Hong Kong news outlet to close amid crackdown on dissent
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong online news site says it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms,…
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Here’s what Elon Musk is likely to do with those billions of dollars in stock sales
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business What’s Elon Musk doing with the billions he’s collected in the past two months from selling shares in…
Continue Reading Tesla just opened a new showroom in China’s Xinjiang region
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Tesla has opened a new showroom in Xinjiang, a region in western China that is purported to be…
Continue Reading Can the stock market’s momentum continue into 2022?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The stock market just wrapped up one of its best years on record. Can it repeat its stellar performance in 2022, even…
Continue Reading Can the stock market’s momentum continue into 2022?
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The stock market just wrapped up one of its best years on record. Can it repeat its stellar…
Continue Reading EU draft on financing nuclear and gas plants raises ire
By RAF CASERT and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Draft European Union plans that would allow nuclear and gas energy to remain…
Continue Reading Holiday flight cancellations soar with Covid-19 disruptions and bad weather
By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of Covid-19…
Continue Reading 2 missing; survivors count blessings after Colorado fire
By THOMAS PEIPERT, BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams are looking for two missing people in…
Continue Reading Classic BlackBerry phones will stop working January 4
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business You soon won’t be able to use that old BlackBerry phone sitting at the bottom of your drawer somewhere.…
Continue Reading Holiday flight cancellations hit new peak amid Covid, wintry weather
By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Thousands of US flights were canceled on New Year’s Day as a combination of Covid-19 and wintry…
Continue Reading Holiday flight cancellations soar with Covid-19 disruptions and bad weather
CNN By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of…
Continue Reading New year brings more canceled flights for air travelers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The new year is bringing more of the same old misery that air travelers in the United States have been enduring…
Continue Reading 2021: The year of space tourism
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business When future generations write about the history of space travel, 2021 may well get its own chapter. “The year…
Continue Reading Why prices will keep soaring in 2022
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America is finishing the year with decades-high inflation. That doesn’t bode well for 2022. Prices have climbed…
Continue Reading Need to hit a store on New Year’s Day? Here’s what’s open
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s New Year’s Day, and many of us are probably staying cocooned in our homes, contemplating the year…
Continue Reading Officials: Nearly 1K structures destroyed in Colorado fire
By BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Colorado officials say nearly 1,000 homes and other structures were…
Continue Reading CES gadget show shortened to 3 days; some big tech stay away
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America LAS VEGAS (AP) — Organizers of the CES tech convention in Las Vegas say it will run from…
Continue Reading Moderna, Signature bank rise; GameStop, PayPal fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Moderna, Signature bank rise; GameStop, PayPal…
Continue Reading Airline trade group seeks delay in 5G communications launch
WASHINGTON (AP) — The airline industry is trying to delay next week’s scheduled rollout of 5G wireless service near dozens of major U.S.…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks ended 2021 on a weak note Friday, but still managed to end the year with big gains. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%. It…
Continue Reading Lawsuit seeks to block 2 geothermal power plants in Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and tribal leaders are suing the U.S. government to try to block construction…
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 Party like it’s 2019: Serbia hosts raucous New Year’s Eve
By DARKO VOJINOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Boisterous New Year’s Eve celebrations have kicked off in Serbia’s capital of…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines to double flight attendant pay through January 4
By Reuters Spirit Airlines flight attendants are receiving double pay on any work through January 4, their union said, as the budget carrier…
Continue Reading How Bob Iger celebrated his last day at Disney after nearly 50 years
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Bob Iger, Disney’s former chief executive and long-time executive chairman, is officially ending his tenure Friday…
Continue Reading $15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year…
Continue Reading Wave of canceled flights from omicron closes out 2021
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to…
Continue Reading Cruise stocks fall after CDC says stay away
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cruise company stocks had been holding up remarkably well in December despite concerns about Covid outbreaks on…
Continue Reading FAA warns it may be forced to delay flights because of Covid
By Gregory Wallace, CNN Business The Federal Aviation Administration is warning more air travel headaches may be in store, even as airlines cancel…
Continue Reading Two of America’s biggest banks return to remote work to start 2022
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Omicron is messing with back-to-the-office plans for both JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup. Citing the spike in Covid-19…
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