Gas prices are in the danger zone. Biden can’t do much about it
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 has…
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Should the government control the price of food and gas?
By Charles Riley, CNN Business People are paying a lot more for food, gas, cars and services, and inflation isn’t over yet as the pandemic…
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Malta legislator becomes 3rd female EU Parliament president
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Christian Democrat Roberta Metsola of Malta has been elected president of the European Union’s…
Continue Reading Ex-Cathay Pacific staff arrested in Hong Kong for violating Covid rules
By Wayne Chang and Teele Rebane, CNN Business Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two former Cathay Pacific staffers for violating the…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping urges West not to ‘slam the brakes’ by hiking interest rates too quickly
By Laura He, CNN Business China is urging central banks in the West not to hike interest rates too fast to fight inflation as it goes in the other…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after retreat on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the…
Continue Reading Starbucks teams up with Meituan for coffee delivery in China
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Starbucks is joining forces with Chinese tech giant Meituan to expand delivery options in its second biggest market.…
Continue Reading China cites coronavirus on packaging, despite doubts abroad
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, despite doubts among…
Continue Reading Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other…
Continue Reading In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power
By BRADY McCOMBS and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press KEMMERER, Wyoming (AP) — A tiny Wyoming town faces transformation when a company started by Bill…
Continue Reading Norway’s Telenor to sell stake in Myanmar’s Wave Money
BANGKOK (AP) — Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor says it plans to sell its stake in the Myanmar fintech company Wave Money to its main…
Continue Reading Bloomberg funds city programs to build new urban solutions
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting the innovative solutions of 15 cities to try to get others to use them as…
Continue Reading Japan ready to expand virus restrictions as infections surge
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron…
Continue Reading Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths, and its second-largest state…
Continue Reading Asia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in the absence of big market-moving news following a national…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several…
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Long Covid testing lines boost hot dog vendor’s bottom line
EL PASO, Texas – Covid testing lines have been wrapping around buildings. Frustrated El Pasoans have been waiting for hours. One business happens…
Continue Reading Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois…
Continue Reading Parents of worker killed in tornado that hit Amazon facility are suing the company for wrongful death
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The parents of Austin McEwen, one of the six victims killed after a tornado pummeled an Amazon warehouse…
Continue Reading Train derails near LA site of recent wave of cargo thefts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews are making railroad repair in Los Angeles after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo…
Continue Reading Pharrell Williams calls for economic equity during MLK event
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Singer and music producer Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting…
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Rising dairy prices putting strain on Borderland retailers
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — Rising dairy prices around the country are putting a strain on local retailers, such as Licon Dairy in San Elizario. …
Continue Reading K-Way windbreaker brand taps hip new market with R&D line
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — K-way, the Franco-Italian brand synonymous with windbreakers, is stepping into luxury fashion with…
Continue Reading Turkish leader Erdogan visits Albania to boost ties
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania and Turkey have pledged to further boost their ties and increase their economic…
Continue Reading Why protecting the planet is essential to preventing future pandemics
Opinion by Marco Lambertini, Gim Huay Neo and Elizabeth Mrema for CNN Business Perspectives Almost two years since the start of the Covid-19…
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Cognac sales jump 31%, thanks to the US and China
Reuters Cognac sales surged by nearly a third last year as American and Chinese drinkers guzzled old vintages, in the latest sign premium drink…
Continue Reading Ex-Guinean President Conde flown abroad for medical care
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses in the Guinean capital say former President Alpha Conde has…
Continue Reading Polish senators question cyber experts in hacking inquiry
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish Senate commission has opened an investigation into the use of powerful spyware…
Continue Reading Here’s what could rattle the stock market this year
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is like that old slogan for Timex watches. It takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Sure,…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson, and his foes, await key ‘partygate’ report
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain:…
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