GM says it’s aiming to sell you a self-driving car by middle of this decade
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Wednesday during CES that the automaker hopes to sell self-driving cars to…
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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 Union supporters walk out at Buffalo Starbucks, citing health concerns
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Six employees at a Buffalo Starbucks that recently voted to join a union walked out just before 9 am Wednesday citing…
Continue Reading Swiss army backs home-grown IM service amid privacy concerns
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss army has told its ranks to stop using foreign instant-messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram for official…
Continue Reading Boeing lands airplane order from US budget carrier Allegiant
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air is ordering new planes from Boeing. It’s a win for Boeing because Allegiant’s current fleet consists…
Continue Reading Fed officials see earlier rate hikes as US hiring recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was…
Continue Reading Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company, is teaming up with Amazon
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the international automaker that owns brands like Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Ram and Peugeot, has entered…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Bank of America’s plan to get workers boosted: $100 donations for hunger relief
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America promised on Wednesday to donate $100 towards hunger relief for each US employee who shows proof of getting…
Continue Reading Russian national named in $82M hacking scheme denied bail
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks…
Continue Reading NASA’s first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon’s Alexa
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion spacecraft around…
Continue Reading Scaled-back CES gadget show returns to Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Las Vegas for a tech conference that’s been scaled back because of COVID-19 precautions.…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to receive confidential sum from UK newspaper for copyright infringement
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will receive a confidential sum from the Mail on Sunday for infringement of copyright as her lengthy…
Continue Reading NASA’s first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon’s Alexa
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion…
Continue Reading Turkish, Armenian envoys to meet in Moscow on Jan 14
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold their first meeting aimed at…
Continue Reading CDC urges ‘up to date’ shots; no ‘fully vaccinated’ change
By ZEKE MILLER and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully…
Continue Reading Warren, Jayapal blast Google over efforts to “bully” and “sideline” DOJ’s top antitrust official
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google must stop attempting to intimidate US antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department, according to two…
Continue Reading ExxonMobil discovers more oil off Guyana’s coast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — ExxonMobil says it has made two additional oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana as the South American country…
Continue Reading Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business “Change is going to come. No question.” “We are serious about taking action.”…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs predicts bitcoin could hit $100,000
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin prices have pulled back lately — but Goldman Sachs still sees strong gains ahead in the coming years.…
Continue Reading How to get in on the real estate boom without actually buying a house
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business For many people, buying a home just wasn’t in the cards this year. There were too few homes for sale that were too…
Continue Reading Nikola drops $2 billion patent infringement suit against Tesla
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Upstart electric truck maker Nikola is dropping its $2 billion patent infringement lawsuit against Tesla in which it…
Continue Reading GM unveils electric Chevrolet Silverado with 400 miles of range
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV,…
Continue Reading GM unveils electric Chevrolet Silverado with 400 miles of range
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors unveiled a new battery-electric pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, during the Consumer…
Continue Reading New GM electric truck faces competition and skeptical buyers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Even though the consumer appetite for electric pickup trucks is a bit murky, the…
Continue Reading Treasure hunters sue for records on FBI’s Civil War gold dig
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania are now on the…
Continue Reading Sweden: Health officials advise expanded use of vaccine pass
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s health authorities have recommended that the use of the country’s digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate…
Continue Reading Two more major financial companies urge workers to stay at home
By Matt Egan, CNN Business American Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as…
Continue Reading BSA bankruptcy plan misses mark in vote by abuse claimants
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A preliminary voting report in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy indicates the group’s…
Continue Reading US becomes world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The United States is now the world’s leading exporter of liquified natural gas as Europe’s energy crisis…
Continue Reading Taiwan pledges to invest in Lithuania amid Chinese pressure
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Taiwan says it’s creating an investment fund and planning other measures to help…
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