Astra’s stock takes wild ride after rocket launch
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business In the minutes after Astra — a US-based startup — launched its rocket from a remote site in Alaska Tuesday…
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Barcelona stadium becomes Spotify Camp Nou under sponsorship
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s stadium will be renamed Spotify Camp Nou after the club announced a sponsorship deal…
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The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as inflation worries ebbed and oil prices slid. The wilder action was in oil and…
Continue Reading Airfares are going up. Blame full planes, not fuel prices
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Jet fuel prices are soaring along with other fuel costs. So are airfares. Blame the return of passenger demand —…
Continue Reading Delta Air Lines, Circor rise; Coupa, Olin fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Delta Air Lines, Circor rise; Coupa, Olin…
Continue Reading VR headsets are headed to your car’s backseat
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Forget the stereo. Your next car could come with a virtual reality entertainment system. Holoride, a tech startup…
Continue Reading Watchdog has concerns with projects at US nuclear repository
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There’s no way of knowing if cost increases and missed construction deadlines…
Continue Reading Embattled Federal Reserve pick Raskin withdraws nomination
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her nomination to the Federal…
Continue Reading Embattled Federal Reserve pick Raskin withdraws nomination
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Bloom Raskin, under fire from Senate Republicans for her views on climate change…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws herself from consideration to the Federal Reserve Board
By Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn from consideration to be a nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of…
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One-day job fair coming up for 2022 El Paso water park season
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Water Parks will host a one-day job fair this Saturday, March 19, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Chapoteo Water Park on 1225…
Continue Reading Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s…
Continue Reading Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors
By ZEKE MILLER and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators to authorize an…
Continue Reading Mercedes opens Alabama battery plant, adding up to 600 jobs
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mercedes-Benz has opened a new electric vehicle battery factory near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that will create up to 600 new…
Continue Reading EU and UK hit Russia with wider sanctions that target luxury
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union have slapped a new round of sanctions against Russia, seeking to deny oligarchs…
Continue Reading EU regulators clear Amazon’s $8.45 billion purchase of MGM
LONDON (AP) — European regulators have cleared Amazon’s purchase of Hollywood studio MGM, saying the deal doesn’t raise any competition…
Continue Reading EU imposes sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part…
Continue Reading War yields softer sentence in illegal campaign donation case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Ukraine-born businessman has been sentenced to a year in prison for his conviction in a…
Continue Reading Netflix adds new Dr. Seuss series, expanding its children’s programming
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Winning the hearts and minds of children could be part of the solution to Netflix’s recent growth problems.…
Continue Reading Intel will invest nearly $90 billion in Europe’s chipmaking industry
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Intel plans to invest up to €80 billion ($89 billion) over the next decade to build up Europe’s supply chain for…
Continue Reading Amazon to build affordable housing near transit stops
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon will spend more than $120 million to build affordable-housing units close to transit stations near Seattle and Washington,…
Continue Reading AMC buys surprise stake in a precious metals mine
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Movie theater chain and meme stock favorite AMC has taken several steps of late to diversify beyond its core…
Continue Reading Chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from flu
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian…
Continue Reading Russian TV journalist who protested Ukraine war on-air turns up in court
By David Goldman, CNN Business A Russian state television journalist who protested the invasion of Ukraine during a live news broadcast was found…
Continue Reading Biden signs budget bill with Ukraine aid but no virus cash
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill providing Ukraine with $13.6 billion…
Continue Reading Veteran cameraman and Ukrainian journalist killed near Kyiv while reporting for Fox News
By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business A Monday attack on a Fox News crew reporting near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv left two of the…
Continue Reading Starbucks is planning to phase out its iconic cups
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks has a love-hate relationship with its cups. The company’s white — or sometimes…
Continue Reading Veteran cameraman and Ukrainian journalist killed near Kyiv while reporting for Fox News
CNN By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business A Monday attack on a Fox News crew reporting near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv left two of the…
Continue Reading Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall has left Ukraine after suffering injuries from deadly attack
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was severely injured while reporting…
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