Stocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in…
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Stocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in…
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Relief fund set up for Tony’s Burrito House employees after devastating east El Paso fire
EL PASO, Texas — Days after a devastating fire at Tony’s Burrito House, a relative of the family that owns the business is now organizing a…
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Thousands of flights canceled on Christmas weekend
By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Major US airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, the third day in a row of mass cancellations and delays over…
Continue Reading Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial concludes first week of deliberations without a verdict
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes’ fate in her criminal fraud trial will not be decided before Christmas as the jury…
Continue Reading LA police kill teen girl while firing shots at male suspect
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was inside a clothing store…
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El Paso OnlyFans creators say they find money and discrimination in their work
by Brandy Ruiz, El Paso Matters EL PASO, Texas — Jackie, a mother from El Paso, created an account two years ago on OnlyFans, a subscription-based…
Continue Reading Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China’s…
Continue Reading ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski moved to prison medical facility
By JAMES ANDERSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The man known as the “Unabomber” has been transferred to a federal prison…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, leaving major indexes with solid gains in this holiday-shortened week. The S&P…
Continue Reading Scientific Games, Stitch Fix rise; Crocs, Quidel fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Scientific Games, Stitch Fix rise; Crocs, Quidel…
Continue Reading Tesla to pull plug on letting drivers play video games after federal investigation
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla reversed course Thursday and will no longer allow video games to be played on its cars’ touchscreens when…
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 Company seeks to restore oil lease on land sacred to tribes
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for an oil and gas company are asking a federal judge to reinstate a drilling…
Continue Reading Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be…
Continue Reading Officials question San Francisco’s emergency over opioids
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is meeting to consider an emergency order the mayor wants…
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Forecasters: New Mexico should brace for worsening drought
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s going to get…
Continue Reading Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Associated Press Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy…
Continue Reading Texas refinery blast could help push gas prices above $4 a gallon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The blast at a Texas oil refinery early Thursday will probably push already high gasoline prices even higher —…
Continue Reading Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to organize
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, under pressure to improve worker rights, has reached a settlement with the…
Continue Reading Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long lines
By JIM MUSTIAN, JEFFREY COLLINS and CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to distribute hundreds of millions…
Continue Reading Omicron worries push mortgage rates down; 30-year at 3.05%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears about the economic fallout from the omicron variant pushed long-term U.S. mortgage…
Continue Reading Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Associated Press Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Polish opposition senator hacked with spyware
By VANESSA GERA and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Security researchers say they’ve confirmed that a third Polish…
Continue Reading New home sales jump 12.4% in November, highest in 7 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Wrkiter WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new single-family homes rose 12.4% in November, the fastest pace in seven…
Continue Reading US adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck…
Continue Reading Tesla to pull plug on letting drivers play video games after federal investigation
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla reversed course Thursday and will no longer allow video games to be played on its cars’…
Continue Reading Consumer prices up 5.7% over past year, fastest in 39 years
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Wrkter WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose 5.7% over the past year, the fastest pace in 39 years as a…
Continue Reading Albanian prime minister apologizes over database leak
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has apologized for a large leak of personal records from a government database of state and…
Continue Reading Turkey, Qatar to discuss Kabul airport plans with Taliban
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says a joint Turkish and Qatari delegation is traveling to Afghanistan to discuss plans for…
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