Rights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Amnesty International says it has independently confirmed that an Israeli company’s…
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Mortgage rates just climbed past 2021 levels
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates started off 2022 with a bang, as the average rate moved higher than at any point last year. The 30-year…
Continue Reading US average long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 3.22%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose in the past week to start the new year. They reached their highest level since May…
Continue Reading Airlines cancel another 1,600 flights, citing worker coronavirus cases
By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Airlines continue to cancel and delay flights by the thousands as their operations struggle with an untold number of…
Continue Reading This color-changing concept BMW will mess with your head
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The BMW Flow electric SUV concept can change hues at the press of a button, going from white to gray or black…
Continue Reading On the anniversary of January 6, social media platforms are on high alert
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business January 6 was a clear turning point for major social media companies — proving that they would, under certain…
Continue Reading This color-changing concept BMW will mess with your head
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The BMW Flow electric SUV concept can change hues at the press of a button, going from white…
Continue Reading Music: 2021 was a good year for Wallen, Adele — and vinyl
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New data from the music industry confirms what a lot of people long suspected — 2021 was…
Continue Reading Red-hot housing market to fuel record borrowing in ’22
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fierce competition, low mortgage rates and soaring prices helped raise the amount borrowers…
Continue Reading Quit your job? Here’s what to do with your 401(k)
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Millions of people have decided to quit their jobs. If you’re one of them, you’ll have a lot to wrap up…
Continue Reading US service industry grows more slowly in December
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Growth in the U.S. service industry, where most Americans work, pulled back in December…
Continue Reading Prince William seeks nominees for $1 million Earthshot prize
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince William has appealed for innovators around the world to submit nominations for his Earthshot Prize, a…
Continue Reading These 37 Bed Bath & Beyond stores are closing
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Bed Bath & Beyond revealed the locations of 37 of the approximately 200 stores it plans close in the coming…
Continue Reading One of Coke’s most-popular sodas is becoming a boozy beverage
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Coca-Cola is tapping into the canned cocktail craze with a boozy version of its Fresca soda. In a partnership…
Continue Reading Hoda Kotb, host of NBC’s ‘Today,’ tests positive for Covid-19
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business After hosts of NBC’s late night shows were hit with Covid, the network’s morning show had a host of its…
Continue Reading Polish PM calls Facebook ban on far-right party undemocratic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has denounced a Facebook ban imposed on a far-right party for allegedly violating the social…
Continue Reading A weak quarter at Bed Bath & Beyond, and shares soar
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond’s fiscal third-quarter loss widened, with the home goods retailer saying supply chain…
Continue Reading Portugal adds virus booster jab incentives, cuts isolation
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government has announced new incentives for people to get COVID-19 booster…
Continue Reading Omicron hasn’t stopped the jobs recovery — yet
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America closed out 2021 with strong jobs gains, economists predict. But just days into the new year, the Omicron…
Continue Reading Near-empty flights crisscross Europe to secure landing slots
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s sky is filling up with near-empty flights that even airlines admit serve no purpose…
Continue Reading November trade deficit hits near record-high $80.2 billion
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise by 7,000, but still low at 207,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at…
Continue Reading Vaccinations, tests give Walgreens a fiscal 1Q sales jolt
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to its highest level in more than two decades, as…
Continue Reading Americans are tired of Covid and ready to spend
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The Omicron variant may be hurtling the labor market, hospitals, travel and in-person events into states of upheaval,…
Continue Reading What’s next for supply chains after the holiday rush
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Retailers can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Christmas holiday is over, capping months of laborious planning…
Continue Reading Ex-NBC exec Turness named CEO for BBC news, current affairs
LONDON (AP) — The BBC has appointed British journalist Deborah Turness as its new chief executive for news and current affairs. Turness comes to…
Continue Reading Taco Bell is selling a $10 monthly taco subscription
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell is rolling out what’s arguably the tastiest subscription service yet: daily tacos. For $10 a month,…
Continue Reading France fines Google, Facebook millions over tracking consent
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — French regulators have fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros for not…
Continue Reading What it was like to be in the courtroom for Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Inside the San Jose federal courtroom, I shifted my body forward and from side to side trying to watch…
Continue Reading Scholz’s party wants vaccine mandate decision this quarter
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest governing party says it aims for a final decision by the end of March on the introduction of a universal vaccine…
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