Data complaint filed against plan to sell Telenor Myanmar
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A Telenor Myanmar customer has complained to Norway’s data protection authority that a…
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Asian stocks follow Wall St higher after rebound
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are higher after Wall Street rebounded as investors waited for U.S. inflation data…
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Bitcoin had a terrible January. But it just hit $45,000 again
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Crypto fans rejoice: Bitcoin is mounting a comeback. The virtual currency briefly breached the $45,000 milestone for the…
Continue Reading Abu Dhabi Ports Group starts trading after $1B capital raise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi Ports Group is trading on Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange for the first time, following a $1.1 billion…
Continue Reading Neil Young says Spotify staffers should ‘get out of the place before it eats up your soul’
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Continue Reading Neil Young says Spotify staffers should ‘get out of the place before it eats up your soul’
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 India’s Gautam Adani unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest billionaire
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s Gautam Adani has overtaken his fellow countryman Mukesh Ambani to become the wealthiest person in Asia,…
Continue Reading White House: Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander has resigned after the White House…
Continue Reading India’s Gautam Adani unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest billionaire
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s Gautam Adani has overtaken his fellow countryman Mukesh Ambani to become the…
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Future of the De Soto Hotel in Downtown El Paso uncertain
EL PASO, Texas – All eyes are on what remains of the downtown De Soto Hotel after a raging fire gutted the inside of that building. The De Soto Hotel…
Continue Reading New Zealand convoy protesters clog streets near Parliament
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New…
Continue Reading N. Korea increases virus budget after partial border opening
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea plans to increase its government spending on pandemic measures by…
Continue Reading Kashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror laws
By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN Business The editor of an independent news website in Kashmir has been arrested as police investigate if he…
Continue Reading Buttigieg says ‘we need to take a look at’ a no-fly list for unruly passengers
By Corinne Dorsey, Liz Stark and Marnie Hunter, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on CNN on Monday that “we need to take a look…
Continue Reading Groups sue over Maui resort lights that disorient seabirds
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Conservation groups are suing a Maui resort, saying its bright lights disorient…
Continue Reading Pipeline’s safeguards not working in Louisiana diesel spill
By MATTHEW BROWN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal records show a corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled…
Continue Reading Banker gets gets 1 year in prison in Manafort loan scheme
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker has been sentenced to a year in prison for his conviction in a scheme to make $16…
Continue Reading Biden plan to spend $725M to clean up abandoned coal mines
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly $725 million in federal funding is available this fiscal year to 22 states and the…
Continue Reading US indictment: Chinese firm stole Motorola trade secrets
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A federal indictment accuses a Chinese telecommunications company of stealing mobile radio…
Continue Reading James Bennet, former New York Times editorial page editor, expected to take the stand in defamation trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN James Bennet, former head of the New York Times editorial section who is being sued along with the paper by Sarah Palin for…
Continue Reading US and Japan reach deal to make most steel imports tax-free
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press U.S. government officials say they have reached an agreement to essentially lift the 25% tariff that former President…
Continue Reading Peter Thiel leaving board of Facebook parent Meta
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley billionaire and advisor to former President Donald Trump is leaving the board of directors of Facebook…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks ended another bumpy day with mixed results on Wall Street Monday. The S&P 500 finished lower, while the Nasdaq also…
Continue Reading California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has approved a bill requiring workers receive up to two weeks of…
Continue Reading Peter Thiel to step down from Facebook’s board
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Peter Thiel, one of Facebook’s longest-serving and most controversial board members, plans to step down from the…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines, Tyson Foods rise; Cerence, Zimmer fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Spirit Airlines, Tyson Foods rise; Cerence, Zimmer…
Continue Reading Some of the world’s biggest companies are failing on their own climate pledges, researchers say
By Isabelle Jani-Friend and Angela Dewan, CNN Amazon, Google, Ikea and BMW are among some of the world’s biggest companies failing to meet…
Continue Reading Police: 1 dead in Washington state grocery store shooting
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who opened fire at a grocery store in Washington state, killing one person and injuring…
Continue Reading IRS halts plan to require facial recognition for logging in to user accounts
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The Internal Revenue Service is halting a plan that would have required taxpayers to verify their identities with facial…
Continue Reading California town drops cougars as reason to bar more housing
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A wealthy California town has abandoned a claim that that it is exempt from a new state law allowing increased housing…
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