Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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Union Pacific railroad works to cut its carbon emissions
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific railroad plans to expand its use of renewable fuels and explore using battery-powered locomotives in the coming…
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The Washington Post’s longtime editorial page editor dies at 66
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post’s longtime editorial page editor, died on Monday morning. He was 66 years old.…
Continue Reading Hedge fund founder Steinhardt will return looted antiquities
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney says billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt has…
Continue Reading Navy halts use of fuel storage complex above Hawaii aquifer
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy is suspending use of World War II-era fuel storage…
Continue Reading Crypto exchange Bitmart says hackers took $150 million
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers stole at least $150 million from crypto exchange Bitmart, the platform said Monday. In a statement addressed…
Continue Reading 2022 is when investors will finally return to value stocks. Really
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Market strategists are predicting that 2022 will finally be the year…
Continue Reading Correction: Gas Prices story
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published December 5, 2021, about the latest gas prices survey, The Associated Press erroneously reported the…
Continue Reading Ford delays return to office for 30,000 workers because of Covid concerns
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Ford Motor Co. is pushing its return-to-office date to March over concerns over new Covid-19 concerns, the company…
Continue Reading Jack in the Box is buying Del Taco for $575 million
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Three years after ditching Qdoba Mexican Eats, Jack in the Box is scooping up Del Taco in a $575 million…
Continue Reading Kohl’s should break up or go private, activist investor demands
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Kohl’s should spin off its online business or find a buyer to take the whole company private, an activist…
Continue Reading Bitcoin trial: Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil…
Continue Reading Tyson Foods to spend $50M on bonuses at its meat plants
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods said Monday that it plans to spend roughly $50 million on year-end bonuses for over 80,000 hourly workers at…
Continue Reading Leaders: Africa’s COVID-19 fight is vital for world security
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DIAMNIADIO, Senegal (AP) — South Africa’s president says travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and…
Continue Reading Spain: PM urges Christmas caution as hospital staff infected
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister is urging people to “remain prudent” about COVID-19 over the holidays as Christmas festivities at one…
Continue Reading Dow climbs more than 600 points amid renewed volatility
By Anneken Tappe It’s a strong start to the week on Wall Street, where the Dow finished up more than 600 points amid a rebound from last…
Continue Reading Fearing misuse, Israel tightens supervision of cyber exports
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move…
Continue Reading OMG! LOL! BuzzFeed’s trading on the Nasdaq
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business At Nasdaq Monday, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti — flanked by Instagram celebrity “Dude with Sign” and people…
Continue Reading Federal regulators are investigating the Trump SPAC deal
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The shell company that is facilitating former President Donald Trump’s return to Wall Street disclosed Monday…
Continue Reading Federal regulators are investigating the Trump SPAC deal
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The shell company that is facilitating former President Donald Trump’s return to Wall Street disclosed Monday that…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Explaining the fast growth of stablecoins
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the fastest-growing forms of cryptocurrency are stablecoins, which use…
Continue Reading Belarus bans Western imports, airlines from EU and UK
By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has announced retaliatory restrictions on airlines from the European Union and…
Continue Reading Trump media venture eyed by regulators; names Nunes CEO
By STAN CHOE and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The blank-check company that aims to take Trump Media & Technology Group…
Continue Reading Activist investor pushes Kohl’s to sell or split e-commerce
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An activist investor is pushing department store chain Kohl’s to either sell the…
Continue Reading NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says all private employers big and small in…
Continue Reading SEC probes Tesla on whistleblower’s claims about solar panel defects
Reuters Tesla is under regulatory investigation after a whistleblower alleged the company failed to properly disclose fire risks associated with…
Continue Reading Shares of EV maker Lucid slide after disclosing SEC subpoena
By MATT OTT Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares in the electric vehicle startup Lucid Group are tumbling after saying that it had…
Continue Reading Report says Russian hackers haven’t eased spying efforts
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds…
Continue Reading EU drug agency recommends approving COVID-19 treatment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s drugs agency has recommended approving the use of an anti-inflammatory medicine to treat…
Continue Reading Hong Kong warns Wall Street Journal of legal action over election editorial
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Hong Kong has warned the Wall Street Journal that it may have broken electoral law by “scaremongering” in a…
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