Why Elon Musk and Joe Biden both love EVs but can’t stand each other
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business President Joe Biden loves electric vehicles. He wants half of all new US cars sold by 2030 to be EVs. He proposed a…
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Kohl’s: Buyout offers undermine value of business
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s says that recent offers to purchase the department store chain undervalue its…
Continue Reading At an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, a milestone union election is set to begin all over again
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Last year, an improbable organizing effort among Amazon warehouse workers in a central Alabama suburb led…
Continue Reading US backs rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada…
Continue Reading Yacht reportedly built for Bezos too big for Dutch bridge
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A giant, $500 million yacht reportedly being built for Amazon…
Continue Reading Surprisingly strong jobs report: America adds 467,000 positions in January
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly…
Continue Reading Judge says post-Brexit N Ireland border checks must continue
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has suspended an order by Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister to halt border checks on…
Continue Reading Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating it
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A law requiring most adults in Austria to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is…
Continue Reading Amazon is the anti-Facebook
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Amazon and Facebook’s Meta are two of the market’s biggest players. Both have come under pressure during…
Continue Reading UK’s Boris Johnson ends week of turmoil in weakened position
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hoped to get a grip on his government after weeks of scandal.…
Continue Reading EU, US to resume trading oysters, mussels after long dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States have agreed to resume trade in oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from the end of…
Continue Reading NY boosts medical marijuana access as legal pot market looms
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s much-anticipated legal pot shops could be a year away from opening. But the state…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart…
Continue Reading 4 reasons why this jobs report matters to your wallet
CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The Labor Department’s monthly jobs report can be hard to interpret, especially as Covid has blown up…
Continue Reading These workers are the only ones really seeing higher wages
By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Lots of workers are getting raises, but for many, the pay hikes won’t buy them more at the grocery store or car…
Continue Reading Rotterdam may dismantle historic bridge for superyacht reportedly owned by Jeff Bezos
By Anna Cooban and Charles Riley, CNN Business Rotterdam is considering a request to dismantle part of a historic bridge to allow a yacht reportedly…
Continue Reading Rotterdam may dismantle historic bridge for superyacht reportedly owned by Jeff Bezos
CNN By Anna Cooban and Charles Riley, CNN Business Rotterdam is considering a request to dismantle part of a historic bridge to allow a yacht…
Continue Reading Want to quit your job for a better gig? Here’s your to-do list
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kathryn Vasel and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN So much is working in favor of job seekers who want to wrangle a better position with better…
Continue Reading Mark Zuckerberg is in danger of losing his top 10 billionaire ranking
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The historic collapse in Meta’s shares this week has wiped $31 billion off Mark Zuckerberg’s personal…
Continue Reading Stoltenberg to become Norway’s next central bank governor
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.…
Continue Reading Google to work with Ford on Detroit research hub
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Google is joining Ford Motor Co.’s effort to transform a…
Continue Reading Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has celebrated its Independence Day with an appeal by the president…
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State-by-state breakdown of the more than 34 million living in primary care deserts with limited telehealth access
Sidecar Health cited data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Microsoft to identify counties considered primary care shortage…
Continue Reading Container ship towed free after running aground off Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a container ship that ran aground off a German North Sea island has been towed free a day after it got stuck. The…
Continue Reading Dubai says planned coal-fired power plant to instead use gas
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A planned $3.4 billion coal-fired power plant in Dubai instead will be converted to use natural gas.…
Continue Reading Stocks mixed, yields fly as jobs data raises rate outlook
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes ended mixed and Treasury yields jumped Friday as…
Continue Reading CNN shakeup creates fresh challenges for WarnerMedia and Discovery
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading House passes bill to boost US computer chip production
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have muscled legislation through the House that they say positions the U.S. to better…
Continue Reading US economy defies omicron and adds 467,000 jobs in January
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added 467,000 jobs in January…
Continue Reading Northeast grapples with icy roads as storm blows out to sea
By DAVID SHARP, KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press Northeast residents were urged to stay off the roads with temperatures beginning to…
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