China’s amateur investors are betting big time on a boost to Russian trade
By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese retail investors are snapping up stocks with even the slightest link to trade with Russia, as they bet on closer…
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Bus to nowhere: Indian students sent back to bunker after failed Sumy evacuation
By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian university student Niranjana Santhosh was so close to being evacuated from the bombarded Ukrainian city of…
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CNN By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian university student Niranjana Santhosh was so close to being evacuated from the bombarded Ukrainian city…
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Danish toy maker Lego again posts improved profit, revenue
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toy company Lego says its net profit increased by more than a third in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Asia stocks mixed after Wall St falls, US bans Russian oil
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street declined and China reported inflation edged higher.…
Continue Reading Board tells 3 Arizona universities to sell Russian holdings
PHOENIX (AP) — The board that oversees Arizona’s three public universities has ordered their presidents to sell any Russian investments their…
Continue Reading Teachers hit picket lines in Minneapolis as parents worry
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers have hit the picket lines at public schools across Minneapolis,…
Continue Reading What to know about South Korea’s presidential election
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are voting Wednesday to choose their next president.…
Continue Reading Online university fined $22M for misleading students
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California judge has ordered an online, for-profit university and its former parent company to pay $22 million in penalties,…
Continue Reading The digital Iron Curtain: How Russia’s internet could soon start to look a lot like China’s
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Like much else about the country, Russia’s internet has long straddled East and West. Russian citizens, unlike…
Continue Reading Minneapolis teachers set to strike; St. Paul works out deal
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Teachers in the Minneapolis School District said they would go on strike Tuesday after…
Continue Reading US gas hits a record: $4.17 a gallon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US drivers have never paid this much for gasoline. The price for a gallon of regular gas now stands at $4.17,…
Continue Reading Oil billionaire GOP donor sues Beto O’Rourke for defamation
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O’Rourke for defamation after the Democrat…
Continue Reading AP sources: Biden to issue executive order on cryptocurrency
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency…
Continue Reading Los Angeles sues 3 companies over toxic PCBs in waterways
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles is suing Monsanto and two other companies for past and future costs of…
Continue Reading Gene-edited beef cattle get regulatory clearance in US
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Meat from gene-edited cattle could be on the way in a few years. U.S. regulators on Monday said…
Continue Reading Disney CEO apologizes for ‘silence’ on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
CNN, CNN BUSINESS by Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized for his “silence” on Florida’s controversial…
Continue Reading Disney CEO refuses to publicly condemn ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill but commits to inclusivity
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out about Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill in a staff…
Continue Reading US judge suspends Oregon ban on homebuyer ‘love letters’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that suspends Oregon’s ban on personal notes nicknamed love letters…
Continue Reading American Express, Ciena fall; Cornerstone, Exxon Mobil rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: American Express, Ciena fall; Cornerstone, Exxon Mobil…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks had their biggest drop in more than a year Monday after another big leap for oil prices threatened to squeeze…
Continue Reading Ex-king to visit Spain ‘periodically,’ but will live abroad
MADRID (AP) — Spanish royal officials says that King Felipe VI is accepting his father’s desire to return to Spain for periodic visits. But…
Continue Reading Bird flu confirmed in northwest Iowa commercial turkey flock
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials announced they have identified bird flu in a commercial flock of 50,000 turkeys in…
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 Roiled by economic crisis, Sudan to float its currency
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Cash-stripped Sudan has announced it will float the country’s currency as economic conditions…
Continue Reading Home prices could soar another 20% this year, but Black families are struggling to benefit
Opinion by Nicole Bachaud for CNN Business Perspectives The nation’s sizzling housing market is a double-edged sword: millions of existing…
Continue Reading A rare bright spot in the stock market may be set to fizzle out
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tech stocks, like the rest of the broader market, have seen their fair share of ups and downs since Russia’s…
Continue Reading Activists pushed the IRS to drop facial recognition. They won, but they’re not done yet
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In mid-February, privacy and digital rights activists were buzzing about a recent victory: Earlier in the month, the…
Continue Reading Republican lawmakers unveil medical marijuana regulations
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans in the Oklahoma House are unveiling a package of new restrictions on the…
Continue Reading The man behind GameStop mania is coming for Bed Bath & Beyond
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Ryan Cohen, a favorite of the Reddit investors who drove the GameStop stock mania in 2020, now wants to shake…
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