Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping…
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Highest-earning cities in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning cities in Texas according to the U.S. Census…
Continue Reading Vaccinated California employees face workplace restrictions
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s workplace regulators are extending the state’s coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading Company indicted for not stopping oil leak after many alarms
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are blaming a Texas oil company’s negligence for a…
Continue Reading Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
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News coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading News coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Reddit files confidentially for an IPO
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Reddit announced Wednesday that it has confidentially filed paperwork in its first big step toward an initial public…
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Deadlines this week for mailing holiday gifts and packages in time for Christmas
EL PASO, Texas — Christmas is near, and the busiest time for holiday shipping is upon us. The United State Postal Service has…
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Las Cruces restaurant struggles to stay in business with dining room closed during pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Prior to the pandemic, the dining room of El Patrón Café & Catering was full of laughs, sizzling entrees and clinking…
Continue Reading Government reforms training at sea program after alleged rape of 19-year-old student
By Blake Ellis, CNN The federal government plans to begin sending students at the US Merchant Marine Academy back to sea later this month, resuming a…
Continue Reading Apple is delaying its return to offices indefinitely and giving each employee $1,000
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will delay bringing its workers back to the office until a “yet to be determined”…
Continue Reading Apple is delaying its return to offices indefinitely and giving each employee $1,000
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will delay bringing its workers back to the office until a “yet to be determined” date, while giving…
Continue Reading South Korea’s largest dairy company apologizes over a video advert implying women are cows
By Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial…
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Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $18.50 an hour
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Hobby Lobby employees have an extra reason to look forward to the new year. The Oklahoma City-based company says it will…
Continue Reading LA port sees record 2021 imports despite supply chain snags
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year.…
Continue Reading Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles federal grand jury has charged a Texas oil company and two…
Continue Reading Enbridge seeks federal jurisdiction in oil pipeline dispute
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Energy is trying to shift to federal court a Michigan lawsuit seeking…
Continue Reading Alden sues Lee after news publisher rejects its takeover bid
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Nearly a week after Lee Enterprises rejected Alden Global Capital’s attempt to buy the newspaper publisher, the…
Continue Reading Airlines face shortage of pilots, other workers, execs say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines executives say they are are having trouble hiring pilots, flight attendants and other personnel, and that’s part of…
Continue Reading Ex-OppenheimerFunds worker pleads guilty to insider trading
NEW YORK (AP) — A former OppenheimerFunds analyst has pleaded guilty to a securities fraud charge alleging he used company secrets to collect over…
Continue Reading Amid drought, California advances big new reservoir project
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What could be California’s first major new reservoir in years has cleared a key…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks rose steadily on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would accelerate its pullback of economic…
Continue Reading States volunteer to take more cuts in Colorado River water
By BRITTANY PETERSON and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Water leaders in California, Arizona and Nevada have signed an agreement…
Continue Reading Two major airline CEOs question the need for masks on planes
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The CEOs of two of the nation’s major airlines say they don’t think wearing masks on planes does much to…
Continue Reading Medtronic, Nucor fall; Eli Lilly, CMC Materials rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Medtronic, Nucor fall; Eli Lilly, CMC Materials…
Continue Reading Two major airline CEOs question the need for masks on planes
CNN, POOL By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The CEOs of two of the nation’s major airlines say they don’t think wearing masks on planes does…
Continue Reading US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
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 San Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
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