Goldman Sachs cuts US GDP growth forecast for 2022 over Omicron fears
Reuters Goldman Sachs on Saturday cut its outlook for U.S. economic growth to 3.8% for 2022, citing risks and uncertainty around the emergence of the…
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Seminole Tribe suspends Florida online sports betting app
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The Seminole Tribe of Florida has shut down its online sports betting app after being dealt its latest legal defeat in a…
Continue Reading UK tightens travel testing rules amid omicron concerns
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has tightened travel restrictions amid concerns about the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. It said…
Continue Reading Trump media partner says it has lined up $1B in capital
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Donald Trump’s new social media company and its special purpose acquisition company partner say the partner has…
Continue Reading Anti-lockdown protesters march through Dutch city of Utrecht
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of people have marched peacefully through the Dutch city of Utrecht to…
Continue Reading Bitcoin plunges overnight
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business and Reuters Bitcoin prices plummeted overnight to a low of about $43,000. As of 10:30 am EST Saturday, the…
Continue Reading US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the country. That has led to…
Continue Reading Man-made diamonds are the new engagement ring trend
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business For many couples who recently cemented their commitment to each other with an engagement, the choice of ring…
Continue Reading Protesters block roads in Serbia to criticize mining plans
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of protesters have gathered in Belgrade and other Serbian towns and villages…
Continue Reading How Elizabeth Holmes’ abuse allegations could impact her criminal trial
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For months, jurors at Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal trial have heard one witness after another speak…
Continue Reading How eBay’s new CEO turned it into a pandemic winner
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business When PayPal split off from eBay a few years ago, eBay was considered to be the less exciting company. But…
Continue Reading How Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s won the pandemic
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Few companies have gained more of an advantage during the pandemic than America’s warehouse club giants.…
Continue Reading Time is no ally as Dems strain to finish Biden’s $2T bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are hoping that Congress is nearing the finish line in its seven-month trek on President…
Continue Reading Right-wing activists are openly ‘weaponizing’ Twitter’s new private media policy
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter acknowledged on Friday that a new policy it unveiled this week to protect users from harassment is being abused…
Continue Reading Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year has been ruled…
Continue Reading Time is no ally as Dems strain to finish Biden’s $2T bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are hoping that Congress is nearing the finish line in its seven-month trek on President…
Continue Reading Report on Seattle mayor’s missing texts yet to materialize
SEATTLE (AP) — A completed report on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages from a period during last year’s racial justice…
Continue Reading Nevada court sides with gunmakers in Las Vegas shooting suit
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court ruled gun manufacturers cannot be held responsible for the deaths in the 2017 mass shooting…
Continue Reading Banning US oil exports would be a ‘gift to OPEC and Putin,’ Big Oil CEO says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business President Joe Biden has already launched the biggest intervention into energy markets in a decade. Big Oil is nervous…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Wall Street closed out a bumpy week with more losses on Friday following a mixed reading on the U.S. jobs market that investors…
Continue Reading DocuSign, Olli’s fall; Marvell Technology, Smartsheet rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: DocuSign, Olli’s fall; Marvell Technology, Smartsheet…
Continue Reading DAs, retailers say California needs tougher retail theft law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and retailers are pushing back on assertions by California’s governor and…
Continue Reading All Rep. Pressley wants for Christmas is her Mariah album
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is upset that her beloved Mariah Carey Christmas album has gone missing. But she was…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the November jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, the November jobs report was a sour one. U.S. employers added just 210,000…
Continue Reading Chipotle is selling a cilantro soap — and people can’t get enough
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Some people think cilantro is delicious. To others it tastes like soap. And now Chipotle is bringing…
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 AP Source: NSO Group spyware used to hack State employees
By ALAN SUDERMAN, ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using…
Continue Reading SEC probes Tesla on whistleblower’s claims about solar panel defects
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Reuters Tesla is under regulatory investigation after a whistleblower alleged the company failed to properly disclose fire risks…
Continue Reading Tesla just announced a $1,900 kids ATV and it’s already sold out
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business As Elon Musk wrapped up his presentation of the Tesla Cybertruck back in November 2019, he had one more thing he…
Continue Reading Chipotle is selling a cilantro soap — and people can’t get enough
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Some people think cilantro is delicious. To others it tastes like soap. And now Chipotle is bringing both sides…
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