Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote mountainous area of…
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Asian shares rise, eyeing Ukraine, inflation, energy costs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors eye the war in Ukraine, inflationary risks and surging…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said Monday that the city would lift flight bans on nine countries including Britain and the U.S.…
Continue Reading This Week: Carnival earns, new home sales, Darden earns
The Associated Press Cruise ship operator Carnival reports first-quarter results Tuesday. The Commerce Department issues its monthly tally of new…
Continue Reading Asian markets mixed after Wall St gain
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly gain in 16 months as…
Continue Reading Shanghai Disneyland closes as virus rises, Shenzhen reopens
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disney has closed as the city tries to control its biggest coronavirus flareup in two…
Continue Reading Steelworkers poised to strike at Chevron California refinery
RICHMOND, California (AP) — More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay area have told the company they will go on…
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How this Ukrainian news outlet is protecting its journalists
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues to intensify, reporting from the war zone is becoming increasingly difficult —…
Continue Reading Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in shelling incident in Kyiv
CNN By Uliana Pavlova and Brian Stelter, CNN A Russian journalist working for the independent news site The Insider was killed in a shelling incident…
Continue Reading Disney said it regrets racist cheer by high school team
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Disney said it regrets a performance at its Orlando theme park by a high school cheerleading squad after it received backlash…
Continue Reading These two states passed gas tax suspensions. More may follow
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As inflation and Russia’s war on Ukraine force consumers to pay more at the pump, some states…
Continue Reading These two states passed gas tax suspensions. More may follow
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As inflation and Russia’s war on Ukraine force consumers to pay more at the pump, some states are temporarily…
Continue Reading Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture
DETROIT (AP) — Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blamed each other for a work stoppage Sunday that halted trains across Canada and interrupted…
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‘The Batman,’ still No. 1, crosses $300 million
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “The Batman” is still going strong three weeks into its theatrical run, with a tight grip on the top spot at the…
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Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer From the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz…
Continue Reading Technology is transforming the nature of money. Here’s how it will affect our lives
As told to Chris Wellisz, International Monetary Fund In his latest book, “The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming…
Continue Reading ‘Do the right thing’: How US, allies united to punish Putin
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team of financial experts to NATO headquarters in Belgium…
Continue Reading Big Oil rakes in billions as prices soar. Lawmakers want them to pay us back
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business As crude prices surge, oil companies are raking in money — enormous profits gained from practically no extra…
Continue Reading Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first hypersonic weapon in a race with Russia and…
Continue Reading Applebee’s wants to be more like McDonald’s than Olive Garden
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Applebee’s used to pitch itself as a place for customers to come, sit, and stay a while. Then the…
Continue Reading Yemen rebels launch barrage of strikes on Saudi sites
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run media says that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unleashed a…
Continue Reading Most medical debt will not appear on your credit report if it’s been paid off
By Ramishah Maruf and Tami Luhby, CNN Three of the country’s largest credit reporting agencies are removing nearly 70% of medical debt from…
Continue Reading Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks,…
Continue Reading Bulgaria protests decision to free ex-PM with no charges
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A prosecutor’s decision to release Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov from custody without pressing any corruption…
Continue Reading Japan to invest $42B in India to strengthen economic ties
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Japan says it will invest $42 billion in India over the next five years in a deal that is…
Continue Reading Baker Hughes joins oil rivals in pausing Russian operations
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baker Hughes, a major U.S. oil services company, added its name Saturday to the…
Continue Reading Prince William, Kate try to boost UK bonds on Caribbean trip
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some…
Continue Reading How Kohl’s became such a mess
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business In 2018, Kohl’s was a bright spot in the beleaguered department store sector. Sales were growing,…
Continue Reading Why March is so volatile for stocks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business March Madness isn’t just for college basketball fans. That phrase is also an apt description of the…
Continue Reading Mike Tyson is selling ear-shaped cannabis-infused edibles called ‘Mike Bites’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN More than two decades after Mike Tyson bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear at the 1997 WBA Heavyweight Championship…
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