HR executives share some of the biggest challenges of 2021
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business As the pandemic persisted throughout 2021, so did the challenges that companies faced. Many corporate leaders and…
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Tusk says hacking marks crisis of democracy in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s main opposition party is calling for the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate…
Continue Reading SEC: Payday loan scheme bilks investors out of millions
MIAMI (AP) — Federal regulators say the owner of a Miami-based payday loan company bilked hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars and…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes jury finishes fifth day of deliberations
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes left…
Continue Reading Delta turned flight around mid-air, saying China’s new Covid cleaning rules are unworkable
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A Delta Air Lines flight originating in Seattle and heading to Shanghai last week turned around midair because of a…
Continue Reading Spain’s govt clears crucial labor reform and budget for 2022
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s left-wing ruling coalition is securing its hold on power with the approval of a landmark…
Continue Reading 2021: When infrastructure got its due
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Following decades of talk about failing infrastructure, the country finally took a major step toward repairing it in…
Continue Reading US home prices surge 18.4% in October
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices surged again in October as the housing market continues to boom in the wake…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites catch heat in China over close calls with space station
By Jackie Wattles and Jill Disis, CNN Business Elon Musk’s rocky year in China is ending on another sour note. The tech billionaire’s…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites catch heat in China over close calls with space station
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jackie Wattles and Jill Disis, CNN Business Elon Musk’s rocky year in China is ending on another sour note. The tech…
Continue Reading $4 gas could be here by Memorial Day, GasBuddy predicts
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Pain at the pump will get worse before it gets better. That’s according to a new GasBuddy forecast that predicts the…
Continue Reading Apple closes all New York stores to browsing as Omicron cases surge
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. The roughly…
Continue Reading People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Would you relocate for $10K? Should you?
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Some cities and states are targeting remote workers as a way to boost the local tax base and combat decades of brain…
Continue Reading Advertisements draw flak in China over Asian stereotypes
BEIJING (AP) — Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating…
Continue Reading Lebanese premier expects draft deal with IMF within weeks
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister says talks with the International Monetary Fund are inching closer to a…
Continue Reading Travel nightmare continues: Another 2,800 flights canceled Tuesday
By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge across the…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly slip amid lingering omicron worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower amid lingering worries about the omicron coronavirus variant’s…
Continue Reading Esports giant Riot settles discrimination case for $100M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action…
Continue Reading China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party is pressing entrepreneurs to make the country a…
Continue Reading North Korea holds key meeting as Kim marks 10 years in power
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has opened a key political conference to review past projects and…
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‘Praying for snow’: Ruidoso businesses suffer with ski season yet to arrive
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs plans to require Covid boosters, mandate twice weekly testing
By Matt Egan Goldman Sachs told employees Monday that all individuals coming into the bank’s US offices will be required to show proof of a…
Continue Reading Amid Covid surge, New York City subway forced to cut back service
By Jennifer Korn The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is responsible for managing the New York City region’s public transit,…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street made steady gains Monday, enough to mark another record high for the S&P 500 index. Trading was muted as…
Continue Reading US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who test…
Continue Reading Plane clips other aircraft at Florida airport; no injuries
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — The wingtip of a plane loaded with passengers clipped the auxiliary power unit of a parked empty aircraft nearby as it…
Continue Reading United Airlines, Las Vegas Sands fall, GoDaddy, AMD rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: United Airlines, Las Vegas Sands fall, GoDaddy, AMD…
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 France imposes new virus measures amid spike in infections
PARIS (AP) — The French government has announced new COVID-19 measures in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. But authorities stopped short…
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