GM expands market for hydrogen fuel cells beyond vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is finding new markets for its hydrogen fuel cell systems. The automaker announced Wednesday that it will work with…
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Unilever won’t top $68B bid for GSK consumer healthcare unit
LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the maker of Vaseline skin care products and Dove soap, says it won’t increase a 50 billion-pound ($68.2 billion) offer…
Continue Reading Florida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fraudulently collecting more than $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to five…
Continue Reading BNSF railroad tries to block 17,000 workers from striking
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF railroad wants a federal judge to prevent two of its unions from going on strike next month…
Continue Reading Small Vermont community rallies to keep post office outpost
ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont community is asking the U.S. Postal Service to renew a contract with a local store to retain an outpost where people…
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Doing laundry is about to get more expensive
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business It’s going to cost you more to wash your clothes. Procter & Gamble said Wednesday that it was raising…
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Florida on pace for smallest orange crop in over 75 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida is on pace to produce the smallest crop of oranges in more than 75 years. A forecast released last week says the…
Continue Reading Construction to begin soon on new US offshore wind farm
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Developers say construction will soon begin on the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project to…
Continue Reading Flush with cash, big companies are ready to buy up rivals and reward investors
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Microsoft’s massive acquisition of Activision Blizzard is notable for several reasons, not…
Continue Reading Flush with cash, big companies are ready to buy up rivals and reward investors
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Microsoft’s massive acquisition of Activision Blizzard is notable for several reasons, not the least of…
Continue Reading US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed
By MATTHEW PERRONE and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, people across the U.S. can log on to a government…
Continue Reading Biden needs to answer these 5 questions about the economy
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business From startlingly high inflation and empty grocery store shelves to elevated prices at the pump, Americans are…
Continue Reading Biden needs to answer these 5 questions about the economy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business From startlingly high inflation and empty grocery store shelves to elevated prices at the pump, Americans are frustrated…
Continue Reading Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan it…
Continue Reading Greece raises $3.4B in bond auction to help boost budget
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has raised 3 billion euros in a 10-year bond auction that helps boost its budget following its yearslong economic…
Continue Reading Europe rolled out 5G without hurting aviation. Here’s how
By Charles Riley and Joseph Ataman, CNN Business Major international airlines are canceling flights to the United States over aviation industry fears…
Continue Reading Ukraine court refuses to arrest ex-leader in treason case
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Ukraine has rejected a motion by the prosecutors to remand former President…
Continue Reading Donors to launch Houston newsroom with $20M in seed funding
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Five philanthropies have announced plans to spend more than $20 million to bolster news coverage in Houston,…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Microsoft’s Activision buy could shake up gaming
By MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writers Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game…
Continue Reading New rule will allow 18-year-olds to drive semi trucks across state lines
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business With the trucking industry facing a shortage of qualified drivers, the US government is setting up an…
Continue Reading Ticket price hike for World Cup final in Qatar reaches 46%
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia,…
Continue Reading Yellen: Biden pandemic relief ‘like a vaccine’ for economy
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden…
Continue Reading Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado is losing its coal plant, and…
Continue Reading Morgan Stanley profits climb 9% on asset management business
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Investment bank Morgan Stanley says its fourth-quarter profits rose 9% from a year ago, helped by a…
Continue Reading What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of…
Continue Reading What is C-band 5G? Verizon and AT&T are flipping on the switch in the US
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The next-generation of wireless technology is now even faster for 5G users in some parts of the country.…
Continue Reading UK lifts COVID restrictions, says omicron wave ‘has peaked’
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and…
Continue Reading The CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom is coming back
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The CEO of Better.com, best known for firing 900 employees over Zoom just before Christmas, is coming back to work.…
Continue Reading Emirates president: The 5G snafu is the biggest screwup I’ve witnessed in my career
By Chris Liakos and Richard Quest, CNN The president of Emirates tells CNN that the airline was not aware of some of the potential 5G rollout issues…
Continue Reading Emirates president: The 5G snafu is the biggest screwup I’ve witnessed in my career
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Liakos and Richard Quest, CNN The president of Emirates tells CNN that the airline was not aware of some of the potential…
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