Stocks pull back on weak jobs gains
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business What an end to a tumultuous week on Wall Street. Friday kicked off with disappointing news as just 210,000 jobs…
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Growth in US service sector reaches new heights in November
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, hit an all-time high in…
Continue Reading No currency manipulator labels from US, China on watch
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will not designate any country as a currency manipulator, but…
Continue Reading 3 jobs trends to look out for next year
Opinion by Gad Levanon for CNN Business Perspectives Three important trends are likely to dominate the US labor market in 2022: the ongoing economic…
Continue Reading Here’s why the US government is changing rent relief distribution
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business There is still emergency rental assistance available for those struggling to cover their rent because of the pandemic.…
Continue Reading UN expert: Contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.N expert says contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka, with vulnerable…
Continue Reading Honda recalls SUVs and pickups because hoods can fly open
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall covers…
Continue Reading Didi’s delisting could spell the end for Chinese stocks on Wall Street
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The era of big Chinese companies heading to the United States to raise money may have just come to an end.…
Continue Reading Didi’s delisting could spell the end for Chinese stocks on Wall Street
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The era of big Chinese companies heading to the United States to raise money may have just come to…
Continue Reading Austria: Party backs interior chief Nehammer for chancellor
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer says he will be the acting leader of the conservative People’s Party and will seek to…
Continue Reading Better.com CEO fires 900 employees over Zoom
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Better.com CEO Vishal Garg announced the mortgage company is laying off about 9% of its workforce on…
Continue Reading America added a disappointing 210,000 jobs in November. But the details paint a different picture
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The November jobs report looked disappointing at first glance, but the details show that the recovery is very much…
Continue Reading Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises
BEIJING (AP) — The prime minister of Laos has ridden the first run of a $5.9 billion Chinese-built train connecting his isolated, mountainous…
Continue Reading Shell scraps plans to develop Cambo oilfield, citing economics not the climate
By Angela Dewan and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Shell has pulled out of a controversial oil project in Scotland that was strongly opposed by climate…
Continue Reading France signs weapons mega-deal with UAE as Macron tours Gulf
By BARBARA SURK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — France has announced multibillion-euro deals to sell fighter…
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The environmental impact of disposable diapers
One baby can use up to 8,000 disposable diapers before being potty trained. Nicki’s Diapers looks at why these disposable diapers are dangerous to…
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How COVID-19 affects the brain
Evidence suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 can impact the nervous system. Cognitive FX used information from scientific journals such as…
Continue Reading Shell pulls out of controversial Cambo project in Scotland
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out of a controversial oil project off Scotland’s Shetland Islands,…
Continue Reading Chinese developer warns it might not pay $400 million bond
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese real estate developer has warned it might not be able to pay a $400 million bond due next week, adding to financial strain…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Turkey’s currency is crashing. What’s the impact?
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s beleaguered currency has been plunging to all-time lows against the U.S. dollar…
Continue Reading US steps up disclosure pressure on Chinese companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese companies will have to disclose more information about audits and whether they are controlled by a government or else…
Continue Reading Stocks slump after murky jobs report as markets swing
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street closed out a bumpy week with more losses on Friday following a mixed reading on U.S. jobs…
Continue Reading US jobless rate sinks to 4.2% as many more people find jobs
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the…
Continue Reading Biden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law the stopgap spending bill that will…
Continue Reading Australian opposition promises deeper emission reductions
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition leader says the nation would set a more ambitious target of…
Continue Reading Fauci calls out Fox for its silence after host compares him to Nazi doctor
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday night called out Fox News for staying silent after one of its personalities and streaming…
Continue Reading LA authorities announce arrests in smash-and-grab robberies
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab…
Continue Reading Didi is delisting from New York just months after its disastrous IPO
By Laura He, CNN Business Didi said Friday that it would “immediately” start the process of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange…
Continue Reading China’s Didi to leave US stock market amid tech crackdown
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc. says it will pull out of the New York Stock…
Continue Reading California official says women on boards law is toothless
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California official says the state’s landmark law mandating women be placed on corporate…
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