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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election spurred on by former…
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Biden touts January jobs report that beat expectations despite Omicron surge
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the January jobs report released earlier in the morning that was…
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EU slaps sanctions on 5 top Mali officials, including PM
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on five senior members of Mali’s transitional government,…
Continue Reading Biden extends Trump-era solar tariffs, but loosens some
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar…
Continue Reading News Corp. hacked, reporters targeted; believed China-linked
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher, News Corp., says it has been hacked,…
Continue Reading Discovery chief praises CNN ahead of merger, addresses ouster of network president Jeff Zucker
By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Discovery CEO David Zaslav praised CNN on Friday and said “news is going to be really…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines bringing back alcohol on planes
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Southwest Airlines is bringing back alcoholic beverages on flights this month after suspending their sale in March 2020. Beer,…
Continue Reading Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer, Alabama, are making door-to-door house…
Continue Reading Unpredictable income? Here’s how to manage your money
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Entrepreneurs. Freelancers. Gig workers. Consultants. Salespeople. If you freelance, earn commissions, run a small…
Continue Reading German ex-leader Schroeder nominated as director at Gazprom
BERLIN (AP) — Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom says German ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has been nominated to join its board of…
Continue Reading Suspected Chinese hackers hit News Corp with ‘persistent cyberattack’
By Sean Lyngaas News Corp suffered a “persistent cyberattack,” the company said Friday, and investigators believe Chinese spies may be…
Continue Reading Tesla recalls 817,000 vehicles due to seat belt alert issue
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla has issued a second recall in a week’s time, in this case due to a chime that would not always sound if a…
Continue Reading Why Elon Musk and Joe Biden both love EVs but can’t stand each other
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business President Joe Biden loves electric vehicles. He wants half of all new US cars sold by 2030 to be EVs. He proposed a…
Continue Reading Kohl’s: Buyout offers undermine value of business
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s says that recent offers to purchase the department store chain undervalue its…
Continue Reading At an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, a milestone union election is set to begin all over again
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Last year, an improbable organizing effort among Amazon warehouse workers in a central Alabama suburb led…
Continue Reading US backs rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada…
Continue Reading Yacht reportedly built for Bezos too big for Dutch bridge
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A giant, $500 million yacht reportedly being built for Amazon…
Continue Reading Surprisingly strong jobs report: America adds 467,000 positions in January
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly…
Continue Reading Judge says post-Brexit N Ireland border checks must continue
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has suspended an order by Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister to halt border checks on…
Continue Reading Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating it
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A law requiring most adults in Austria to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is…
Continue Reading Amazon is the anti-Facebook
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Amazon and Facebook’s Meta are two of the market’s biggest players. Both have come under pressure during…
Continue Reading UK’s Boris Johnson ends week of turmoil in weakened position
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hoped to get a grip on his government after weeks of scandal.…
Continue Reading EU, US to resume trading oysters, mussels after long dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States have agreed to resume trade in oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from the end of…
Continue Reading NY boosts medical marijuana access as legal pot market looms
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s much-anticipated legal pot shops could be a year away from opening. But the state…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart…
Continue Reading These workers are the only ones really seeing higher wages
By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Lots of workers are getting raises, but for many, the pay hikes won’t buy them more at the grocery store or car…
Continue Reading 4 reasons why this jobs report matters to your wallet
CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report can be hard to interpret, especially as Covid has blown up…
Continue Reading Rotterdam may dismantle historic bridge for superyacht reportedly owned by Jeff Bezos
By Anna Cooban and Charles Riley, CNN Business Rotterdam is considering a request to dismantle part of a historic bridge to allow a yacht reportedly…
Continue Reading Rotterdam may dismantle historic bridge for superyacht reportedly owned by Jeff Bezos
CNN By Anna Cooban and Charles Riley, CNN Business Rotterdam is considering a request to dismantle part of a historic bridge to allow a yacht…
Continue Reading Want to quit your job for a better gig? Here’s your to-do list
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kathryn Vasel and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN So much is working in favor of job seekers who want to wrangle a better position with better…
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