Report: American whiskey exports starting to rebound
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An industry group says American whiskey exports have started rebounding, but distillers…
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Microsoft closes on $16 billion acquisition of Nuance
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Microsoft has closed on its approximately $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance. The…
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How Mark Zuckerberg is trying to reduce his exposure to public scrutiny
By Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business When Russia moved to “partially restrict” Facebook access in the country last week, drawing…
Continue Reading Russia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH Associated Press DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified a crackdown on media outlets and…
Continue Reading European stocks could be heading for a bear market
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Stocks around the world fell Friday following the news that Russian troops are occupying Ukraine’s largest…
Continue Reading Bar owners are swapping out Moscow Mules for Kyiv Mules
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business As Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, American bar and restaurant owners are hoping a small word…
Continue Reading Russia’s second biggest oil company calls for an end to Putin’s war
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Russia’s second largest oil company has broken ranks with President Vladimir Putin. Lukoil, which produces more…
Continue Reading America added 678,000 jobs in February, smashing forecasts
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy added 678,000 jobs in February, exceeding economists’ expectations. It was the best month for job…
Continue Reading America added 678,000 jobs in February, smashing forecasts
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy added 678,000 jobs in February, exceeding economists’ expectations. It was the best month for…
Continue Reading Bar owners are swapping out Moscow Mules for Kyiv Mules
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business As Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, American bar and restaurant owners are hoping a small…
Continue Reading China’s amateur investors are betting big time on a boost to Russian trade
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese retail investors are snapping up stocks with even the slightest link to trade with Russia, as…
Continue Reading Russia-Ukraine crisis replaces Covid as top risk to global supply chains, Moody’s says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Covid-19 drove global supply chains to the breaking point, causing shortages and sending prices skyrocketing. Just as the…
Continue Reading Russia’s version of Google warns it may not be able to pay its debts
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia’s biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine spreads. Yandex,…
Continue Reading Biden announces Siemens investment, planned factory jobs
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden has joined with the CEO of technology company Siemens USA to announce a $54 million investment to…
Continue Reading Sony and Honda are starting a new company to make electric vehicles
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Two of Japan’s biggest names in business are teaming up. Sony and Honda announced Friday that they plan to start…
Continue Reading Japan’s Honda, Sony joining forces on new electric vehicle
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two big names in Japanese electronics and autos are joining forces to make an electric vehicle…
Continue Reading Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Russia’s war in Ukraine
By The Associated Press Russia’s war on Ukraine is in its ninth day. U.N. and Ukrainian officials say no radiation was released from a Russian…
Continue Reading Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks have asked the U.S. government to seize…
Continue Reading Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions to the U.N climate…
Continue Reading Harvard senior’s Disney-inspired Korean musical a hit online
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard student has gone viral on TikTok with a Korean folktale-inspired musical she…
Continue Reading For families, $6B deal with OxyContin maker is just a start
By JOHN SEEWER and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Some relatives of those who died in the opioid crisis will receive payments from a settlement with…
Continue Reading Backlash against Russian-branded gas stations hits Americans
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city lashed out at…
Continue Reading Stocks tumble as war overshadows ‘fantastic’ US jobs data
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world tumbled Friday, after even a gangbusters report on the U.S.…
Continue Reading Strong job growth points to COVID’s fading grip on economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a buoyant sign for the U.S. economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month.…
Continue Reading South Korea eases distancing despite record virus deaths
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials announced an easing of social distancing restrictions even as…
Continue Reading Grab shares crash nearly 40% after posting a $1 billion loss
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Grab, the Southeast Asian startup known for its “super app,” had a terrible Thursday. The ride-hailing…
Continue Reading China’s legislature to meet with economy, Ukraine backdrop
BEIJING (AP) — China’s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament opens its annual session on Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and…
Continue Reading Analysis: China can’t do much to help Russia’s sanction-hit economy
By Laura He, CNN Business Will China help Russia cope with the fallout from economic sanctions? That has been the big question since Russia invaded…
Continue Reading Masks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas
DETROIT (AP) — Face masks will be optional for U.S. union auto workers, as long as their factories are in counties that are not at high risk for…
Continue Reading Water proposals trickle through Utah Statehouse in last days
By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In one of the driest states in the nation, Republican lawmakers have…
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