Asia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in the absence of big market-moving news following a national…
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Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several…
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Long Covid testing lines boost hot dog vendor’s bottom line
EL PASO, Texas – Covid testing lines have been wrapping around buildings. Frustrated El Pasoans have been waiting for hours. One business happens…
Continue Reading Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois…
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Parents of worker killed in tornado that hit Amazon facility are suing the company for wrongful death
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The parents of Austin McEwen, one of the six victims killed after a tornado pummeled an Amazon warehouse…
Continue Reading Train derails near LA site of recent wave of cargo thefts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews are making railroad repair in Los Angeles after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo…
Continue Reading Pharrell Williams calls for economic equity during MLK event
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Singer and music producer Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting…
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Rising dairy prices putting strain on Borderland retailers
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — Rising dairy prices around the country are putting a strain on local retailers, such as Licon Dairy in San Elizario. …
Continue Reading K-Way windbreaker brand taps hip new market with R&D line
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — K-way, the Franco-Italian brand synonymous with windbreakers, is stepping into luxury fashion with…
Continue Reading Turkish leader Erdogan visits Albania to boost ties
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania and Turkey have pledged to further boost their ties and increase their economic…
Continue Reading Why protecting the planet is essential to preventing future pandemics
Opinion by Marco Lambertini, Gim Huay Neo and Elizabeth Mrema for CNN Business Perspectives Almost two years since the start of the Covid-19…
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Cognac sales jump 31%, thanks to the US and China
Reuters Cognac sales surged by nearly a third last year as American and Chinese drinkers guzzled old vintages, in the latest sign premium drink…
Continue Reading Ex-Guinean President Conde flown abroad for medical care
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses in the Guinean capital say former President Alpha Conde has…
Continue Reading Polish senators question cyber experts in hacking inquiry
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish Senate commission has opened an investigation into the use of powerful spyware…
Continue Reading Here’s what could rattle the stock market this year
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is like that old slogan for Timex watches. It takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Sure,…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson, and his foes, await key ‘partygate’ report
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain:…
Continue Reading Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen’s rebels kills 3
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati police say a suspected drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi…
Continue Reading Chan, Zuckerberg fighting Native American vaccine hesitancy
By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers —…
Continue Reading Eurogroup seeks path between high inflation, slower growth
BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurogroup finance chiefs are engaged in a high-wire political balancing act prompted by conflicting economic forces: a weaker…
Continue Reading EU chief scraps meetings because driver is COVID-19 positive
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled her in-person appointments at the European Parliament this week…
Continue Reading Airlines ask Biden administration for ‘immediate intervention’ on 5G
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Business Executives from the largest US airlines asked the Biden administration for “immediate…
Continue Reading The 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here’s what happened – and what we still don’t know
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jackie Wattles and Pete Muntean, CNN Potentially abysmal air travel interruptions were narrowly avoided this week when wireless…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Realtors’ group Chief Economist Lawrence Yun
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, discusses his outlook…
Continue Reading Sweden’s spy agency probes drones over 3 nuclear plants
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency says it has taken over the preliminary investigation into drones that last week were…
Continue Reading Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.”…
Continue Reading Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — China is showing no signs of slowing its demand for American lobster this year despite…
Continue Reading The owner of Ben & Jerry’s wants to buy Aquafresh and Advil
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Unilever is willing to pay big money for the company that makes products like Advil, Tums and Aquafresh toothpaste as…
Continue Reading Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat has angrily rejected the U.S. allegations that it…
Continue Reading 1,200 US flights canceled Monday as winter storm pummels East Coast
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business US airlines have canceled more than 1,200 flights Monday as a powerful winter storm packing rain, sleet and snow…
Continue Reading 1,200 US flights canceled Monday as winter storm pummels East Coast
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business US airlines have canceled more than 1,200 flights Monday as a powerful winter storm packing rain, sleet and snow…
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