New Dutch coalition vows to spend big on broad reforms
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The leaders of four political parties set to join forces in the next Dutch ruling…
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By Allison Morrow and Anneken Tappe, CNN Business One of the more insidious myths this year was that young people didn’t want to work because…
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CNN By Allison Morrow and Anneken Tappe, CNN Business One of the more insidious myths this year was that young people didn’t want to work…
Continue Reading Winter storms, COVID: How to make last-minute flight changes
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Continue Reading The Fed’s huge challenge: Taming inflation, without starting a recession
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden is taking the political punches for high inflation. But price stability is the responsibility of the…
Continue Reading Edmunds Top Rated Awards announced for 2022
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Edmunds Top Rated Awards are bestowed annually upon the best vehicles of the year. The winners aced their Edmunds track…
Continue Reading EU regulators: J&J vaccine booster OK to give after 2 months
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drugs regulator says people 18 and older can receive a booster shot for the Johnson & Johnson…
Continue Reading Target CEO addresses omicron, wages and shopper habits
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target is heading into the final stretch of the holiday season with lots of momentum.…
Continue Reading Kraft will pay you $20 not to make cheesecake for Christmas
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kraft is using its cream cheese shortage as a marketing opportunity. For just a few days this holiday…
Continue Reading Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach
By JAN M. OLSEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16…
Continue Reading Britain’s nightmare economy of the 1970s may be making a comeback
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Talk of stagflation has been brewing for months. Now that toxic combination of stagnant economic growth and high…
Continue Reading China was already facing an economic slowdown in 2022. Now here comes Omicron
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy is still struggling with real estate woes and fallout from sporadic Covid-19 lockdowns. Throw the…
Continue Reading China economy slows as virus outbreaks disrupt recovery
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its economy slowed in November, buffeted by coronavirus outbreaks, weak demand and supply chain disruptions.…
Continue Reading Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an ‘unbearable’ threat to whales
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace has renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off…
Continue Reading FAO: Virus hits Asian food security, as millions go hungry
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A United Nations report says the prolonged pandemic and surging prices are undermining food…
Continue Reading Sole survivor of India helicopter crash dies in hospital after almost a week on life support
By Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN The only survivor of a helicopter crash that killed India’s top military official has died from his injuries…
Continue Reading UK inflation hits decade high, pressuring Bank of England
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United Kingdom are rising at their highest rate in over a decade as a result of…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz vows that ‘we will win’ fight against COVID
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is vowing that his new government will win the fight against the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Vaccine alliance chief: Omicron could trigger ‘Inequity 2.0’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CHAVANNES-DE-BOGIS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of vaccine alliance Gavi says in an interview he’s seen early…
Continue Reading Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official says omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus…
Continue Reading Happy 100th, bloody mary: Paris marks cocktail’s birthday
By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Harry’s Bar in Paris is celebrating the 100th birthday of the bloody mary, the vodka-tomato juice…
Continue Reading Barclays to invest $40M in English women’s soccer as sponsor
LONDON (AP) — Barclays is doubling its investment in English women’s football as part of its sponsorship of the top two divisions. The bank has…
Continue Reading German police conduct raids over alleged COVID death threats
BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have carried out raids in an investigation of alleged threats to kill a state governor and others by…
Continue Reading Fashion icon Chanel chooses Indian-born Leena Nair as CEO
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The luxury fashion house Chanel has chosen Leena Nair, an industry…
Continue Reading Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: The security flaw that’s freaked out the internet
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Security pros say it’s one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they’ve ever seen. They say…
Continue Reading NYC moves to stop new buildings from using natural gas
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers have voted to bar most new buildings from using natural gas.…
Continue Reading Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a $2.5 trillion debt limit hike, sending legislation to avert a…
Continue Reading What’s going on with Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial?
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The case for and against Ghislaine Maxwell has been made, and as soon as Monday, her fate will rest…
Continue Reading Asian stocks higher after Fed accelerates stimulus pullback
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks have climbed in Asia, tracking Wall Street’s gains, after the Federal Reserve said it would…
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