Ex-OppenheimerFunds worker pleads guilty to insider trading
NEW YORK (AP) — A former OppenheimerFunds analyst has pleaded guilty to a securities fraud charge alleging he used company secrets to collect over…
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Amid drought, California advances big new reservoir project
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What could be California’s first major new reservoir in years has cleared a key…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks rose steadily on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would accelerate its pullback of economic…
Continue Reading States volunteer to take more cuts in Colorado River water
By BRITTANY PETERSON and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Water leaders in California, Arizona and Nevada have signed an agreement…
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Two major airline CEOs question the need for masks on planes
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The CEOs of two of the nation’s major airlines say they don’t think wearing masks on planes does much to…
Continue Reading Medtronic, Nucor fall; Eli Lilly, CMC Materials rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Medtronic, Nucor fall; Eli Lilly, CMC Materials…
Continue Reading Two major airline CEOs question the need for masks on planes
CNN, POOL By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The CEOs of two of the nation’s major airlines say they don’t think wearing masks on planes does…
Continue Reading US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
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 San Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
Continue Reading Health worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states
By KEVIN McGILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President…
Continue Reading Freelance journalist accredited to AP detained in Ethiopia
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Associated Press says a freelance video journalist accredited to the AP in Ethiopia has…
Continue Reading The Fed hints at multiple rate hikes in 2022 to combat inflation
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s inflation spikes have prompted the Federal Reserve to pick up the pace in normalizing its pandemic-era…
Continue Reading Freight rails trying other locomotive fuels to cut emissions
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads across North America continue to experiment with alternative…
Continue Reading Sources: Rivian to build $5B electric truck plant in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sources briefed on the decision say electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that…
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Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
Continue Reading Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Senator Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Build Back Better Act prompted Goldman Sachs to swiftly dim its US…
Continue Reading Dutch judge: Remove tweets comparing unvaccinated to Jews
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge has ordered a Dutch right-wing populist lawmaker to take down four tweets in which he drew comparisons…
Continue Reading Meta wants researchers to help it avoid having users’ personal data exposed online
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is asking for help in avoiding having personal data about its users…
Continue Reading Wall Street has fallen in love with bowling
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business “Bowling for Dollars” was a popular 1970s game show. The company that owns the Professional Bowlers…
Continue Reading The Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here’s what you should know
By Jennifer Korn A critical flaw in widely used software has cybersecurity experts raising alarms and big companies racing to fix the issue. The…
Continue Reading The Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here’s what you should know
CNN By Jennifer Korn A critical flaw in widely used software has cybersecurity experts raising alarms and big companies racing to fix the issue. The…
Continue Reading Dollar General is putting workers’ safety at risk, Labor Department says
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Labor Department sharply criticized Dollar General’s “troubled history” on worker safety,…
Continue Reading AP source: Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2T Dem bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin are said to be sharply divided over Democrats’ huge…
Continue Reading India unveils $10.2B plan to attract semiconductor makers
ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has announced a $10.2 billion incentive plan in an attempt to attract global chipmakers and…
Continue Reading Nations renew talks on ‘killer robots’ as deal hopes narrow
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The countries behind a U.N. agreement on weapons have been meeting this week on the thorny issue of…
Continue Reading EU, ex-Soviet state leaders meet as Russia tensions simmer
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have met with their counterparts from five former Soviet republics, including Ukraine, with an eye toward…
Continue Reading Audi recall: water can enter computer, reducing engine power
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s Audi luxury brand is recalling 289,000 SUVs in the U.S. because water can get into a control computer under the back…
Continue Reading Businesses: Idaho education politics are hurting state
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is…
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