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UK scraps ‘golden visas’ amid Russian money concerns
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is scrapping so-called “golden visas” offering residency to wealthy…
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stock market’s blockbuster gains in 2021 helped pad savers’ retirement…
Continue Reading Shortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Grocery shopping has become an increasingly costly and arduous struggle for many people in Cuba. The pandemic,…
Continue Reading Search halted for missing cruise traveler in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a cruise ship passenger who jumped from her balcony into the sea and is…
Continue Reading Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York…
Continue Reading Experts see avocado price rise, damage to Mexican producers
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Experts say you may be paying more for your avocado toast in the short term, and distributors…
Continue Reading Charlie Munger defends windowless dorms and China investments
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A conversation with 98-year old Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger is never dull. Munger talked about…
Continue Reading A shorter work week, cash to invest: Companies add perks to attract workers
By Kathryn Vasel It’s a job seekers’ market, and employers are stepping up their benefits in a bid to attract and retain workers. People…
Continue Reading WTO leader Okonjo-Iweala chosen to address MIT grads
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization, has been named the keynote…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates jump to nearly 4%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates increased again, rising to a level not seen since summer 2019. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged…
Continue Reading Rubens’ ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to go up for auction in Warsaw
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens’ 17th…
Continue Reading Inflation keeps weighing on consumer confidence
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American consumer confidence slipped again in February, a new report from the Conference Board said Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading Why inflation is about to peak
Opinion by Erik Lundh for CNN Business Perspectives Last year was a tough one for American consumers. Prices for just about everything, from eggs to…
Continue Reading News agency loses landmark privacy case at UK Supreme Court
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s highest court says a business executive who was investigated over suspected fraud had a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s Neuralink confirms monkeys died in project, denies animal cruelty claims
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Business Elon Musk’s implant company Neuralink, which aims to enable brains to connect and communicate with computers, has…
Continue Reading Weekly US jobless claims up, but remain historically low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low…
Continue Reading Do supply chains hold the key to reducing inflation?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Economists and investors have been closely watching climbing producer prices and wages for clues on where inflation…
Continue Reading Walmart steers through inflation, boosting profit and sales
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart muscled through rising inflation, surging costs related to COVID-19 sick…
Continue Reading Despite high inflation, Turkey keeps interest rate unchanged
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a second consecutive month despite soaring inflation that…
Continue Reading After 2 years of pandemic losses, a record profit for Airbus
The Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Airbus booked a record profit of 4.2 billion euros ($4.8 billion) last year as it delivered more planes with…
Continue Reading How to protect your spending power from inflation
By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet The rise in consumer prices, or inflation, is a slow erosion of your money over time. And supply chain issues are a…
Continue Reading Greek farm protests are a sign of Europe’s inflation anxiety
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TYRNAVOS, Greece (AP) — Economists, farmers and charity workers agree about a…
Continue Reading China rejects US trade complaint, criticizes Washington
BEIJING (AP) — China has rejected a U.S. accusation that Beijing is failing to live up to its market-opening commitments in a new round of…
Continue Reading Tesla faces another US investigation: Unexpected braking
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. to take on exploitation of supply chain issues
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is launching a new initiative aimed at identifying companies that…
Continue Reading G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo told financial leaders of the Group of 20 industrial economies…
Continue Reading New Zealand won’t engage Myanmar in largest free trade bloc
By GRANT PECK and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — New Zealand says it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement,…
Continue Reading Visa, Amazon announce worldwide payment agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have agreed to allow customers to use Visa cards on Amazon sites worldwide without additional fees.…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire…
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