Denmark ends most virus restrictions, as Sweden extends them
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will scrap most pandemic restrictions next week, even as…
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Greek army helps remove vehicles on snow-plagued road
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek army and municipal crews have removed hundreds of vehicles stranded in snow for three days along a highway linking…
Continue Reading Boeing posts $4 billion loss tied to problems with 787 jet
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing has reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.16 billion after taking a big charge against earnings to cover…
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It sure looks like GM is about to pull the plug on the Bolt
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Time could be running out for the Chevrolet Bolt, the electric vehicle that only five years ago was positioned as…
Continue Reading Traded cryptocurrency in 2021? Here’s how to approach taxes
By SABRINA PARYS of NerdWallet Alternative finance has captured the attention of investors across the U.S. As the 2022 tax season approaches, traders…
Continue Reading A year after GameStop mania, meme stocks have tumbled
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a little more than a year since the meme mania in GameStop began. It’s shaped up to be, to…
Continue Reading A year after GameStop mania, meme stocks have tumbled
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a little more than a year since the meme mania in GameStop began. It’s…
Continue Reading EU court annuls Intel’s 2009 billion euro antitrust fine
LONDON (AP) — Chipmaker Intel has scored a decisive legal victory in a long-running battle against European Union competition watchdogs. The win…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Nissan Pathfinder vs. 2022 Honda Pilot
By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds The Honda Pilot has long been a favorite for three-row SUV shoppers, offering multi-passenger safety, comfort, cargo and…
Continue Reading Why economists believe 2021 ended on a high note despite Omicron
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Omicron variant put America’s recovery through the ringer. But the post-Thanksgiving timing may mean the…
Continue Reading German government cuts 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.6%
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has cut its growth forecast for this year. But it says that Europe’s biggest economy remains “robust” and…
Continue Reading UK’s Bentley pouring billions into electric car overhaul
LONDON (AP) — Luxury automaker Bentley says it is pouring billions into upgrading manufacturing to accelerate its electric vehicle development…
Continue Reading EPA acts to curb air, water pollution in poor communities
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air…
Continue Reading Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small…
Continue Reading Offshore oil spill threatens beaches in eastern Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s navy is working to clean up a spill of as much as 128 tons (160,000 liters) of crude oil that leaked from a…
Continue Reading Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into…
Continue Reading Kuwait death toll raised to 4 in oil refinery fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from a fire at a major oil refinery in Kuwait has been raised to four after two critically…
Continue Reading Rights group says Lebanese staffer targeted with NSO spyware
BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch says one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire…
Continue Reading UK government holds breath as it awaits ‘partygate’ report
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson is bracing for the conclusions of an investigation into allegations of…
Continue Reading ‘Fight Club’ has a new ending in China. And this time, the authorities win
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau, CNN Business More than two decades after its release, “Fight Club” has been given a very…
Continue Reading German lawmakers debate possible COVID vaccine mandate
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is holding its first debate on a possible wide-ranging coronavirus vaccine…
Continue Reading In Germany, activists rise up to counter vaccine skeptics
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A growing number of people in Germany have joined grassroots initiatives and demonstrations to…
Continue Reading China pledges ‘purification’ of the internet ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Lunar New Year
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s top cybersecurity regulator is vowing to crack down on “illegal” online content as part of a…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
By INNA VARENYTSIA and LORI HINNANT Associated Press ZOLOTE 4, Ukraine (AP) — Soldiers and civilians in eastern Ukraine are waiting with helpless…
Continue Reading Asian stocks slump after Fed says US rates will rise ‘soon’
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have tumbled by unusually wide margins after the Federal Reserve indicated it…
Continue Reading Mexico’s remittances pass $50 billion, surge during pandemic
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press COMACHUEN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s remittances — the money migrants send home to their relatives — have…
Continue Reading Indigenous town in Mexico survives on remittances from US
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press COMACHUEN, Mexico (AP) — Comachuen is a Puerpecha Inidgenous community of about 10,000 inhabitants nestled high…
Continue Reading Fed plans to raise rates starting in March to cool inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it will likely begin a series of…
Continue Reading China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making changes…
Continue Reading S. Korea tests new virus steps as infections reach new high
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is enforcing new COVID-19 response measures, including reduced quarantine…
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