Walgreens and CVS temporarily close some stores as Covid surges
by Alison Kosik, CNN Two of the biggest retail pharmacies in the U.S. are temporarily closing some stores and pharmacies on the weekends as the…
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Dow falls as big banks get pummeled
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Investors clearly didn’t want to go into the upcoming three-day weekend holding onto financial stocks. The…
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Federal testing website launches next week, 4 tests per home
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will…
Continue Reading Bank profits soared in 2021, but inflation is front of mind
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three of the nation’s biggest banks reported blowout profits for 2021 on Friday, helped by the…
Continue Reading Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali’s capital to protest new…
Continue Reading Cyber attack in Albuquerque latest to target public schools
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Around 75,000 New Mexico schoolchildren are missing school Friday…
Continue Reading Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein, who uncovered the Watergate scandal, has some advice for today’s reporters
By Yvette Killian, CNN Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein has a message for reporters: “It’s not rocket science.” Bernstein is…
Continue Reading Czechs to let some workers stay on after testing positive
PRAGUE (AP) — The new Czech government will allow some workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to stay on the job, in an extraordinary…
Continue Reading Tightened federal water protections won’t slow some projects
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that…
Continue Reading Owners to get $42 million for citrus trees Florida destroyed
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sixteen years after their legal battle began, about 18,000 homeowners in central Florida…
Continue Reading Prosecutors recommend dropping charges against MIT professor
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending dropping charges against a Massachusetts Institute of…
Continue Reading UK says there is ‘deal to be done’ to resolve feud with EU
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister has expressed optimism that there is a “deal to be done” to resolve…
Continue Reading ‘Sick to my stomach’: Dollar Tree fanatics protest new $1.25 prices
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business “I am not happy!” “Does NOT sit right with me.” “Calamity.” “Sick to…
Continue Reading Gas prices are in the danger zone. Biden can’t do much about it
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden’s 2022 is off to a dreadful start. Prices at the pump could make it even worse. Crude oil…
Continue Reading #BettyWhiteChallenge raising money and awareness for animals
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The late Betty White was a tireless advocate for animals for her entire life, from caring for…
Continue Reading 5 tax changes that can boost your refund this year
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Many US tax filers get refunds when they file their federal income taxes. But this year, thanks to several temporarily…
Continue Reading Omicron is the latest disaster for working parents
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Jasmine Moorman is having a difficult week. The single mother of five is trying to sort out a logistical…
Continue Reading Daycares are shutting down and parents are ‘tired of being tired’
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Jasmine Moorman is having a difficult week. The single mother of five is trying to sort out a logistical…
Continue Reading Djokovic entangles sponsors in Australian Open vax uproar
By TALI ARBEL and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press A lot of people are angry at Novak Djokovic. And his sponsors may just wait it out. It’s unclear…
Continue Reading Russia backs away from unpopular anti-coronavirus measures
By ULIANA PAVLOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government has decided to delay a controversial bill requiring QR codes confirming…
Continue Reading Insurers, employers start helping more with chronic disease
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Insurers and employers are taking a renewed interest in programs that help people deal with chronic _ and potentially…
Continue Reading Stocks sink as big banks get pummeled
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Investors clearly didn’t want to go into the upcoming three-day weekend holding onto…
Continue Reading BlackRock now manages more than $10 trillion in assets
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market boom has created an insatiable appetite for exchange-traded funds, which make it easy for traders…
Continue Reading Tech stocks are hurtling toward a correction
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Persistently high inflation has dealt investors a wake-up call this year, sending them scrambling to…
Continue Reading Industrial output falls 0.1% unexpectedly amid supply issues
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.1% in December, the first decline since September,…
Continue Reading December retail sales slip after a record holiday season
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans overlooked shortages, spiking prices and uncertainty over the omicron variant…
Continue Reading Warning sign for the economy: Consumers are getting grumpy
By Anneken Tappe and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Consumers are getting grumpy about inflation, Omicron and a host of other challenges.…
Continue Reading Russia demands US, NATO response next week on Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has strongly repeated its demand that NATO doesn’t expand eastward despite the…
Continue Reading Turkish, Armenian envoys meet in bid to end chilly relations
By ULIANA PAVLOVA and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Turkish and Armenian envoys have met in Moscow to try to end decades of…
Continue Reading Dutch government eases lockdown, but not for hospitality
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press VALKENBURG, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has eased its coronavirus lockdown,…
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