…
Continue Reading Will Russia use its gas to ‘blackmail’ Europe? We’re about to find out
By Charles Riley, CNN Business In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow has continued to ship natural gas westward and Europe has used the…
Continue Reading Do bond investors know something others don’t?
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As Wall Street regains its footing following the invasion of Ukraine, stocks have been staging a…
Continue Reading What Apple’s surging stock says about the market
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business One month ago, when Russia’s war in Ukraine erupted, fearful investors yanked their money out of riskier bets…
Continue Reading Tech leaders are delusional if they think Web3 will give power back to the people
Scott Galloway, for CNN Business Perspectives Similar to “the internet” or “cryptocurrency” in their infancy, the term…
Continue Reading Media measuring company Nielsen to be acquired in $16B deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company…
Continue Reading Tech leaders are delusional if they think Web3 will give power back to the people
CNN Scott Galloway, for CNN Business Perspectives Similar to “the internet” or “cryptocurrency” in their infancy, the term…
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