La Liga sells Spanish broadcast rights for $5B+ for 5 years
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five…
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Cod fishing limits to be slashed again, regulators say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry managers are recommending the already-diminished U.S. cod fishery face another reduction in catch limits.…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks pulled back below their recent record levels on Wall Street Monday as the market’s momentum slowed down following its…
Continue Reading Harley-Davidson, Arena rise; Capital One, Carnival fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Harley-Davidson, Arena rise; Capital One, Carnival…
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Famous LA shopping center adds barbed-wire-like fence to deter smash and grabs
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As a recent wave of mob-led store robberies has put retailers, mall operators and communities on edge, one popular…
Continue Reading Officials: Virginia IT agency hit with ransomware attack
By SARAH RANKIN and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has…
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 Vox Media is acquiring the conglomerate that owns NowThis and Thrillist
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Vox Media, owner of Vox, The Verge, New York magazine and other digital media sites, is acquiring Group Nine Media. The…
Continue Reading OSHA is investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse after Illinois tornado
CNN By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the…
Continue Reading OSHA is investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse after Illinois tornado
By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the collapse of…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects appeal over press access in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the…
Continue Reading Shatner marvels at Blue Origin flight frenzy, ‘finite’ Earth
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Shatner is well-known for his “Star Trek” role as Capt. Kirk. But even the actor…
Continue Reading AP seeks answers from US gov’t on tracking of journalists
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of…
Continue Reading Germany: ‘Critical’ cybersecurity flaw already exploited
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has activated its national IT crisis center in response to an “extremely critical” flaw in a widely used software tool…
Continue Reading These companies dominated 2021
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Oil prices began 2021 just under $50 a barrel. They are now trading just north of $70 and in October reached $85…
Continue Reading Philadelphia to require vaccine proof for indoor dining
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is the latest large city to require proof of vaccination to dine indoors. City officials announced Monday that…
Continue Reading Top Meta exec blames users for spreading misinformation
By Brian Fung, CNN Individual users, not tech platforms, shoulder the responsibility for the spread of misinformation online, according to Andrew…
Continue Reading Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration…
Continue Reading NatWest fined 264.8 million pounds in money-laundering case
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British bank NatWest has been fined 264.8 million pounds ($354.30 million) for failing to comply…
Continue Reading Dr. Oz’s show will end in January as he seeks US Senate seat
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Sony Pictures Television said Monday that “The Dr. Oz Show” will end in its thirteenth season on January…
Continue Reading The backdoor Roth IRA may be on the chopping block. Here’s what you can do now
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business This month may be the last chance for high-income savers to take full advantage of the ‘backdoor’ Roth. If…
Continue Reading The backdoor Roth IRA may be on the chopping block. Here’s what you can do now
CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business This month may be the last chance for high-income savers to take full advantage of the ‘backdoor’…
Continue Reading Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla…
Continue Reading John Legend branches out into book publishing
John Legend’s newest project brings him into the book business. Legend, Tony Award-winning producer Mike Jackson and Emmy Award-winner Ty…
Continue Reading Fox News’ Murdoch buys Montana ranch from Koch Industries
DILLON, Mont. (AP) — Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has bought a large cattle ranch in southwest Montana from a subsidiary of Koch Industries. The…
Continue Reading Virgin Atlantic gets another cash injection through pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Virgin Atlantic has received 400 million pounds ($530 million) of new funding from its shareholders to help the airline ride out the…
Continue Reading Bill Gates won’t join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead
Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the space…
Continue Reading Bill Gates won’t join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead
CNN Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the…
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GM may be stuck with the Bolt, even if it makes sense to dump it
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It seems like a good time for General Motors to pull the plug on the Bolt, the only electric vehicle currently in its…
Continue Reading Online delivery is unprofitable. Why are discount chains using it now?
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many of America’s leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore. Dollar…
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