Soaring infections rattle Europe, fuel dread about holidays
By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Soaring infections in Britain driven in part by the omicron variant of the…
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Exclusive: ‘Cyber is the most dangerous weapon in the world,’ JPMorgan council warns
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Business leaders and former policymakers are sounding the cyber alarm. The JPMorgan International Council on Thursday…
Continue Reading Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has again cut interest rates despite soaring consumer prices that…
Continue Reading Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has book deal
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Norway’s central bank raises key policy interest rate
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, citing the upswing in the economy…
Continue Reading In a blow to Boeing, Qantas picks Airbus for its domestic fleet
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Australia’s Qantas is choosing Airbus over Boeing to replace its domestic fleet. The decision is a big blow to…
Continue Reading EU leaders urge booster shots, seek coordinated travel rules
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that administering booster shots is “urgent” and…
Continue Reading Black tech entrepreneurs struggle to find funding in Britain. Now they’re looking abroad
By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Black tech entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom say they have to rely on foreign investors to get their businesses off…
Continue Reading UK raises interest rates as central banks focus on inflation
By PAN PYLAS and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s central bank has become the first in a major advanced economy…
Continue Reading Hungarian fashion studio builds Roma cultural prestige
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A fashion studio in Hungary is challenging the centuries-old stereotypes faced by the…
Continue Reading European Central Bank to taper pandemic stimulus, but gently
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has decided not to abruptly pull back its pandemic support…
Continue Reading Japan trade recovers as supply chain troubles ease
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports jumped 20% and imports rose at an even faster pace in November as disruptions to manufacturing supply…
Continue Reading France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron
By ANGELA CHARLTON and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the…
Continue Reading Flood from illegal coal mining traps 21 people in China
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers ae trying to reach 21 people trapped by a flood because of illegal mining for coal in northern China. The accident happened…
Continue Reading EU hopes fresh talks, not sanctions, will avert Ukraine war
By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are pressing Russia to enter peace talks with Ukraine. At the…
Continue Reading China’s #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says human resources and upper…
Continue Reading Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Some former vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe are shifting over to the other…
Continue Reading Asian shares fall after latest tech-led retreat on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have fallen in Asia after technology companies led Wall Street benchmarks lower.…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different takes on her downfall
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard…
Continue Reading Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires
CNN By Jill Disis and Nectar Gan, CNN Business The longtime editor of one of China’s most outspoken and nationalistic state media outlets says…
Continue Reading Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires
By Jill Disis and Nectar Gan, CNN Business The longtime editor of one of China’s most outspoken and nationalistic state media outlets says…
Continue Reading Jittery Ukrainian villagers ‘fear that a big war will start’
By INNA VARENYTSIA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press NEVELSKE, Ukraine (AP) — The 7-year-old conflict in eastern Ukraine has all but emptied the…
Continue Reading Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping…
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Highest-earning cities in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning cities in Texas according to the U.S. Census…
Continue Reading Vaccinated California employees face workplace restrictions
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s workplace regulators are extending the state’s coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading Company indicted for not stopping oil leak after many alarms
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are blaming a Texas oil company’s negligence for a…
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 News coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading News coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Reddit files confidentially for an IPO
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Reddit announced Wednesday that it has confidentially filed paperwork in its first big step toward an initial public…
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