Stocks slide and oil surges on renewed fears of Russia invasion of Ukraine
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks fell sharply Friday after the White House said Americans should leave Ukraine “immediately” due…
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Work starts on wind farm off New England’s southern coast
WAINSCOTT, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that land-based construction has started on a wind project off the coasts of New York…
Continue Reading French convoys protesting virus rules move toward Paris
By ELAINE GANLEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions are driving toward Paris in…
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El Paso business owner focuses on spiritual journey in personal skincare
EL PASO, Texas – Nicole Hector’s life took her through many paths. What started as an interest in makeup led her to certification as an esthetician…
Continue Reading We’ve reached ‘peak Fed mania’
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Only a month ago, a significant percentage of investors thought that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t need to…
Continue Reading Virginia man faces prison after disrupting flight in April
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Virginia man faces time in prison after pleading guilty to interfering with the crew on a United Airlines flight last…
Continue Reading Crowd fundraising site says they will defy Canadian court order to stop disbursing funds to convoy protesters
By Paul P. Murphy and Paula Newton, CNN Online crowd fundraising site GiveSendGo said on Twitter it will not follow a Canadian court order mandating…
Continue Reading Neighbors Romania, Moldova sign deals to boost their ties
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Union member Romania and neighboring Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations, have signed a string of…
Continue Reading Amazon rolls back mask mandate for some vaccinated warehouse workers
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon will no longer require its fully vaccinated warehouse employees to wear face masks at work in states that have…
Continue Reading Feds oppose immediate release of voting machine report
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in…
Continue Reading Don’t panic if you got a scary IRS notice
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Imagine having filed and paid your taxes last year, then months later you get a letter in the mail from the IRS saying…
Continue Reading Americans keep feeling worse about this high-inflation economy
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Prices keep rising, and Americans are growing concerned that Washington’s policies won’t do much about…
Continue Reading US business leaders sound the alarm on US-Canada border blockade
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Three of America’s largest business groups are warning the trucker-inspired protests along the US-Canada border are…
Continue Reading Germany’s drugs czar wants higher age limits for alcohol
BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s drugs czar has proposed raising the legal age when people can buy beer and wine from 16 to 18, and cracking…
Continue Reading Workers in Michigan could lose up to $51 million in wages this week because of trucker protest, group estimates
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Workers in the Michigan auto industry could lose up to $51 million in wages this week, due to the trucker protest…
Continue Reading Americans keep feeling worse about this high-inflation economy
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Prices keep rising, and Americans are growing concerned that Washington’s policies won’t do much about…
Continue Reading The end of a wild pandemic ride: What it was like for Peloton employees who lost their jobs this week
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Late Monday night, some Peloton staffers noticed they were unable to access work…
Continue Reading The end of a wild pandemic ride: What it was like for Peloton employees who lost their jobs this week
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Late Monday night, some Peloton staffers noticed they were unable to access work productivity apps like…
Continue Reading Landlords finding ways to evict after getting rental aid
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A growing number of landlords are taking federal rental assistance to cover months of back rent but still moving to…
Continue Reading Billionaire’s space trip brought $125M to St. Jude hospital
By BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps…
Continue Reading Countries ask to join WTO talks over China, Lithuania spat
More countries have asked this week to join talks about the European Union’s complaint with the World Trade Organization accusing China of exerting…
Continue Reading From Zendaya to Schwarzenegger, celebs pack Super Bowl ads
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer Who is your favorite celebrity? Chances are, they’re in a Super Bowl ad this year. While Super Bowl ads usually…
Continue Reading Top German court rejects injunction against vaccine mandate
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Constitutional Court has refused to temporarily block the implementation of a…
Continue Reading Canadian judge orders an end to blockade at border bridge
By ROB GILLIES, TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador…
Continue Reading Super Bowl ads look toward the future — and the past
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s go-to recession indicator is starting to get attention
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Past may not be prologue for financial markets as the global economy continues to reel from the pandemic. But a…
Continue Reading Canned cocktails are so big, they’ve made it to the Super Bowl
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Anheuser-Busch, known for beers like Budweiser, Busch and Stella Artois, is shining a light on its canned…
Continue Reading Denmark officials see no reason to give more COVID vaccines
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Health authorities in Denmark are considering “winding down” the country’s coronavirus vaccination program in the…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The chill of a Cold War hangs over Eastern Europe again. Russia is carrying out military maneuvers…
Continue Reading Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims
By AAMER MADHANI and KATHY GANNON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to split $7 billion in…
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