As Russia tensions boil, US farmer remains jailed in Ukraine
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An American farmer is jailed in Ukraine on charges he attempted to assassinate a former business…
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Caution from OPEC+ producers to keep oil prices high
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major oil-producing countries are adding just a bit more oil to the global economy.…
Continue Reading Spider-Man lifts profit at Japanese electronics maker Sony
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony says its profit for the quarter through December rose 11% on healthy sales from its film…
Continue Reading Kremlin critics stay undaunted after yearlong crackdown
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The prison sentence imposed a year ago on leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was a severe blow…
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China’s biggest Lunar New Year release is another Korean War propaganda movie
By Laura He, CNN Business The Chinese box office has raked in $314 million so far during the Lunar New Year holiday, largely thanks to a patriotic…
Continue Reading Israeli bigwigs eye profits from cannabis legalization
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — A number of former Israeli leaders and security chiefs have found new careers in the…
Continue Reading Inside ABC News, some staffers accepted Whoopi Goldberg’s apology while others sought action
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Illegal coal mine collapse in eastern India kills at least 5
By INDRAJIT SINGH Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — Police say at least five people were killed when an abandoned coal mine in eastern India…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed as earnings fuel gains on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia, with markets in China still closed for Lunar New Year holidays.…
Continue Reading Winter storm packing snow, freezing rain moves across US
By KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A winter storm is bringing a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the central…
Continue Reading ABC News suspends ‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business ABC News suspended “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks on Tuesday night, hours after she…
Continue Reading Inside ABC News, some staffers accepted Whoopi Goldberg’s apology while others sought action
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Continue Reading Flights canceled as wide swath of US braces for winter storm
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy…
Continue Reading Dry January means less water than normal in California snow
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The water contained in California’s mountain snow is now at 92% of its…
Continue Reading Google stock jumps 8% after blowout quarter fueled by strong ad sales
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Despite being one of the biggest online advertising giants, Google’s ad business is still growing at a rapid clip.…
Continue Reading Pro teams bring betting to the game with stadium sportsbooks
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing…
Continue Reading Railroad unions fighting new BNSF railroad attendance rules
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF’s two largest unions are raising concerns about a new attendance policy that went…
Continue Reading Food delivery workers, ride-share drivers demand more rights
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Groups representing about 100,000 ride-share drivers and food delivery workers in and near…
Continue Reading Janet Jackson doc, despite criticism, a hit for Lifetime
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This past weekend’s Janet Jackson documentary was the most popular non-fiction show on…
Continue Reading Jewish Federations eye security improvements for communities
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Jewish Federations of North America, or JFNA, is working to bolster security across Jewish communities. The…
Continue Reading Interior Department approves $1B to clean up abandoned wells
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to create jobs across the United States by capping abandoned…
Continue Reading Starbucks’ strong US holiday offset by costs, China slump
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks had a strong holiday season in the U.S., but those results were offset by higher labor and commodity…
Continue Reading Google’s Q4 ad sales soar again, parent plans to split stock
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during…
Continue Reading GM posts record earnings despite chip shortage
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors reported record earnings for 2021, despite struggling with a shortage of computer chips and other parts…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday, getting February off to a decent start after a miserable January. The S&P 500,…
Continue Reading Record sales prices drive GM profit up 56% to $10B last year
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors increased its net income 56% last year, helped by higher prices for its vehicles that…
Continue Reading America’s national debt surpasses $30 trillion for the first time
By Matt Egan, CNN Business America’s national debt just hit another sobering milestone. Total public debt outstanding is now above $30…
Continue Reading UPS, Gannett rise; AT&T, Pitney Bowes fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: UPS, Gannett rise; AT&T, Pitney Bowes…
Continue Reading Climate change a rising Fed concern as nominees face hearing
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of…
Continue Reading Facebook’s dream of creating its own global cryptocurrency officially comes to an end
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In June 2019, after years of being under scrutiny for the impact its platforms have on society, Facebook unveiled one of…
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