What is SWIFT and how is it being used against Russia?
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The West has pledged to remove some Russian banks from SWIFT, a messaging service that connects financial…
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520,000+ refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia waged war
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BEREGSURANY, Hungary (AP) — The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has…
Continue Reading Toyota’s Japan production halted over suspected cyberattack
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota says it is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan because of a…
Continue Reading Hong Kong considers lockdown as daily infections top 34,000
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has reported more than 34,000 new coronavirus infections on Monday, a record, as authorities assess the possibilities of…
Continue Reading Russia tries to stop Western companies fleeing the country
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to stem the flow of Western businesses…
Continue Reading Russia faces financial meltdown as sanctions slam its economy
By Mark Thompson, Anna Chernova and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Russia was scrambling to prevent financial meltdown Monday as its economy was slammed…
Continue Reading Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need to isolate
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is ending a requirement that incoming travelers isolate themselves. The…
Continue Reading Google follows YouTube in cutting off ad revenue to Russian state media
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google will no longer allow Russian state media outlets to run ads, following a similar decision on Saturday by the…
Continue Reading Google follows YouTube in cutting off ad revenue to Russian state media
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google will no longer allow Russian state media outlets to run ads, following a similar decision on Saturday by the tech…
Continue Reading Ruble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banks
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, DAVID McHUGH and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices…
Continue Reading S. Korea drops proof of vaccine, test to aid virus response
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer require people to show proof of vaccination or negative…
Continue Reading Justices wrestle with EPA power to curb carbon emissions
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wrestling with the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb…
Continue Reading This Week: Beige book, Kroger earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve issues a report on business conditions across the U.S. on Wednesday. Supermarket operator Kroger Co. reports…
Continue Reading Stocks fall and oil surges as West pours on Russian sanctions
By David Goldman and Laura He, CNN Business Stock markets fell and oil prices surged Monday as investors grew increasingly concerned about the…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise amid Russia-Ukraine talks, oil worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have advanced as investors eye talks between Ukraine and Russia aimed at trying to…
Continue Reading Made-in-Japan manga goes global with Webtoon, Deadpool
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Manga is going really global. A Deadpool story created by a Japanese manga artist has become a…
Continue Reading Small Japan border easing stirs hope, worry for foreigners
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan this week will ease its much criticized coronavirus border controls, but the new policy only…
Continue Reading Europe, Canada close their airspace to Russian airplanes
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The number of countries banning Russian airplanes is growing. The European Union and Canada said Sunday they would…
Continue Reading BP will dump its 20% stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business BP is cutting ties with Rosneft in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The British company said in a…
Continue Reading BitConnect founder charged with orchestrating $2 billion Ponzi scheme
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN A federal grand jury in San Diego indicted the founder of BitConnect for allegedly orchestrating a $2.4 billion global Ponzi…
Continue Reading SpaceX Starlink user terminals arrive in Ukraine, officials says
By Emma Tucker, Melissa Alonso and Jackie Wattles, CNN A shipment of Starlink user terminals — small antennas that allow customers to access…
Continue Reading BP exiting stake in Russian oil and gas company Rosneft
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer BP says it’s exiting its share in Rosneft, a state-owned Russian oil and gas company, in reaction to…
Continue Reading Average US gas price spikes 10 cents over 2 weeks to $3.64
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 10 cents over the past two weeks to $3.64 per gallon.…
Continue Reading Hedge fund loses ruling in Lee Enterprises takeover fight
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that…
Continue Reading Pickleball, virtual golf, skydiving, craft beer: How malls are luring shoppers
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may…
Continue Reading Legal Sea Foods founder George Berkowitz dies at 97
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — George Berkowitz, who founded the seafood restaurant chain Legal Seafoods, has died in a Boston suburb. He was 97. Berkowitz…
Continue Reading Nepal approves contentious US aid grant despite protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s Parliament has approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States despite protests both…
Continue Reading States want to boycott Russian vodka. Here’s why that won’t work
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Russian-made alcohol is the latest target in the growing backlash against the country’s invasion of Ukraine.…
Continue Reading States want to boycott Russian vodka. Here’s why that won’t work
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Russian-made alcohol is the latest target in the growing backlash against the country’s invasion of…
Continue Reading Biden’s Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press There’s a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia, and that’s oil and natural…
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