Mortgage rates tick up but remain low in final days of 2021
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates moved slightly higher in the final week of 2021.…
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The biggest news story of 2021? Our imperiled democracy
Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives ‘Tis the season; but there aren’t many reasons to be jolly. The pandemic is back,…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims drop to 198,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence…
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4 El Paso International Airport flights canceled Thursday morning
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four flights departing from the El Paso International Airport were canceled early Thursday morning. It came as airline…
Continue Reading JetBlue is canceling 1,280 flights as Omicron cases surge
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business JetBlue Airways is reducing its schedule by about 1,280 flights from Thursday through January 13 because a growing…
Continue Reading Queen Mary 2 ocean liner won’t return to New York after dropping off 10 Covid-positive passengers
By Taylor Romine and Naomi Thomas, CNN Business The cruise liner Queen Mary 2 will not make its planned return to the Big Apple after a Covid…
Continue Reading Cruise stocks fall after CDC says stay away
CNN, WPLG, WSVN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cruise company stocks had been holding up remarkably well in December despite concerns about Covid…
Continue Reading Chinese officials promise groceries for lockdown residents
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese officials are promising steady deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi’an, an…
Continue Reading Hong Kong authorities insist newsroom raids and arrests have ‘nothing to do with media work’
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business Hong Kong authorities are defending the arrests of seven people linked to a pro-democracy publication in the face of…
Continue Reading China’s Xi’an lockdown hits some of the world’s largest chipmakers
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent lockdowns in a major…
Continue Reading China’s Xi’an lockdown hits some of the world’s largest chipmakers
CNN By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent lockdowns in a major…
Continue Reading China’s Xi’an lockdown hits some of the world’s largest chipmakers
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Two of the world’s biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed in scant New Year Eve trading
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after a late slide pulled major indexes into the red on Wall…
Continue Reading Denver shootings suspect wrote books previewing attacks
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have…
Continue Reading SenseTime rallies in Hong Kong trading debut after delay forced by US sanctions
By Jill Disis, CNN Business SenseTime rallied in its Hong Kong debut Thursday, as it tried to move past a politically-fraught month that forced the…
Continue Reading As Omicron spreads in India, mass gatherings spark fears of another wave
By Jessie Yeung, Esha Mitra and Arpit Goel, CNN Doctors in India are bracing for a potential third wave driven by the highly contagious Omicron…
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NFL legend John Madden brought national attention to Chuy’s restaurant in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Legendary NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden passed away Tuesday. He was 85 years old. Madden had a connection to the…
Continue Reading Publix grocery chain starts offering paid parental leave
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Officials at the Publix grocery store chain says that they will start offering paid parental leave to employees who are new…
Continue Reading Nevada casinos go record 9 months with $1B in house winnings
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in…
Continue Reading Correction: California-Medicaid Overhaul story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published December 29, 2021, about California’s Medicaid overhaul, The Associated Press erroneously reported…
Continue Reading Victoria’s Secret, Darling Ingredients rise; FuelCell falls
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Victoria’s Secret, Darling Ingredients rise; FuelCell…
Continue Reading After hours offline, Fortnite access has been restored
By Jennifer Korn After hours offline, Fortnite servers were restored at 6:50pm EST Wednesday. For hours, players were unable to log into the popular…
Continue Reading Officials: Vegas fireworks show will go on, 300,000 expected
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas isn’t canceling or scaling back plans for big New Year’s gatherings amid concerns…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks ended another wobbly day mostly higher, enough for the S&P 500 to notch another record high. The benchmark index…
Continue Reading TikTok sued by content moderator who claims she developed PTSD from reviewing disturbing content
By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN A content moderator for TikTok is suing the social media platform after she says she developed psychological…
Continue Reading Dow notches its first record in nearly two months as Santa Claus rally continues
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs.…
Continue Reading Dow notches its first record in nearly two months as Santa Claus rally continues
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs. Although the…
Continue Reading Business manager to Kardashians killed, boyfriend charged
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles business manager whose clients had included Nicki Minaj and the Kardashians has been killed, and…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Texas oil billionaire William ‘Tex’ Moncrief Jr. dead at 101
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into an oil…
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