El Paso chef up for prestigious James Beard award for outstanding chef
EL PASO, Texas – Running a restaurant is a challenge. Running one with the pressures of a pandemic can be daunting. Despite the odds, one El Paso…
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China is Russia’s best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its…
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‘We want to get the news out’: How Ukraine’s journalists are covering the invasion of their country
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The state of affairs in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv keeps changing at a breakneck pace. Within days, residents…
Continue Reading ‘We want to get the news out’: How Ukraine’s journalists are covering the invasion of their country
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The state of affairs in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv keeps changing at a breakneck pace. Within days, residents have…
Continue Reading Major hurdle cleared in plan to demolish 4 California dams
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators have issued a draft environmental impact statement saying there are…
Continue Reading Arizona Starbucks becomes 1st outside New York to unionize
By TERRY TANG Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Employees at a Starbucks in suburban Phoenix voted Friday to form a union, becoming the first…
Continue Reading Union organizers win another Starbucks vote
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Union organizers overwhelmingly won a vote Friday to represent workers at a Starbucks in Mesa, Arizona, giving them…
Continue Reading How the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global aviation
By Jennifer Korn, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already killed hundreds, sent thousands of refugees…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Relief flowed through Wall Street on Friday, even as deadly attacks continued to rage in Ukraine. Stocks rose sharply, oil…
Continue Reading KAR, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Beyond Meat fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: KAR, Farfetch rise; Foot Locker, Beyond Meat…
Continue Reading US to impose sanctions on Putin following Ukraine invasion
By Phil Mattingly and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US will impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House announced Friday. The…
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 FCC probes media and telecom sector for Russia ownership ties
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Communications Commission is on the hunt for companies it oversees that may have ownership ties to Russia, in…
Continue Reading FCC probes media and telecom sector for Russia ownership ties
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Communications Commission is on the hunt for companies it oversees that may have ownership…
Continue Reading Russia moves to ‘partially restrict’ Facebook access over censorship allegations
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Russian government moved to “partially restrict” Facebook access in the country on Friday after…
Continue Reading SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has blasted off from California to put 50 more satellites into orbit for the…
Continue Reading Russia moves to ‘partially restrict’ Facebook access over censorship allegations
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Russian government moved to “partially restrict” Facebook access in the country on…
Continue Reading Big Tech cracks down on Russian state media content amid mounting pressure
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are all taking tougher stances on content from Russian state media amid…
Continue Reading Bath & Body Works criticism a possible lesson: Charity CEO
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The head of a civil rights nonprofit that receives donations from Bath & Body Works said she hopes the…
Continue Reading Prices are up everywhere with inflation. Except in my 401(k)
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation does not discriminate. Just like it’s squeezing everybody’s wallet, it’s hitting…
Continue Reading Elon Musk and brother reportedly face insider trading probe
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for possibly…
Continue Reading Foot Locker’s stock tumbles 35% because Nike wants to go on its own
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Foot Locker’s stock tumbled 35% Friday after the shoe store predicted sales and profit would fall sharply this…
Continue Reading Vacant Atlantic City airport could become car lovers’ dream
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A $2.7 billion recreational, residential and retail project aimed at car lovers is being…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What does Ukraine invasion mean for energy bills?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The gas is still flowing from Russian even as bullets and missiles fly in Ukraine. But…
Continue Reading The Black homeownership rate is now lower than it was a decade ago
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Even as home prices have skyrocketed during the pandemic, homeownership continues to grow. But the rate of home buying…
Continue Reading Ukrainians flee war, seeking safety across western borders
By VANESSA GERA, BELA SZANDELSZKY and ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing from war by crossing…
Continue Reading Instacart desperately needed them not long ago. Now some workers say they are struggling to get orders
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the early days of the pandemic, as households around the country went into lockdown, shoppers for…
Continue Reading The labor shortage could lead to a recession next year
Opinion by Gad Levanon for CNN Business Perspectives Over the past 12 months, US consumer prices rose by 7.5%, the highest rate in nearly 40 years.…
Continue Reading Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Invading Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine’s capital and the city…
Continue Reading Sketchy details from Russia complicate invasion coverage
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A lack of reliable information from Russia has made covering the invasion of Ukraine tougher for…
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