Albania arrests ex-minister on corruption charges
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former Albanian environment minister has been arrested on abuse of post and corruption…
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EU plan for sweeping update of Big Tech rules gains momentum
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s ambitious plan to update its pioneering internet rules has gained momentum.…
Continue Reading Serbia takes big step forward in EU membership talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia is taking a significant step toward joining the European Union. Belgrade opened talks Tuesday on a series of policies linked…
Continue Reading Omicron spreading so fast it threatens Britain’s hospitals
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading so rapidly…
Continue Reading Treasury awards $8.7B for lending in minority communities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department will release $8.7 billion to help increase lending to small and minority-owned businesses and to people…
Continue Reading Fed to accelerate withdrawal of economic aid as prices surge
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to execute a sharp…
Continue Reading Newcastle can now sign Saudi sponsors with EPL approval
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Newcastle’s Saudi ownership can start signing up sponsors from the kingdom after new English…
Continue Reading Kroger ending some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated staff
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as…
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A key inflation measure just hit its highest level on record
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A key inflation gauge showed that US prices continued to climb in November as pandemic-era supply chain chaos and a…
Continue Reading Florida company offers 2 free homes as worker incentive
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — While many companies are offering bonuses or higher pay as a way to lure and keep workers, a central Florida…
Continue Reading Giving Pledge adds 14 billionaires to philanthropist list
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that 14 more billionaires, including the CEOs of DoorDash and Pinterest, had…
Continue Reading Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 months
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier,…
Continue Reading Women say they do most chores, child care: AP-NORC poll
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writer Many couples who don’t have children expect that they’ll more or less share household duties equally…
Continue Reading Resale is making gains in December holiday gift shopping
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Second hand. Like new. Thrift. Buy Nothing. Gently used. There are lots of ways to describe…
Continue Reading Martin Scorsese Institute to be established by NYU
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s alma mater, New York University, is establishing a film institute in his name…
Continue Reading EU nations set fish quota leaving environmentalists outraged
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have set fish catch quotas for next year in an attempt to protect fragile…
Continue Reading The travel industry is getting hit again. Can it take it?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast. But even as scientists urge patience while they assess the…
Continue Reading Vatican fraud trial sees more delay amid procedural errors
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s big fraud and embezzlement trial has suffered another delay. The tribunal…
Continue Reading Banks slowly reconsider overdraft fees, amid public pressure
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The banking industry appears to have overdone it on overdraft fees. After decades of raking in…
Continue Reading Fireball from overturned tanker kills 75 in Haiti: official
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and EVENS SANON Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — Authorities say at least 75 people were killed and dozens more…
Continue Reading Portugal picked for Europe’s biggest lithium treatment plant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese and a Swedish company are joining forces to build in Portugal what they say will be Europe’s largest lithium…
Continue Reading German COVID panel to give advice by Christmas as cases ease
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of a new expert panel advising the German government on the coronavirus pandemic are…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Keep an eye on debt using visual aids
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet When you’re trying to stay accountable and motivated while paying down debt, visual aids can offer encouragement…
Continue Reading ‘Boost everybody.’ CEOs should mandate boosters before returning office workers, Andy Slavitt says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Omicron coronavirus variant will cause a “winter wave” that will complicate the return of workers to…
Continue Reading NATO chief applies for job as Norway’s central bank governor
BY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has applied to be the next governor of…
Continue Reading Toyota is spending $35 billion on electric cars to close gap on rivals
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Toyota is pumping more than $35 billion into electric vehicles as it tries to catch up with other global automakers in…
Continue Reading Scientists cautious as erupting Spanish volcano falls quiet
MADRID (AP) — A volcano that has been spewing lava in Spain’s Canary Islands for almost three months has fallen quiet. But scientists are warning…
Continue Reading Europe’s biggest economy is on the brink of a winter recession
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Germany is teetering on the brink of recession this winter as supply bottlenecks and a wave of new coronavirus cases…
Continue Reading Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads…
Continue Reading Supply chain disruptions cloud German machinery outlook
BERLIN (AP) — A group representing Germany’s machinery industry says it expects a weaker rebound in production this year than previously forecast…
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