Fire subsides on huge cargo ship adrift in mid-Atlantic
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A fire aboard a huge car transport ship adrift in the mid-Atlantic is dying out. A…
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Home Depot sales remain strong in 4th quarter
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot saw its sales remain strong in its fourth quarter as it continues to benefit from a sizzling…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia: Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany has taken steps to halt the process of certifying the Nord…
Continue Reading Ukraine crisis jolts Europe to push for secure energy supply
By ARITZ PARRA and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Surging energy prices and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are making European leaders…
Continue Reading German business confidence up again, but Ukraine risk ahead
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up for the second month in…
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Bitcoin plunges below $37,000 as tensions between Russia and Ukraine climb
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies have been feeling the heat this week as tensions between Russia and Ukraine…
Continue Reading HSBC is handing another $1 billion to investors as profits soar
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business HSBC announced plans Tuesday to buy back up to another $1 billion in shares as it outlined a…
Continue Reading Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU, AAMER MADHANI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The East-West faceoff over Ukraine has…
Continue Reading Dubai airport is busiest for global travel as virus persists
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s main airport has retained its top place as the world’s busiest for…
Continue Reading HSBC says 2021 profit triples to $12.6B, outlook ‘good’
HONG KONG (AP) — HSBC PLC says 2021 profit more than tripled to $12.6 billion as the bank sold its retail business in France and expanded wealth…
Continue Reading Putin is putting on a show, and he has a stranglehold on Russian media
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rebound after Wall St falls on Ukraine tensions
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded after Wall Street slid amid anxiety over President Vladimir…
Continue Reading Biden agency vacancies to drag on White House priorities
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, HOPE YEN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vacant high-ranking positions across the…
Continue Reading Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — As almond trees start to bloom in California, so do beehive thefts that have become so…
Continue Reading Stocks slide as Putin orders troops into Ukraine. Oil prices near $100 per barrel
By Laura He and Rob McLean, CNN Business Global stock markets tumbled and crude oil prices surged to $99 per barrel on Tuesday after Russia ordered…
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CNN By Laura He and Rob McLean, CNN Business Global stock markets tumbled and crude oil prices surged to $99 per barrel on Tuesday after Russia…
Continue Reading Global stocks slide as Putin orders troops into Ukraine. Oil prices near $100 per barrel
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He and Rob McLean, CNN Business Global stock markets tumbled and crude oil prices surged to $99 per barrel on Tuesday after…
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UT Austin group studies El Paso architecture; visits Downtown Deck Plaza study area
Editor’s Note: A TxDot spokesperson responded to this story: “TxDOT plans are not final and while we plan to not preclude a deck plaza in our design,…
Continue Reading Explosion at huge Louisiana refinery; 6 minor injuries
GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A huge Louisiana oil refinery has been rocked by an explosion and fire; company officials say six people suffered minor…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Amazon’s unrealistic demands caused driver to crash
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A motorcyclist who lost his leg after a collision with an Amazon delivery truck has filed a lawsuit arguing that unrealistic…
Continue Reading Fox’s Neil Cavuto said a second case of Covid-19 nearly killed him
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Neil Cavuto, an immunocompromised Fox anchor who has dissented from the loudest voices at the right-wing network and…
Continue Reading Fox’s Neil Cavuto said a second case of Covid-19 nearly killed him
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Neil Cavuto, an immunocompromised Fox anchor who has dissented from the loudest voices at the right-wing network…
Continue Reading Howard gets $2M grant to digitize Black newspaper archive
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer Howard University has received a $2 million donation to digitize a major collection of Black newspaper archives in…
Continue Reading EU sanctions 22 Myanmar officials, gas company, over abuses
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on several top officials in Myanmar and on a lucrative state-owned oil and gas company…
Continue Reading Trump’s social media app launches year after Twitter ban
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s new social media app has launched. He’s seeking a new…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he is scrapping the last domestic…
Continue Reading Carnival Cruises relaxing mask mandates March 1
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Carnival Cruises will be relaxing its mask rules. A release from the company indicated masks will be recommended but not…
Continue Reading US Fed governor opens door to half-point rate hike in March
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says she’s open to lifting interest…
Continue Reading German officials condemn climate protests at roads, port
BERLIN (AP) — German officials have condemned protests by climate activists who blocked roads including near the country’s biggest port. Members…
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