Congress passes bill to shore up Postal Service, delivery
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service. The…
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Stitch Fix: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stitch Fix: Fiscal Q2 Earnings…
Continue Reading Biden drew more viewers in otherwise quiet TV week
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — By drawing power alone, President Joe Biden was last week’s biggest TV star. He drew more…
Continue Reading Record gas costs pose fresh political challenge for Biden
By WILL WEISSERT and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By banning U.S. imports of Russian oil, President Joe Biden is hoping that…
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Gas prices are spiking. It’s time for another look at plug-in hybrids
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business As America shifts towards electric cars, plug-in hybrids are often forgotten. Their potential benefits are lost…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks ended lower following another day of yo-yoing between gains and losses after crude oil prices rose anew as the U.S.…
Continue Reading Scotts, Mandiant fall; Dollar Tree, Chevron rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Scotts, Mandiant fall; Dollar Tree, Chevron…
Continue Reading Oilfield company, executive indicted in gas deaths of couple
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas oilfield company and a company executive have been indicted in the 2019 poisonous gas deaths of a worker and his…
Continue Reading You can still find ‘cheap’ gas — if you know where to look
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The US average price of gas now stands at a record $4.17 a gallon. But gas for less than $4 a gallon can still be…
Continue Reading Q&A: Forecasters say gasoline prices likely to remain high
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline prices are setting a new record, and they’re likely to go higher in the coming…
Continue Reading Federal regulators accuse 2 siblings in $124M crypto scam
WASHINGTON (AP) — In their latest case targeting alleged fraud in cryptocurrency, federal regulators have accused two siblings of defrauding…
Continue Reading Lululemon jumps into the footwear business
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Lululemon unveiled a new product Tuesday that speaks to the upscale brand’s ambition to expand into new…
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 Puerto Rico relaxes Covid-19 travel restrictions
By Forrest Brown, CNN Puerto Rico, which along with Hawaii has maintained some of the strictest Covid-19 measures in the United States, announced…
Continue Reading The West closes in on Russia’s last lifeline
By David Goldman, CNN Business The United States and Europe have pummeled Russia with unprecedented sanctions over the past several weeks as Vladimir…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico scraps debt restructuring deal for power company
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says his administration is cancelling a proposed debt…
Continue Reading Spotify, Discord experience widespread disruption
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Spotify and Discord experienced disruptions to their services on Tuesday. Several Spotify users reported being…
Continue Reading Apple’s new budget iPhone will be faster and more expensive
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s…
Continue Reading Vaccine mandate for federal employees awaits court ruling
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading Echoing Churchill, Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will fight to end
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has evoked wartime British leader Winston Churchill in a…
Continue Reading Kohl’s says it’s no longer a department store
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Kohl’s is under intense pressure from Wall Street raiders and up against stiff competition from Amazon,…
Continue Reading McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi join exodus out of Russia
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric all announced Tuesday they…
Continue Reading Berliners open their hearts, homes to those fleeing Ukraine
By KERSTIN SOPKE and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been arriving in…
Continue Reading Burger King pulls support from its Russian locations
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Burger King is the latest fast food chain to pull corporate support from its businesses in…
Continue Reading McDonald’s, Starbucks and Coca-Cola leave Russia
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business McDonald’s and Starbucks are shutting their restaurants and cafes in Russia, and Coca-Cola is…
Continue Reading Railroad unions keep fighting BNSF’s new attendance rules
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The unions that represent roughly half of BNSF’s workers continue to fight against the…
Continue Reading Better, after firing 900 employees over Zoom, is laying off 3,000 more workers
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Better.com, the embattled online mortgage company, announced Tuesday that it’s taking the “difficult…
Continue Reading Soaring nickel prices could be the next major headache for automakers
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Nickel prices have soared to all-time highs in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, threatening the global…
Continue Reading ‘Yes, we need hands’: Kitchen pops up in Ukraine’s capital
By VADIM GHIRDA and OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Food, water and medicine grew rarer in Ukraine on Monday, well into…
Continue Reading Musk asks judge to nullify subpoena, throw out deal with SEC
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking a federal judge to nullify a subpoena from securities regulators and throw out a 2018 court agreement…
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