How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Tuesday after Russia sent forces into Ukraine’s eastern regions, escalating tensions.…
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Tempur-Sealy, TransUnion fall; Tegna, Meritor rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Tempur-Sealy, TransUnion fall; Tegna, Meritor…
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 Biden halts oil, gas leases amid legal fight on climate cost
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new federal oil and gas drilling and other…
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Fire that left cargo ship full of luxury cars stranded in the Atlantic may finally be going out
By Jennifer Korn and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The fire on board the large car-carrying cargo ship Felicity Ace could soon be extinguished because there…
Continue Reading Greece halts search for 10 missing in ferry fire to tow ship
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say efforts to locate 10 people missing for five days after an Italy-bound ferry caught fire at sea have…
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Sunland Park’s new entertainment district adjusts to accommodate recreational marijuana
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico- With the buying, selling, and use of marijuana becoming recreational in New Mexico on April 1, 2022, the city of Sunland…
Continue Reading Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam has ended with police in a car…
Continue Reading Musk, lawyer escalate word fight with securities regulators
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk and his lawyers are escalating their fight with U.S. securities regulators. A Musk lawyer…
Continue Reading EU forum puts crucial Indo-Pacific region squarely on radar
By MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Foreign ministers from Indo-Pacific nations have attended a Paris conference aimed at bringing…
Continue Reading Fox News’ Cavuto returns to work after bout with COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News’ Neil Cavuto has returned to work after more than a month following what he described as a near-deadly battle with…
Continue Reading Slack went down today, but work wasn’t canceled
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Slack went down for many users Tuesday morning, throwing off companies that rely on the popular workplace communication…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott donates $50M to support USDA youth programs
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott’s $50 million gift to the National 4-H Council, which the youth-focused nonprofit called…
Continue Reading How a battery shortage could threaten US national security
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Bob Galyen has spent his career building electric car batteries. And he thinks the United States has a problem.…
Continue Reading How a battery shortage could threaten US national security
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Bob Galyen has spent his career building electric car batteries. And he thinks the United States has a problem.…
Continue Reading Slack went down today, but work wasn’t canceled
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Slack went down for many users Tuesday morning, throwing off companies that rely on the popular…
Continue Reading Schalke urges Ukraine peace amid scrutiny of Gazprom sponsor
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Schalke has expressed “great concern” over Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine amid scrutiny of…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t take Dakota Access Pipeline case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider an appeal of a lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading Macy’s and Kohl’s get in a knife fight with Wall Street
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Activist investors are circling Macy’s and Kohl’s. The department store chains are fighting back.…
Continue Reading Inflation keeps weighing on consumer confidence
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American consumer confidence slipped again in February, a new report from the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Epstein sex abuse accuser’s lawsuit
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision throwing out a lawsuit filed by a woman who…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: A look at toughest US sanctions facing Russia
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched the first of what could be an…
Continue Reading Energy price shock from the Russia-Ukraine crisis could hurt the economy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business As oil rapidly approaches $100 a barrel, JPMorgan warned Tuesday that a spike in energy prices and other ripple effects…
Continue Reading High court takes case involving refusal to serve gay couples
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new clash involving religion and the rights of LGBT…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence dips slightly but remains high
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined modestly this month but remains high, even as prices for…
Continue Reading The Dow’s top stock of 2021 is off to a rough start this year
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Home Depot was the Dow’s best-performing stock in 2021, soaring more than 55% thanks to strong demand from…
Continue Reading The Middle East already has a crypto hub, and it’s not Dubai
By Eoin McSweeney, CNN When the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange decided in December to set up an advisory body in Dubai, local bitcoin…
Continue Reading Insurer Humana, Starboard agree to add independent directors
By The Associated Press Humana is adding two more independent directors to its board under an agreement with activist hedge fund Starboard Value. The…
Continue Reading Home prices skyrocketed last year. Two regions saw the biggest increases
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose 18.8% in 2021, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk accuses the SEC of illegally leaking details of its Tesla investigation
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk is escalating his battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing a staff member of…
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