Here’s who to blame for airlines’ cancellation chaos
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A surge in Covid cases and severe winter storms created a miserable holiday travel season for hundreds of thousands of…
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Sweden creates agency to combat fake news ahead of election
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden has created an agency to combat disinformation as the country approaches a September general election. The…
Continue Reading Bulgaria’s foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s foreign minister has tested positive for the coronavirus as the European Union member country experiences a…
Continue Reading Main German opposition party backs second term for president
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest opposition party says it will support the reelection of President Frank-Walter…
Continue Reading Russia-led alliance sending peacekeepers to Kazakhstan
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russia-led military alliance says it will dispatch peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan after the…
Continue Reading Chinese developer asking bondholders to postpone repayment
BEIJING (AP) — A troubled Chinese real estate developer with $310 billion of debt is asking investors in one of its bonds to postpone when they…
Continue Reading China Mobile holds massive Chinese listing after leaving Wall Street
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China Mobile’s stock rose on its first day of trading in Shanghai, where it was forced to retreat to after being…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St lower after Fed rates signal
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after investors saw minutes from a Federal…
Continue Reading Walmart doubles down on delivering groceries straight into your fridge
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart is expanding its push to deliver groceries straight into customers’ kitchen fridges, even when…
Continue Reading Walmart doubles down on delivering groceries straight into your fridge
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart is expanding its push to deliver groceries straight into customers’ kitchen…
Continue Reading Chrysler shows off an EV concept and a future for the brand
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Chrysler was once one of the biggest names in the American auto industry, famous for flashy cars with chrome,…
Continue Reading Smartphones, laptops and oddball gadgets: CES 2022 showcases tech’s latest innovations
By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN Business CES, one of the world’s biggest tech trade shows, kicks off Wednesday in Las Vegas with…
Continue Reading Smartphones, laptops and oddball gadgets: CES 2022 showcases tech’s latest innovations
CNN, CTA, SAMSUNG, GM, CHEVY By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN Business CES, one of the world’s biggest tech trade shows, kicks off…
Continue Reading PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State fire officials say Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California…
Continue Reading California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some Democratic California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun-makers…
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New year, new set; El Paso’s ABC-7 debuts state-of-the-art broadcast studio experience
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s top news leader, KVIA-TV, bursts into 2022 with a brand new state-of-the-art set, elevating the television news-watching…
Continue Reading What’s next for Elizabeth Holmes?
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business As Elizabeth Holmes heard in real time that a jury of eight men and four women had found her guilty on…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes sentencing hearing set for September 26
CNN, THERANOS, SKETCHES BY VICKY BEHRINGER By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos who was convicted…
Continue Reading Biden says deal with telecoms avoids flight disruptions
By DAVID KOENIG and TALI ARBEL Associated Press Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon have agreed to postpone the launch of a new slice of 5G wireless…
Continue Reading Port of Los Angeles traffic sets record in 2021
by Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business A record-setting 10.7 million 20-foot containers passed through the Port of Los Angeles in 2021, up 13% from the…
Continue Reading Tech founder out after antisemitic, anti-vaccine screed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah tech entrepreneur and onetime prominent figure in state Republican politics resigned from the board of the company he…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes saga still has some loose ends to resolve
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has ended the suspense surrounding the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO…
Continue Reading Charlie Munger must really, really like China’s Alibaba
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Charlie Munger, the longtime pal of Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, is apparently a very big fan of…
Continue Reading KFC’s new menu item tastes like chicken (but isn’t)
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kentucky Fried Chicken is going to sell a new menu item that contains no chicken — but tastes like it does. The…
Continue Reading Covid rapid test prices are going up
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business At-home Covid-19 rapid test kits were already in short supply at stores. Now, a popular version is getting more…
Continue Reading Covid rapid test prices are going up
CNN, WFOR By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business At-home Covid-19 rapid test kits were already in short supply at stores. Now, a popular version is…
Continue Reading US agencies investigate Navy fuel leak’s effect on civilians
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. public health officials are investigating how civilians have been affected by the leakage of…
Continue Reading North Dakota judge rules DAPL documents are public
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Slumping technology stocks left the S&P 500 slightly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Continue Reading Ford, Hess rise; Blackbaud, Avrobio fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes…
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