A Super Bowl hangover for sports betting companies
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Super Bowl was a bonanza for the gambling business thanks to new customers from New York, which recently…
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Senate confirms health care watchdog assailed by Trump
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a federal watchdog assailed by former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Treasury brews up ideas for a more competitive beer market
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government wants to give people better beer choices. And the Treasury Department, of…
Continue Reading ‘Uncharted’ banks on Tom Holland for a big debut
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business After swinging through New York City as Spider-Man, Tom Holland returns this weekend with another film that has him…
Continue Reading US mulls booting Nicaragua from trade pact over crackdown
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration is considering trying to expel Nicaragua from a…
Continue Reading Hamilton wants social media companies to curb online abuse
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton has called on social media companies to do more to stop the spread of online abuse after…
Continue Reading January home sales rise ahead of expected rate hikes
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in January, as a surge in buyers paying cash and…
Continue Reading Home prices up 15.4% in January from a year ago
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices climbed in January as inventory fell to a new record low. The median price for a home last month was…
Continue Reading Paris transport strike disrupts subway, trains to suburbs
PARIS (AP) — Commuters in Paris are facing disruptions as public transport workers hold a one-day strike to protest what they say is an…
Continue Reading Audible founder Don Katz to be honored by PEN America
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Audible Inc., a leading force in the booming audiobook industry, will be honored…
Continue Reading Amazon workers in NYC set to vote on whether to unionize
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The battle to unionize Amazon workers is intensifying after labor officials…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s blockbuster Activision Blizzard deal could raise uncomfortable challenges for US antitrust enforcers
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business It has been about two decades since Microsoft and the US government went head-to-head in one of the country’s…
Continue Reading How cryptocurrencies could trigger a financial crisis
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Gone are the days when bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies could be thought of as a niche corner of financial…
Continue Reading G20 finance leaders urge care in unwinding pandemic support
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA (AP) — Finance leaders of the world’s biggest economies have called for a well coordinated approach…
Continue Reading Chamath Palihapitiya resigns as chairman of Virgin Galactic
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who was one of the executives to help take Virgin Galactic public, has…
Continue Reading ‘Irreversible’: No easy fix for water fouled by gas driller
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — One of the best-known pollution cases ever to emerge from the U.S. drilling and fracking…
Continue Reading ‘Irreversible’: No easy fix for water fouled by gas driller
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — One of the best-known pollution cases ever to emerge from the U.S. drilling and fracking…
Continue Reading In Your Debt: Money red flags can make or break a couple
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet It’s common for couples to butt heads about money once in a while. If you can discuss your differences with honesty…
Continue Reading Q&A: AutoNation CEO sees vehicle prices moderating this year
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Prices of new and used automobiles are staggeringly high. That’s partly responsible for strong…
Continue Reading ‘No-COVID’ policy drags on Hong Kong economy as cases surge
By ALICE FUNG and DAVID RISING Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Once bustling Hong Kong is languishing amid a strict zero-COVID strategy that has…
Continue Reading Beijing says it is ‘seriously concerned’ as India cracks down on Chinese companies
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Beijing said that it is “seriously concerned” about actions India has taken against Chinese companies this…
Continue Reading Philippines, like New Zealand, rejects Myanmar in trade pact
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines joins New Zealand in its decision to reject Myanmar under the world’s…
Continue Reading Take the 5th? The choice could soon be Trump’s in NY probe
By JIM MUSTIAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To plead the Fifth or not to plead the Fifth. That’s the question facing…
Continue Reading Stocks fall again, handing Wall Street another losing week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Friday, leaving indexes with a second weekly loss in a…
Continue Reading Senate sends Biden bill averting federal shutdown
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has sent President Joe Biden a bill averting a weekend government shutdown. The measure…
Continue Reading Sean Hannity dares Hillary Clinton to sue as she warns network’s dishonest coverage gets ‘close to actual malice’
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Protests grow in Puerto Rico amid demands for higher wages
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Protests in Puerto Rico are multiplying as government employees demand higher pay and…
Continue Reading The US accuses Tencent and Alibaba of letting sellers traffic fake goods
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The United States name-checked some of China’s biggest companies, including platforms operated by Tencent and…
Continue Reading S. Korea keeps crowd limits as omicron causes 25-fold spike
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will extend restaurant dining hours but maintain a six-person limit on…
Continue Reading US stocks fall again as Russian invasion threat continues
By Rishi Iyengar and Michelle Toh, CNN Business US stocks slid Friday as investors continued to track geopolitical developments in Eastern Europe…
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