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…
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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…
Continue Reading Holiday returns will cost retailers 59% more than last year
by Kwegyirba Croffie, CNN As Americans bring back unwanted holiday gifts, those returns will cost retailers upwards of 50% more than they did last…
Continue Reading More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID cases
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due…
Continue Reading WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta cases
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants…
Continue Reading Putin: New Germany-bound pipeline may help reduce prices
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a new pipeline to Germany has been fully filled…
Continue Reading 5 ways to nail a financial negotiation
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Having to negotiate for what you want can feel like getting a root canal. You’d rather not do…
Continue Reading Belgium reverses COVID cultural rules: The show must go on!
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have allowed for the reopening of cinemas, theaters and concert halls. The…
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