Oregon Legislature approves overtime pay for farmworkers
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Farmworkers in Oregon would earn overtime pay for the first time in the state under a bill…
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Biden is vowing to seize Russian oligarchs’ yachts. Here’s where they are right now
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Daniel A. Medina, CNN The ships span the length of a football field or longer, come outfitted with helipads and…
Continue Reading It’s not the best time to be a Russian oligarch
CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business If Russia’s oligarchs weren’t already shaking in their custom Italian-leather boots, they probably…
Continue Reading NJ fines DraftKings $150,000 for allowing proxy betting
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have fined DraftKings $150,000 for allowing a Florida man…
Continue Reading Report: Russia-backed RT America to cease production
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer CNN is reporting that the U.S. arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down. CNN…
Continue Reading The economy is recovering fast. But we need to ensure it works for everyone
Opinion by Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz for CNN Business Perspectives When the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses across the US in spring…
Continue Reading Delivery robots with Russian ties pulled from 2 US campuses
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of…
Continue Reading Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to US: ‘Ban it’
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports banning Russian oil imports to the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: A look at West’s tightening sanctions on Russia
By DAVID KOENIG and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press Washington (AP) — The United States and allies are stepping up sanctions against Russia over…
Continue Reading Russian space chief says Russia will no longer sell rocket engines to the US
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, will no longer deliver Russian-made rocket engines to the United States,…
Continue Reading Argentina reaches prospective deal to refinance $45B debt
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s government has announced a deal with the International Monetary Fund to…
Continue Reading GM loses bid to skip recall for lights that are too bright
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors has lost a bid to avoid recalling about 727,000 small SUVs in the U.S. with headlight beams that can be too bright…
Continue Reading Popular hard seltzers to be scarcer in Utah under new law
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hard seltzer drinkers in Utah will likely have their choices on grocery store shelves…
Continue Reading Okta, Veeva fall; Kroger, Pure Storage rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Okta, Veeva fall; Kroger, Pure Storage…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks ended another bumpy day lower on Wall Street and crude oil prices eased back as markets remain concerned about the…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz asks ex-chancellor to cut Russian biz ties
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to resign from his posts at Russian state-owned…
Continue Reading RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business RT America will cease productions and lay off most of its staff, according to a memo CNN obtained from T&R…
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 CNN, BBC, and others suspend broadcasting from Russia after Putin signs law limiting press
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin’s creeping authoritarianism got a lot more overt on Friday when he signed a…
Continue Reading Rivian rolls back price hikes on preorders after backlash
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Rivian is rolling back price hikes on preordered vehicles following backlash from its customers. Rivian CEO RJ…
Continue Reading Russia’s top radio station shut amid crackdown on dissent
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top independent radio station has been shut and a leading independent TV station has suspended its operations as Russian…
Continue Reading SpaceX sent Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine. They could paint a ‘giant target’ on users’ backs, experts say
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the company’s…
Continue Reading Purdue Pharma and Sacklers reach $6 billion opioid settlement agreement with states
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Business Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families reached a settlement with a group of states this week that would require the…
Continue Reading The future of Best Buy: At-home gyms, e-bikes and outdoor grills
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Best Buy built a retail empire selling TVs and laptops. But to keep growing and fend off rivals like Amazon and…
Continue Reading SpaceX sent Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine. They could paint a ‘giant target’ on users’ backs, experts say
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s stops making ice cream in Israel. Its Israeli manufacturer is suing
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop manufacturing ice cream in Israel sparked a lawsuit from its Israeli…
Continue Reading Is NYC ready to move on from COVID? Depends on who you ask
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An important milestone in New York City’s progress against COVID-19…
Continue Reading How to help Ukrainians affected by Russian invasion
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amid the conflict triggered in Ukraine by the Russian invasion, many aid organizations are raising funds to…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell: Russia’s war on Ukraine will worsen inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which…
Continue Reading Oil price shocks cause recessions. Will this one do the same?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Crude oil prices briefly surged to their highest levels since 2008 Thursday morning before pulling back a bit.…
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