Work starting on 1st commercial-scale US offshore wind farm
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has joined with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to mark the groundbreaking of the first…
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Report: Texas still at risk of winter power blackouts
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group that oversees the reliability of the nation’s electrical sector says Texas is…
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The Associated Press Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed the latest earnings reports from retailers and an update on…
Continue Reading State attorneys general probing Instagram’s effects on kids
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults,…
Continue Reading Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia…
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Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees sign petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick’s resignation
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the…
Continue Reading California to expand emissions testing with new $419M center
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — California has a new $419 million research facility that will allow state air quality regulators to expand emissions…
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 Shares of Sweetgreen soar following Wall Street debut
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Wall Street is hungry for fancy salads. Sweetgreen’s stock nearly doubled in price mid-day Thursday,…
Continue Reading 2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged in a broad campaign of election…
Continue Reading Pressure on Fed’s Powell is rising as inflation worsens
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surely expected to have some breathing room after…
Continue Reading Churchill Downs picked to build western Indiana casino
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to…
Continue Reading House moves toward OK of Dems’ sweeping social, climate bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have brushed aside months-long divisions and are approaching House passage of their…
Continue Reading A group of crypto investors tried to buy a copy of the Constitution. It didn’t work out
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A group of cryptocurrency investors took the notion “We the people” from the US Constitution to the…
Continue Reading We tried Tesla’s ‘full self-driving.’ Here’s what happened
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business When a dozen small children crossed in front of our Tesla with “full self-driving,” I had good reason to…
Continue Reading Phone glitch leaves some Tesla drivers locked out
CNN, CNN BUSINESS One of the perks of owning a Tesla is using your smartphone as a key to open and drive your car. It does away with carrying a…
Continue Reading With supply short, Ford dips toe into computer chip business
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is in talks with a computer chip maker GlobalFoundaries Inc. to shore up its semiconductor supplies as it tries to…
Continue Reading Phone companies must allow texting new ‘988’ suicide line
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer U.S. communications regulators are requiring that phone companies allow people to text as well as call a new…
Continue Reading Disney to require COVID-19 shots for cruise guests 5 and up
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney Cruise Line will require all guests ages 5 and up to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before setting sail starting…
Continue Reading Swiss banks faulted over money laundering tied to Venezuela
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s financial markets watchdog says it has reprimanded and set restrictions on two Swiss…
Continue Reading Trump SPAC must be investigated, Elizabeth Warren demands
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren wants federal regulators to investigate whether any laws were broken by the shell…
Continue Reading CVS is closing 900 stores
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business CVS Health is closing 900 stores over the next three years, amounting to nearly 10% of its…
Continue Reading Inflation is coming for your cup of coffee next
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Not even coffee is immune to the powerful forces of extreme weather and inflation. Coffee futures climbed on Thursday to…
Continue Reading Independent websites team up to boost rural journalism
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several independent websites are joining forces to create a network for news about rural America,…
Continue Reading UN to Elon Musk: Here’s that $6 billion plan to fight world hunger
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat world…
Continue Reading Glitchy features dent electric SUV reliability, survey finds
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Consumer Reports says electric SUVs generally are among the least reliable vehicles on the road, but…
Continue Reading CVS is closing 900 stores
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business CVS Health is closing 900 stores over the next three years, amounting to nearly 10% of its footprint, in response to…
Continue Reading Nearly half of Victoria’s Secret’s holiday products have been stuck at ports or in transit
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Victoria’s Secret says that nearly 50% of its holiday merchandise is stuck in transit as Black Friday quickly…
Continue Reading UN to Elon Musk: Here’s that $6 billion plan to end world hunger
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat…
Continue Reading UN to Elon Musk: Here’s that $6 billion plan to end world hunger
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat…
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