Liz Weston: A year-end money checklist for people 50 and up
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet For people 50 and older, taking care of year-end financial tasks can help you make the most of your money. As 2021 draws…
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Germany approves billions for climate, modernization fund
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved 60 billion euros in funding to be used for combating climate change and modernizing the country.…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Central Bank intervenes as currency hits record low
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has dipped to an all-time low amid another anticipated interest rate cut later this week and after the…
Continue Reading UK antitrust watchdog investigates Microsoft’s Nuance deal
LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company…
Continue Reading Harris announces private investments in Central America
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and…
Continue Reading Biden admin reveals 60 finalists for $1B in economic grants
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has announced 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development…
Continue Reading New German government to revamp incentives for electric cars
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new government says it is extending the country’s current incentive payments for buyers of electric and hybrid cars by…
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Narendra Modi’s Twitter account hacked with announcement India would adopt Bitcoin
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN Business Narendra Modi‘s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised,” his office said, when a tweet was…
Continue Reading This Week: Fed policy update, housing starts, Darden earns
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivers an economic and interest rate policy update Wednesday. The Commerce Department issues its November…
Continue Reading SenseTime delays its IPO after being hit by another US blacklist
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business SenseTime is postponing its big stock market debut after once again getting caught up in tensions between the United…
Continue Reading California proposes reducing incentives for rooftop solar
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians who decide to install home solar panels and storage systems would get…
Continue Reading Stocks pull back from records, weighed down by tech, energy
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks pulled back below their recent record levels on Wall Street Monday as the…
Continue Reading Asian stocks advance after Wall St hits new record
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street hit a new high and China promised aid to shore…
Continue Reading Australia and South Korea sign defense deal as leaders meet
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and South Korea have signed a $720 million defense deal as South Korean President Moon Jae-in became the first…
Continue Reading Top US diplomat says China needs more ambitious climate goal
BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat in China says the countries had a very good year for collaboration on dealing with climate change, but…
Continue Reading Planning questions emerge at tornado-destroyed candle plant
By DYLAN LOVAN and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The Mayfield Consumer Products factory was the third-biggest employer…
Continue Reading Peloton has a response for the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot shocker
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business This article contains spoilers about the first episode of “And Just Like That…”…
Continue Reading Peloton has a response for the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot shocker
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business This article contains spoilers about the first episode of “And Just Like That…” Mr. Big is alive.…
Continue Reading Travis Scott’s spiked seltzer has been discontinued
By Kay Jones and Ramishah Maruf, CNN Travis Scott’s spiked hard seltzer CACTI has been discontinued, Anheuser-Busch said. “After careful…
Continue Reading Travis Scott’s spiked seltzer has been discontinued
CNN, KHOU By Kay Jones and Ramishah Maruf, CNN Travis Scott’s spiked hard seltzer CACTI has been discontinued, Anheuser-Busch said.…
Continue Reading South African president tests positive for COVID, mildly ill
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms…
Continue Reading EU lawmaker Androulakis elected Greek socialist leader
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s third-largest group in parliament has elected a European Parliament lawmaker…
Continue Reading News outlets should be openly ‘pro-democracy,’ journalism professor says
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As threats to democracy become increasingly mainstream, traditional norms and practices of covering politics must be…
Continue Reading France: 400 investigations into fake COVID-19 health passes
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says the country has opened 400 investigations into networks providing fake COVID-19 health passes.…
Continue Reading Boris Johnson: UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the…
Continue Reading Scholz, Polish prime minister discuss migration, energy, EU
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stressed that Europe won’t tolerate attempts at…
Continue Reading Crews search rubble after 6 die at Illinois Amazon facility
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Search efforts at an Amazon facility in Illinois where at least six people were killed in a…
Continue Reading Spielberg ‘West Side Story’ debuts weakly with $10.5M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg’s lavish “West Side…
Continue Reading Thousands protest in Prague against COVID vaccine mandate
PRAGUE (AP) — Several thousand people have marched through the Czech capital to protest a vaccination mandate for certain groups including people…
Continue Reading ‘West Side Story’ has a disappointing box office opening
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “West Side Story” had little to sing about this weekend. 20th Century Studios’ remake of the 1961…
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