Kenya has widespread power cut after tower collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s only electricity distribution company says it is restoring power to parts of the country after a widespread…
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Bank of America slashes fees for account overdrafts
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America is slashing the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in…
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Customers are furious after energy supplier tells customers to cuddle pets to keep warm
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Business A British energy supplier has apologized for the “poorly judged and unhelpful” advice sent to customers…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to have the wedding you want for less
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet The holidays are a popular time to get engaged, and that means many couples are diving into 2022 by touring wedding…
Continue Reading Albania hires US company to boost cybersecurity after leak
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government says it will hire a U.S. company to bolster its cybersecurity. Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Biden regulators could rain on Trump’s SPAC parade
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump is plotting a return to Wall Street with a new media company taking aim at Big Tech. But…
Continue Reading Germany faces ‘gigantic’ task meeting energy, climate goals
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new climate minister says the country faces a “gigantic” task if it wants to achieve its goals for reducing…
Continue Reading Bulgaria’s leaders self-isolate after speaker COVID-positive
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s health authorities say the country’s top leaders are self-isolating after being in contact with the…
Continue Reading Factory farming dispute vexes Spain’s coalition government
MADRID (AP) — A spat over factory farming is causing tension in Spain’s left-of-center coalition government. The farm minister on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A report based on U.S. trade data shows American companies are still importing teak from…
Continue Reading World Economic Forum warns cyber risks add to climate threat
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Economic Forum says cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the…
Continue Reading Another big Chinese real estate developer might need to sell off property
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s real estate sector is having a rocky start in 2022, as some of the country’s most high-profile…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St up as Powell says rates to rise
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell…
Continue Reading Crypto CEO becomes one of the world’s richest billionaires
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business A cryptocurrency CEO has become one of the richest people on Earth. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who runs the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why are Chicago schools, teachers union fighting?
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago scrapped classes for days in a confusing standoff with the teachers’ union over COVID-19…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell: High inflation poses a threat to job market
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that high inflation is a serious…
Continue Reading Union, parents mull if Chicago teacher standoff was worth it
By SOPHIA TAREEN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago schools will offer more COVID-19 testing and have standards to close…
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Borderland customers seeing higher-priced chicken wings thanks to chicken cost spike
EL PASO, Texas — What was once the cheapest part of the bird, the chicken wing has now become the most expensive cut to obtain for…
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Second Starbucks store near Buffalo votes to unionize
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A second Starbucks store near Buffalo, New York, has voted to unionize. It’s one of a growing number of…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve’s Powell: High inflation ‘exacts a toll’
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — High inflation is taking a toll on American families. That acknowledgment comes from…
Continue Reading Google ordered to turn over documents related to anti-union efforts in NLRB case
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A judge has ordered Google to turn over hundreds of internal documents — many related to its efforts to quash an…
Continue Reading US Mint begins shipping quarters honoring Maya Angelou
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of…
Continue Reading Jerome Powell’s pitch for a second term: America can’t afford runaway inflation
By Matt Egan Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is pledging not to allow inflation to become ingrained in the American economy, according to…
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In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. doctors have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life — a first…
Continue Reading Fed vice chair is latest official to quit in trading scandal
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said he will step down on Friday, the third…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks ended slightly lower on Wall Street Monday after recouping much of an early slide. Technology stocks bounced back after…
Continue Reading Take-Two, Lululemon fall; Jazz, BioMarin rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Take-Two, Lululemon fall; Jazz, BioMarin…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Alabama accused of using app to arrange rape
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man arrested in Alabama is accused of using a phone app in an attempt to hire someone to kidnap and rape a woman in…
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Tax season begins two weeks early due to virus, IRS funding
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s tax filing season will begin on Jan. 24, 17 days earlier than last year.…
Continue Reading Judge pokes holes in Swiss cheesemakers’ legal arguments
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that gruyere cheese does not have to come from the Gruyere…
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