Indonesia wants to use G20 presidency to aid COVID rebound
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s leader says the country holding the presidency of the Group of 20…
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Union Pacific Q4 profit up 24% despite weak rail volume
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hauled in 24% more profit in the fourth quarter even though supply chain problems…
Continue Reading EU orders Poland to pay 70 million euros in spat over judges
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union is ordering Poland to pay a fine of nearly 70 million euros ($80 million)…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise to 286,000, highest since October
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in three…
Continue Reading Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA’s opening Olympic uniforms
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Team USA’s opening ceremony uniforms for the Beijing Olympics include some sneaky new warming…
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American and United warn of reduced demand due to Omicron
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Both American Airlines and United Airlines reported better-than-expected financial results, despite problems brought…
Continue Reading 2022 hasn’t been good for stocks. But the Biden market is still up 18%
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business It’s been a year since President Joe Biden took the reins at the White House. How’s the stock market…
Continue Reading 2022 hasn’t been good for stocks. But the Biden market is still up 18%
By Charles Riley, CNN Business It’s been a year since President Joe Biden took the reins at the White House. How’s the stock market…
Continue Reading Slovenia’s president to set general election for April 24
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s president says parliamentary election in Slovenia will be held on April 24. The vote will test the…
Continue Reading American Airlines reports $931 million fourth-quarter loss
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is reporting a $931 million loss for the fourth quarter and warning that omicron…
Continue Reading UK lawmaker says Johnson critics face government ‘blackmail’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawmaker from Britain’s governing Conservatives has accused the government of blackmailing…
Continue Reading Gas prices could soar if Russia invades Ukraine
By Matt Egan, CNN Business If Russia invades Ukraine, inflation-weary Americans will likely pay even higher prices at the pump. Oil prices have…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka settles sovereign bond payment as reserves dwindle
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has paid $500 million due on sovereign bonds from its badly depleted…
Continue Reading How to crush your holiday debt
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Paying for gifts, travel, entertaining and other holiday expenses has caused many of us to start off the new year in…
Continue Reading More than 2 dozen drugmakers to make Merck’s COVID-19 pill
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed group says it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck’s…
Continue Reading IMF slashes US and China growth forecasts
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the…
Continue Reading Turkey’s central bank ends string of interest rate cuts
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has kept a key interest rate unchanged, halting a string of rate cuts that triggered a currency…
Continue Reading Israel’s attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general says he is launching an investigation into the police’s use of phone surveillance technology…
Continue Reading International airlines restore flights to US after 5G confusion
By Anna Cooban and Chris Liakos, CNN Business Major international airlines have resumed normal service after a slew of cancellations on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Why car prices remain so stubbornly high
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Relief from record high auto prices could be coming soon. But that doesn’t mean those prices will go back to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How sweeping EU rules would curb tech companies
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union lawmakers have approved proposed rules that would require online companies to ramp…
Continue Reading Russia announces sweeping naval drills amid Ukraine tensions
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has announced sweeping naval drills in several parts of the world this month, and…
Continue Reading Why Netflix is raising prices
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix is set to report fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. Typically, Wall Street’s eyes would be set…
Continue Reading Germany expects COVID-19 cases to peak in mid-February
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister expects the number of coronavirus infections in the country to keep rising for several weeks reaching…
Continue Reading Israel inks multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Germany
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has signed a three billion euro ($3.4 billion) deal to buy three cutting edge submarines from Germany, the defense ministry…
Continue Reading Emirates to again fly Boeing 777 to US as 5G rollout slowed
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it will resume its Boeing 777 flights to the…
Continue Reading Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a…
Continue Reading Cut off by volcano, Tongans relieved as contact restored
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from…
Continue Reading Amazon heads to the mall with prototype clothing store
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First, Amazon competed with malls. Now, it’s moving inside one. The online retailing…
Continue Reading Amazon is opening a clothing store next to Nordstrom and JC Penney
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon has a new venture outside of e-commerce, cloud computing, content streaming, smart devices, Whole Foods,…
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