Apple says iPhone to accept tap-to-pay without more hardware
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is expanding the iPhone’s capabilities to accept contactless payments. It’s a move…
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Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of almost 500,000 cars and SUVs in the United States to park outside and away…
Continue Reading Super Bowl’s return provides boost to hard-hit LA businesses
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl’s return to the Los Angeles area after a nearly 30-year absence is…
Continue Reading Looking for a better job? Tell us your story
American workers keep leaving their jobs, and many are looking for something better. In December alone, 4.3 million workers parted ways with their…
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El Paso firefighters help man whose hand was stuck in a motor
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– The El Paso Fire Department responded to a call Tuesday morning to help a man whose hand was stuck in an unknown motor. One…
Continue Reading Don’t got Moxie? Maine’s beloved soda is in short supply
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Moxie, a polarizing beverage that is Maine’s official soft drink, is in short supply because of supply chain woes. The…
Continue Reading Apple will let shoppers pay merchants by holding phones together
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Apple on Tuesday said it plans to introduce a contactless payment option later this year that will let businesses use…
Continue Reading COVID-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada, US
By ROB GILLIES and TRACEY LINDEMAN Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers are expressing increasing worry about the economic…
Continue Reading AmEx to offer debit card that will accrue rewards points
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express has launched a checking account that comes with a debit card that will allow its…
Continue Reading New lawsuit targets alleged car warranty phone scams
CNN, CNNBUSINESS, KOAT By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you’re tired of getting random calls from companies claiming to be from…
Continue Reading Feds arrest a New York couple and seize $3.6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business A New York couple has been arrested and charged with conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency funds.…
Continue Reading The electric van wars are heating up
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Major automakers are coming out with electric cars and SUVs that could, one day, threaten…
Continue Reading The electric van wars are heating up
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Major automakers are coming out with electric cars and SUVs that could, one day, threaten Tesla’s…
Continue Reading Want to quit your job for a better gig? Here’s your to-do list
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 pay and better…
Continue Reading Money on the table: child credit $ available via tax returns
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration wants families with children to know that there is roughly $193 billion waiting for them —…
Continue Reading US stands by Boeing settlement reached in Trump’s final days
By The Associated Press The Justice Department is standing by a settlement it reached with Boeing to drop criminal charges relating to the 737 Max…
Continue Reading Philanthropy 50: List of America’s top 50 donors of 2021
The Chronicle of Philanthropy These are the donors who gave the most in 2021, according to the Philanthropy 50, an annual ranking compiled by the…
Continue Reading Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors
By MARIA DI MENTO and BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to…
Continue Reading Electric vehicle charging company to build Tennessee factory
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials have announced that an Australian electric vehicle charging company will…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden has targeted Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas…
Continue Reading Poland launches cybersecurity military unit
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister has appointed an army general to head a new Cyber Defense Force. Defense Minister Mariusz…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5…
Continue Reading Mexico defends fishermen as US poaching restrictions begin
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is defending its fishermen as the U.S. government bans Mexican fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports on the Gulf of…
Continue Reading Leslie Jones can keep commenting on the Olympics, NBC says
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Leslie Jones can keep posting unfiltered videos of herself commenting on the Olympics, according to NBC. On…
Continue Reading Leslie Jones can keep commenting on the Olympics, NBC says
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Leslie Jones can keep posting unfiltered videos of herself commenting on the Olympics, according to…
Continue Reading Leslie Jones can keep commenting on the Olympics, NBC says
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Leslie Jones can keep posting unfiltered videos of herself commenting on the Olympics, according to NBC. On Monday,…
Continue Reading Boeing jet deliveries gain slight edge vs Airbus in January
CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing is reporting a slight edge over Airbus in airplane deliveries and a bigger advantage in new orders from last month.…
Continue Reading Here’s one reason people hate this economy, despite low unemployment: A return of the misery index
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This is the best labor market most workers have ever experienced in their lives. So why are so many…
Continue Reading Here’s one reason people hate this economy, despite low unemployment: A return of the misery index
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This is the best labor market most workers have ever experienced in their lives. So why are so many Americans feeling…
Continue Reading Don’t expect grocery store prices to come down anytime soon
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Grocery store prices will probably stay elevated this year, according to economists at Goldman Sachs, continuing a Covid…
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