What is Nord Stream 2 and can Biden kill it?
CNN By Ivana Kottasová and Charles Riley, CNN Business President Joe Biden said Monday that natural gas will not flow through Russia’s Nord…
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Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is…
Continue Reading Iran nuclear talks resume amid pressure for results
VIENNA (AP) — Diplomats from Iran and world powers have reconvened in Vienna to seek a deal reviving Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal, with pressure…
Continue Reading Serena Williams wants to express joy through Super Bowl ad
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams is normally the one participating in a major championship…
Continue Reading Turkish health workers strike for better pay, conditions
ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of Turkish healthcare workers, frustrated by an erosion of their income, have gone on strike, demanding better pay and…
Continue Reading Frontier and Spirit want to merge. Inflation could get in the way
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Politicians are under huge pressure to fight inflation as a rapid uptick in prices hits consumers’ wallets and…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A new day of high-stakes diplomacy beckons as European leaders try to reinvigorate stalled peace…
Continue Reading Spain ends mask mandate outdoors as coronavirus surge ebbs
MADRID (AP) — Spain is scrapping a mandate to wear masks outdoors, as COVID-19 infection rates drop and hospitals report lower admissions. The…
Continue Reading UK to require porn sites to verify users are 18 or older
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says all pornography websites will be legally required to verify that users are 18 or older as part of new…
Continue Reading Peloton is replacing its CEO and cutting 2,800 jobs
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton is replacing embattled CEO John Foley and cutting about 20% of its workforce to help reinvigorate the…
Continue Reading India summons S. Korean envoy over Facebook post on Kashmir
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s foreign ministry says it has summoned South Korea’s ambassador to protest against a social media post about disputed…
Continue Reading Peloton co-founder steps down after rough ride
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers The co-founder of Peloton is stepping down as chief executive after an extended…
Continue Reading Vaccines pushes Pfizer beyond expectations in final quarter
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccine sales boosted Pfizer earnings well past fourth-quarter expectations, but the drugmaker has set a…
Continue Reading Fishermen sue to end industry-funded monitoring program
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of fishing companies in New England is bringing its bid to try to end…
Continue Reading Covid vaccine gives Pfizer sales and profits a big boost
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Pfizer’s sales in the fourth quarter more than doubled, thanks to strong demand for its Covid-19 vaccine.…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Watch for debt collectors, scams on social
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet The next time you check your DMs, you could see a message from a debt collector. Late last year, the Consumer…
Continue Reading Peloton is replacing its CEO and cutting 2,800 jobs
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton is replacing embattled CEO John Foley and cutting about 20% of its workforce to help…
Continue Reading Peloton is replacing its CEO and cutting 2,800 jobs
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton is replacing embattled CEO John Foley and cutting about 20% of its workforce to help…
Continue Reading Baby formula shortage has some families scrambling
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Loan Nguyen is a new mom living in a constant state of anxiety. For the past several weeks, following the premature…
Continue Reading Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors…
Continue Reading Fukushima operators send robot into worst-hit melted reactor
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot is being used to probe the hardest-hit nuclear reactor at Japan’s…
Continue Reading Cyberattack targets Vodafone Portugal, disrupts services
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Vodafone Portugal says it has been hacked though no confidential customer data was compromised. The company is one of the…
Continue Reading Huge profits at BP and Shell revive calls for windfall tax to tackle fuel poverty
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business News that Britain’s biggest oil companies made $32 billion in profit last year is stoking calls for the UK…
Continue Reading Germany argues over vaccine mandate for health workers
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has decried calls from the main opposition party to suspend the…
Continue Reading BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Olympic press can grab high-tech naps
By CARA RUBINSKY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep…
Continue Reading EU’s chip production plan aims to ease dependency on Asia
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is announcing a $48 billion plan to become a major semiconductor producer. With…
Continue Reading Spanish retiree fights digital bank divide, seeks human help
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish retiree is campaigning to keep in-person customer services at bank branches. On Tuesday he was handing government officials…
Continue Reading BP profits surge as high gas prices hit household finances
LONDON (AP) — BP PLC has reported its biggest full-year profit for eight years. Its coffers have been boosted by soaring oil and gas prices that…
Continue Reading Praise for Eileen Gu breaks Chinese social media
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two American-born athletes competing for China. Two radically different reactions from…
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Bats, sharks, pumas: What you need to know about 10 misunderstood animals
Stacker compiled a list of 10 animals often misjudged and misunderstood by humans. Keep reading to learn the roles these 10 misunderstood animals…
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