US fund KKR interested in Italian telecoms giant TIM
ROME (AP) — The Italian telecommunications company TIM says it is assessing a non-binding “indication of interest” by the U.S. investment fund…
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China fines Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu for more antitrust violations
By Jill Disis, CNN Business China is bringing the regulatory hammer down yet again on some of the country’s largest tech firms. Alibaba,…
Continue Reading China may have to juice its economy soon as ‘stagflation’ risk rises
By Laura He, CNN Business A Chinese central official has warned that stagflation could weigh on an already struggling economy next year. It’s…
Continue Reading This Week: Home sales, Best Buy earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors reports its October tally of U.S. home sales Monday. Best Buy serves up its third-quarter…
Continue Reading Auckland lockdown to end as New Zealand tries new virus tack
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers…
Continue Reading Dems confident on methane fee as budget bill moves to Senate
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge social and environmental policy bill passed by House Democrats includes a plan to impose…
Continue Reading ‘Annoyed’: Austria’s national lockdown dampens holiday mood
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrians have begun a new 10-day national lockdown and many are wondering how they will endure…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after late slump on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late drop left major Wall Street indexes mostly lower. Tokyo was closed…
Continue Reading China says 5 citizens kidnapped from Congo mining operation
BEIJING (AP) — China says five of its citizens have been kidnapped from a mining operation in eastern Congo. The Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa posted…
Continue Reading Australia to welcome vaccinated foreign students, workers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government expects 200,000 vaccinated foreign students and skilled…
Continue Reading Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from Fox News, protesting ‘irresponsible’ voices like Tucker Carlson
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 Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from Fox News, protesting ‘irresponsible’ voices like Tucker Carlson
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can…
Continue Reading Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from Fox News, protesting ‘irresponsible’ voices like Tucker Carlson
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 WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling
LONDON (AP) — WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging the information for European users. The update is to comply with a…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber called on to cancel Saudi Arabia concert by slain journalist’s fiancée
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi wrote an open letter published by the Washington Post calling for…
Continue Reading Nikole Hannah-Jones: Anti-CRT coverage is a ‘propaganda campaign’
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business What began as a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine cover story, the 1619 Project has now produced two…
Continue Reading Nikole Hannah-Jones: Anti-CRT coverage is a ‘propaganda campaign’
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business What began as a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine cover story, the 1619 Project has now produced two…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas steady over past 2 weeks, at $3.49
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline held steady over the past two weeks, at $3.49 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading In UAE, French finance minister warns of climate action cost
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just over a week after some 200 nations struck an agreement aimed at…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ scares up a solid opening at the box office
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, “Ghostbusters” became one of the most popular comedies in film history. Now, nearly four decades…
Continue Reading El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City’, backed by bitcoin bonds
CNN, NYSE, BITO ETF, COINBASE, ROBINHOOD Reuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by…
Continue Reading El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City’, backed by bitcoin bonds
Reuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by bitcoin-backed bonds, President Nayib…
Continue Reading El Salvador to build cryptocurrency-fueled “Bitcoin City”
By DAVID BARRAZA Associated Press LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says his government will build an oceanside…
Continue Reading Dinner on the patio? First, hold the stench
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Much of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, has been transformed in the past decade by new…
Continue Reading France vows to keep battling in fishing dispute with UK
PARIS (AP) — France’s minister of the sea has vowed to “continue the fight” in the country’s dispute with Britain over fishing rights.…
Continue Reading Here’s why Gen Z is unionizing
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Even among the generally youthful demographic of Starbucks workers unionizing in Buffalo, New York, 17-year-old Maya…
Continue Reading Drive-thrus are all screwed up. Here’s what it’ll take to fix them
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Late this summer, drive-thru times slowed by about 26 seconds compared to last year, according to a study.…
Continue Reading Drive-thrus are all screwed up. Here’s what it’ll take to fix them
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Late this summer, drive-thru times slowed by about 26 seconds compared to last year,…
Continue Reading How hoarding saved Black Friday
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For months, there have been warnings to shoppers: Get through your holiday to-do list early. Wait until Black Friday…
Continue Reading Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription…
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