GOP pushes to strip safety measures from West Va mining law
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republicans have forged ahead with an overhaul of mine safety regulation…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends news network ratings up
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent television viewers to the cable news networks for updates,…
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Stellantis plans to double revenues by 2030
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the company formed one year ago from the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France’s PSA,…
Continue Reading Wheat futures are soaring. Food prices could be next
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing wheat prices to spike, exacerbating…
Continue Reading Wheat futures are soaring. Food prices could be next
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Russia’s attack on Ukraine is causing wheat prices to spike, exacerbating…
Continue Reading State officials: Bird flu found at 6th Indiana turkey farm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say avian influenza has been found at a sixth commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana. The Indiana State…
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A new ride and New Mexico’s minimum wage increase prompts ticket price increase at Western Playland
EL PASO, Texas– Fire-ball, the newest ride at Western Playland and the rise on labor pay in New Mexico pushed the park to raise prices. “We had to…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Oil prices soared and investors shifted more money out of stocks and into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped up…
Continue Reading Two UK executives charged in $100 million fine-wine scam
NEW YORK (AP) — Two British executives have been charged with cheating investors out of millions of dollars in a suspected scam that promised…
Continue Reading Apple suspends all product sales in Russia
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Apple has stopped selling all of its products in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine, the company announced Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Charity regulator looks into Abramovich’s plan for Chelsea
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s attempt to shift the “stewardship and care” of Chelsea to the Premier…
Continue Reading Kemp, Perdue spar over planned Georgia electric car plant
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A planned $5 billion electric vehicle plant that has been billed as the largest economic…
Continue Reading JM Smucker, Bank of America fall; Target, Workday rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: J.M. Smucker, Bank of America fall; Target, Workday…
Continue Reading Russia’s version of Google warns it may not be able to pay its debts
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia’s biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine…
Continue Reading SpaceX will now launch satellites for top space broadband competitor, OneWeb
CNN By Jackie Wattles and Jennifer Korn, CNN SpaceX has a new deal to launch internet-beaming satellites for its chief competitor in the satellite…
Continue Reading Judge says Sarah Palin failed to prove her case against New York Times
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The federal judge who presided over Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against the New York Times said in a new written opinion…
Continue Reading Goldman banker’s messy love life scrutinized in 1MDB trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The messy love life of former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner has become a focus at the U.S. trial…
Continue Reading Mexico sees 2nd major win for independent unions
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Employees at a U.S.-operated border assembly plant in the northern Mexico city of Matamoros have overwhelmingly voted to for an…
Continue Reading Judge defends move to toss Palin’s libel case against NYT
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times said he…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Boycotting Lukoil would sting US gas station owners more than Russia’s oil company
By Kunyi Yang The hashtag #BoycottLukoil started trending online not long after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 21. The idea is to stop people…
Continue Reading Another squeeze on Russia: Three shipping companies won’t sail there
By Chris Liakos, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest container shipping companies are halting cargo bookings to and from Russia. “As…
Continue Reading UK bans all ships with Russian links from British ports
LONDON (AP) — Britain has banned any ship with Russian connections from entering its ports as part of efforts to isolate President Vladimir…
Continue Reading Chartered buses, salary advances, hotlines: How tech companies are helping their workers in Ukraine
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In recent years, Ukraine has increasingly positioned itself as a tech hub, with a number of global…
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Chartered buses, salary advances, hotlines: How tech companies are helping their workers in Ukraine
CNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In recent years, Ukraine has increasingly positioned itself as a tech hub, with a number of global…
Continue Reading DirecTV expels RT from its lineup, dealing a major blow to the Russia-backed outlet in the US
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business DirecTV is cutting ties with RT, the Russia-backed television network infamous for promoting Vladimir Putin’s…
Continue Reading What is the SPR, and why does Biden want to use it to fight Russia?
By David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN Business The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a man-made underground government storage complex built inside…
Continue Reading Stocks fall again as banks drop and oil prices rise
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business March is looking a lot like January and February on Wall Street. That’s not good news for investors. The Dow…
Continue Reading One of Domino’s most popular deals is getting more expensive
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Domino’s is raising the price on one of its top promotions. The pizza chain announced that its “Mix and…
Continue Reading Twitter suspends US Senate candidate for hateful conduct
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against…
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