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 ReadingBiz/Tech
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 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 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 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…
Continue Reading As war in Ukraine intensifies, US gasoline hits record $4.17
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The average price for gasoline in the US is hitting a record $4.17 per gallon as the U.S. bans Russian oil…
Continue Reading Harvesters of valuable baby eels hope for a stable 2022
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The industry that harvests one of the most valuable fish species in the United States is…
Continue Reading Athleta CEO: Women are driving the economy. It’s time for businesses to prioritize them
Opinion by Mary Beth Laughton for CNN Business Perspectives When I started my career in the late 1990s, only six women had ever broken the proverbial…
Continue Reading Cyber firm: At least 6 US state governments hacked by China
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A cybersecurity firm says hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the…
Continue Reading Joining a company remotely? Here’s how to bond with your colleagues
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Getting to know new colleagues through a box on your screen while working from home can have its challenges. Recent…
Continue Reading Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion
By Jennifer Korn Google on Tuesday announced it has agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for around $5.4 billion, one of the largest…
Continue Reading EU commits to phasing out dependency on Russian fossil fuels
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeking to fully phase out its dependency on Russian energy “well before…
Continue Reading Biden announces ban on Russian energy imports
By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration…
Continue Reading US strikes harder at Putin, banning all Russian oil imports
By ZEKE MILLER, MIKE BALSAMO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will ban all Russian…
Continue Reading Apple unveils first budget 5G iPhone
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business At its first product event of the year on Tuesday, Apple unveiled an upgraded iPad Air, a new desktop computer…
Continue Reading Beefing up its cybersecurity, Google buys Mandiant for $5.4B
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber security…
Continue Reading How Russia’s war could knock out Europe’s economy
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Stagflation strikes fear into the hearts of economists — and policymakers —the world over. Europe could be headed…
Continue Reading Former top national security officials side with Apple in app store antitrust case
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Former senior national security officials, including two ex-CIA directors and a past NSA director, are backing…
Continue Reading Europe plans to slash Russian gas imports by 66% this year
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Europe is planning to slash consumption of Russian natural gas this year as it prepares for a complete break with its…
Continue Reading First sign of oil price relief: UAE says it wants OPEC to increase production
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By David Goldman and Becky Anderson, CNN Business The oil market has been stretched incredibly thin, with few producers willing —…
Continue Reading Progress slows on path to gender parity in the board room
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The days when only men sat on U.S. corporate boards are nearly extinct. But the pace at which…
Continue Reading Your toilet paper roll is slimming down
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Slimmed down toilet paper, fewer cookies in a bag, less conditioner in squeeze tubes. The changes are subtle and…
Continue Reading Malaysia to reopen borders April 1 after two years
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will reopen its borders on April 1 after two years and lift remaining coronaviurs restrictions on businesses…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish?
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With Russia intensifying its war on Ukraine, killing civilians and triggering…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Ready to spend like a college graduate?
By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Graduating from college brings with it a lot of change, and that might mean a shift in your financial situation.…
Continue Reading Shell won’t buy any more Russian oil and gas
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia is finding it ever harder to sell its oil and gas. Shell said Tuesday it was breaking completely with…
Continue Reading