GM to spend nearly $7B on EV, battery plants in Michigan
By DAVID EGGERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is making the largest investment in company history in its…
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IMF slashes US and China growth forecasts
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from…
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CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery…
Continue Reading Consumer goods giant Unilever cutting 1,500 management jobs
LONDON (AP) — Unilever, which makes Vaseline skin care products and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, says it’s laying off 1,500 staff as part of a…
Continue Reading Sarah Palin allegedly flouted Covid-19 rules by dining indoors unvaccinated ahead of trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan restaurant is looking into its enforcement of vaccine requirements for indoor dining, after Sarah Palin allegedly…
Continue Reading Get ready for more wild swings. Volatile markets are back
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business After a long period of calm, market volatility has returned in dramatic fashion. What’s happening: US stock…
Continue Reading SAT going digital in shifting college admissions landscape
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The administrators of the SAT say the exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format. They say the…
Continue Reading UAE sheikhdom to allow gaming as Wynn Resorts plans project
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the seven sheikhdoms in the United Arab Emirates says it will allow…
Continue Reading BioNTech, Google, Deutsche Bahn back African-founded AI firm
BERLIN (AP) — Vaccine maker BioNTech, Google and rail firm Deutsche Bahn are among the companies investing in African-founded artificial…
Continue Reading American Express Q4 profits jump 20% on card spending
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer Credit card company American Express said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 20% from a year earlier, as…
Continue Reading Elon Musk is about to get a lot richer
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It’s been a rough start to 2022 for the world’s richest person. He’s not too worried, though. Elon…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris art, ‘Daily Show’ lead Anthem Awards finalists
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer An art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times’ “The 1619 Project” and…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Simply Lemonade is becoming a boozy beverage
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Coca-Cola is turning another one of its drinks into an alcoholic alternative. It’s the company’s third…
Continue Reading Unilever cuts 1,500 management jobs in global overhaul
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Unilever is cutting 1,500 management jobs around the world as the consumer goods giant comes under intense pressure from…
Continue Reading Prescription drugs, medical devices boost J&J in Q4
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Growing prescription drug and medical device sales nudged Johnson & Johnson past fourth-quarter earnings…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Just how passive is passive income?
By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Spend enough time in the personal finance corners of social media and you’re bound to come across someone talking…
Continue Reading Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer and BioNTech have begun studying a COVID-19 vaccine tweaked to match to the omicron variant in healthy…
Continue Reading These 4 states have fully regained the jobs lost during the pandemic
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s job market hasn’t fully recovered yet. But some states are already back to normal. In November,…
Continue Reading Winter welcome: Stranded drivers freed in Istanbul, Athens
By MEHMET GUZEL and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens have dug through snow and ice to clear…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What post-unrest reforms is Kazakhstan proposing?
By DASHA LITVINOVA and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The leader of Kazakhstan has trumpeted ambitious economic reforms following the…
Continue Reading German business confidence perks up after 6-month decline
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a…
Continue Reading Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony Music
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony Music. The recording company described the deal for 60…
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Hygge and 7 other global wellness terms
Sunday Citizen consulted international dictionaries and cross-cultural websites to identify words in other languages related to wellness that don’t…
Continue Reading Power outages reported in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW (AP) — Widespread power outages have been reported on Tuesday in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The…
Continue Reading California redwood forest returned to Native American tribes
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed in narrow trading ahead of Fed meeting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed in muted trading, as many stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal…
Continue Reading New Malaysian carrier SKS Airways takes to the skies
SUBANG, Malaysia (AP) — New Malaysian carrier, SKS Airways, took to the skies Tuesday with short-haul flights to holiday island resorts as domestic…
Continue Reading Hong Kong virus cluster in housing prompts partial lockdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions after more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were…
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