Amazon union vote in Alabama is too close to call
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The results of a do-over vote for a milestone union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama,…
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Traffic safety crisis marked by spike in hit-and-run deaths
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US roads saw the largest increase on record in deaths per mile traveled in 2020, including a 26% increase in…
Continue Reading Biden announces historic oil reserve release and presses oil companies to do their part to reduce gas prices
By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an unprecedented release of oil from US reserves and several steps…
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Germany: 6 men held in alleged plan to sabotage power lines
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany have detained six men on suspicion of planning to sabotage overhead power lines and disrupt the country’s…
Continue Reading Long-term mortgage rates rise again; 30-year breaches 4.5%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose again this week as the key 30-year loan rate breached 4.5% and attained its highest…
Continue Reading Ukraine nuclear operator: Russian troops leave Chernobyl
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s nuclear operator company says Russian troops are leaving the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and heading towards the…
Continue Reading World Bank allocates $300 million to help Yemen key services
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The World Bank has approved an additional $300 million for desperately needed aid for the poorest…
Continue Reading Russia raises stakes in energy standoff by insisting on rubles for gas
By Mark Thompson and Chris Liakos, CNN Business Russia has doubled down on its threat to cut off natural gas supplies to Western countries that…
Continue Reading Russia raises stakes in energy standoff by insisting on rubles for gas
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Continue Reading Nevada gun manufacturer’s license is revoked after lawsuit
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer that was…
Continue Reading UN chief names panel to probe companies’ climate efforts
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has announced the appointment of an expert panel to scrutinize…
Continue Reading Bob Iger on opposing the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: ‘It’s about right and wrong’
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Former Disney CEO Bob Iger is breaking from his successor on Florida’s recently passed “Don’t Say…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis signals support for stripping Disney of special self-governing status as feud escalates
CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signaled support for stripping Disney of its 55-year-old special status that allows…
Continue Reading German panel recommends booster for recipients of 4 vaccines
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s independent vaccination advisory panel is recommending a booster shot with a messenger RNA vaccine for people who have…
Continue Reading Egypt, Norway to work together on clean energy projects
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and Norway have signed an agreement for several projects to enhance their cooperation in developing renewable energy. Norwegian…
Continue Reading Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a scaled-back bipartisan compromise to provide a…
Continue Reading How restaurants charge more but make you feel like you’re getting a bargain
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants are raising menu prices as wages grow and inflation hits ingredients and packaging. But they…
Continue Reading Ukrainian president takes aim at imports of Russian diamonds
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Belgian lawmakers for more help in the war against Russia and…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates climb above 4.6%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week as the conflict in Ukraine and rising inflation continued to weigh on the US…
Continue Reading As Russia sees tech brain drain, other nations hope to gain
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russian technology workers are fleeing the country by the tens of thousands as the…
Continue Reading US airport security screening to become more gender-neutral
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral. Among the changes are updates to…
Continue Reading Kremlin demands rubles for gas, EU leaders push back
By FRANCES D’EMILIO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s…
Continue Reading Czech central bank raises key rate to 5% to tame inflation
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate in an effort to tackle soaring inflation. Thursday’s…
Continue Reading Germans ‘will be poorer’ because of the war in Ukraine
CNN+, WHO’S TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE, CNN, CNN+/Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Germany “will be…
Continue Reading Germans ‘will be poorer’ because of the war in Ukraine
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Germany “will be poorer” because of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, the government’s economy…
Continue Reading A key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February…
Continue Reading More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows.…
Continue Reading The Fed’s favorite inflation measure ticked even higher last month
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s inflation problem didn’t abate in February, as another key price measure rose to a 40-year high.…
Continue Reading Biden’s oil reserve plan only covers a third of Russia’s shortfall
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Oil prices are pulling back sharply as investors gear up for the White House to potentially unleash a record amount…
Continue Reading Frankfurt Airport owner sells stake in China’s Xi’an Airport
BERLIN (AP) — The operator of Frankfurt Airport says it’s selling its minority stake in China’s Xi’an Airport after failing to expand its…
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