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Musk sells more shares than he needs to pay current tax bill
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say…
Continue Reading Toyota recalls Camrys to fix power brake-assist problems
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling more than 238,000 Camry sedans mainly in North America because they can suddenly lose the power assist in the…
Continue Reading California asks review of order tossing ban on private jails
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are asking the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider…
Continue Reading NJ breaks own monthly sports betting record: $1.3B in bets
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in…
Continue Reading Electric vehicles get spotlight at Los Angeles Auto Show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Battery-powered vehicles will get top billing at the Los Angeles Auto Show opening this week after a year’s hiatus due to the…
Continue Reading ‘Flashing red’: Belgium tightens rules amid COVID-19 surge
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has extended the use of facemasks and mandatory remote work in an attempt to contain a new…
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Biden asks FTC to ‘immediately’ look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to “immediately” investigate whether illegal…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs CEO is worried about excessive market greed
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Unlike Michael Douglas’ Gordon Gekko character, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon thinks greed is not good for…
Continue Reading Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike
By JOSH FUNK and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Deere workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises…
Continue Reading Labor shortage? Not at Target
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs and businesses are desperately struggling to fill open…
Continue Reading ‘This is a distraction.’ Oil industry hits back at Biden’s request for FTC investigation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden’s push for a Federal Trade Commission…
Continue Reading Iran-backed hackers accused of targeting critical US sectors
By ERIC TUCKER, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United…
Continue Reading Biden’s nominee for bank regulator faces hostile opposition
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency…
Continue Reading Czechs, Slovaks hit virus records, target the unvaccinated
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Slovakia have both reported record daily new coronavirus cases. The Czech…
Continue Reading Amazon-sponsored artwork that ‘learns’ debuts at Smithsonian
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sculpture sponsored by Amazon Web Services that uses artificial intelligence to integrate…
Continue Reading How to get your free reusable holiday mug at Starbucks
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Attention red cup fans: Starbucks is giving away reusable holiday cups for one day only. Customers who order a…
Continue Reading Miramax is suing Quentin Tarantino over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Miramax — the movie studio behind the classic crime movie “Pulp Fiction” — is suing Quentin…
Continue Reading Biden’s vaccine mandate is on hold, but companies are moving ahead anyway
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business For most employers it’s full-speed ahead on Covid vaccine mandates, regardless of whether the courts uphold or…
Continue Reading Don’t tell Mark Zuckerberg: investors have already discovered the metaverse
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The company formerly known as Facebook is now calling itself Meta Platforms. But investors looking to cash in on…
Continue Reading Coca-Cola introduces a first-of-its-kind flavor
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coke’s new flavor is out of this world. At least, that’s the idea behind Coca-Cola…
Continue Reading Ban on lobster fishing to save whales is back, court rules
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of…
Continue Reading VW Group recalls Audis; passenger air bags may be disabled
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen Group is recalling more than 240,000 Audi vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because an electric cable problem can cause a…
Continue Reading Novavax asks EU drug regulator to OK its COVID vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator says it received an application from Novavax to authorize the American biotechnology…
Continue Reading Pope’s role in Vatican London building deal arises in court
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial have accused prosecutors of…
Continue Reading Here’s when high inflation will come to an end
Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives We can’t catch a break. Since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, the…
Continue Reading Apple will let iPhone users repair their own devices
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple plans to give customers the ability to repair their own devices amid growing pressure from regulators and…
Continue Reading US home construction dips 0.7% in October, but permits jump
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Construction of new homes in the U.S. fell 0.7% in October, a sign that builders are still…
Continue Reading Simple steps toward reducing waste this holiday season
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press With concern about climate change growing, this holiday season is a chance to try celebrating in more…
Continue Reading Decathlon tries to stop migrants using its kayaks to cross the Channel
By Dalal Mawad, CNN Decathlon says it will stop selling kayaks in some stores in northern France in a bid to prevent migrants using them to make the…
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