Some Russian oligarchs speak out, cautiously, against war
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent shockwaves through the global community of wealthy Russians who have built…
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EXPLAINER: California farmers hit again with water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Farmers in central California will be getting little to no water again this year from the…
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Powell says rate hike is still coming, but notes ‘highly uncertain’ impact of Ukraine invasion
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The time of ultra-low interest rates has come to an end. That’s what Federal Reserve Chair Pro Tempore Jerome…
Continue Reading Russians are bracing for a dramatic shift in their standard of living
CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business As Western sanctions take root, Russians are bracing for a dramatic shift in their standard of living as their…
Continue Reading Russians are bracing for a dramatic shift in their standard of living
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business As Western sanctions take root, Russians are bracing for a dramatic shift in their standard of living as their…
Continue Reading Powell expects a quarter-point Fed rate hike this month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said he supports a traditional quarter-point increase in the…
Continue Reading War in Ukraine scrambles the Fed’s options
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had been making himself very clear: To fight inflation, the US central bank would…
Continue Reading Key jobs measure says America added 475,000 positions in February, beating expectations
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s companies added 475,000 jobs last month, the ADP employment report said on Wednesday. That was nearly…
Continue Reading Key jobs measure says America added 475,000 positions in February, beating expectations
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s companies added 475,000 jobs last month, the ADP employment report said on Wednesday. That was…
Continue Reading The teenager who tracked Elon Musk’s jet is now tracking Russian oligarchs
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Jack Sweeney, a Florida teen who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet online has a new aviation-themed target:…
Continue Reading Oil driller invests in carbon-capture pipeline for Midwest
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s biggest oil driller says it will commit $250 million to help fund a…
Continue Reading EPL club Everton halts sponsorship by sanctioned Russian
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has halted its major sponsorship with companies belonging to Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is a Russian metals tycoon…
Continue Reading Germany wipes its list of COVID ‘high-risk areas’ clean
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is removing all countries currently on its list of “high-risk areas” as part of a rethink of its coronavirus travel rules…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Why you should order your next car from the factory
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds A build-to-order vehicle from the factory ensures you get the exact car, color and option combination that you want. It’s…
Continue Reading Ford’s fork in the road: EV, internal combustion are split
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Ford will split its electric vehicle and internal combustion operations into two individual businesses to…
Continue Reading 6 ways technology is evolving travel in 2022
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Driven in part by pressure for contactless interactions during the pandemic, technology is rapidly evolving in the…
Continue Reading Big companies aren’t shy about raising prices
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Consumers are feeling the pinch from inflation, and that will likely continue for the foreseeable future.…
Continue Reading Oil surges above $110 and natural gas soars as markets ‘panic’ over Russia
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Global crude oil prices surged to more than $110 per barrel and the cost of natural gas skyrocketed to a new record in…
Continue Reading Russia says its economy is taking ‘serious blows’ as isolation grows
By Mark Thompson and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business The Russian economy is taking “serious blows,” the Kremlin acknowledged Wednesday, as…
Continue Reading Here are the companies pulling back from Russia
By CNN Business staff Dozens of the world’s biggest companies have abandoned or scaled back their operations in Russia in response to its…
Continue Reading China says it won’t join in financial sanctions on Russia
BEIJING (AP) — China’s chief bank regulator says his government won’t join the United States and European governments in imposing financial…
Continue Reading OPEC sticks to plan of gradual output hikes as crude soars
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The leaders of OPEC and its oil-producing allies are sticking with their plan to gradually…
Continue Reading Here are the companies pulling back from Russia
CNN By CNN Business staff A growing number of international companies, including Apple, Disney and Ford, are dialing back operations in Russia over…
Continue Reading COVID cases, deaths continue to fall globally, WHO reports
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections,…
Continue Reading Inflation in 19 nations using euro sets record for 4th month
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in Europe hit a record high for the fourth month in a row. The European Union statistics…
Continue Reading Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 7 of Russian assault
By The Associated Press The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded on Feb. 24 has reached 1 million. The U.N. refugee…
Continue Reading UN: Droughts, less water in Europe as warming wrecks crops
By ARITZ PARRA and SERGIO RODRIGO Associated Press LA HERRADURA, Spain (AP) — Declining agricultural yields in Europe — and the battle for…
Continue Reading ‘Minister No’: Lavrov embodies Moscow’s steely posture
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is embodying the Kremlin’s defiant posture during…
Continue Reading Germany to give $720 million to Holocaust survivors globally
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rise after Fed chair supports smaller rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded and oil prices climbed after the head of the Federal Reserve…
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