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…
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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
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 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 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…
Continue Reading New York City to mandate Covid vaccines for all private sector workers
CNN, NYC MEDIA By Aaron Cooper, Matt Egan and Chris Isidore, CNN Business All private sector employers in New York City will now be required to…
Continue Reading New York City to mandate Covid vaccines for all private sector workers
By Aaron Cooper, Matt Egan and Chris Isidore, CNN Business All private sector employers in New York City will now be required to implement a Covid-19…
Continue Reading Nigeria slams UK’s ‘discriminatory’ travel ban over omicron
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official has criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the…
Continue Reading WHO: No ‘doomsday,’ but malaria fight disrupted by pandemic
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as…
Continue Reading Nehammer sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in 2 months
BERLIN (AP) — Karl Nehammer has been sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in two months. Monday’s ceremony capped a round of upheaval…
Continue Reading Bitcoin’s plunge is another sign of market angst
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Over the past week, as markets were churning on fears that the Omicron variant could derail the global economic…
Continue Reading DoorDash employs full-time workers for fast delivery in NYC
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starting Monday, DoorDash is offering grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less in the Chelsea neighborhood in New…
Continue Reading DoorDash thinks speedy grocery delivery is the future
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute…
Continue Reading KFC is testing a new dipping sauce in these three cities
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing a new dipping sauce in three US cities. Beginning Monday, customers in Washington,…
Continue Reading Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies
By JILL LAWLESS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes are receiving their awards in scaled-down local…
Continue Reading Lucid Motors subpoenaed by the SEC. Shares plunge
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Upstart electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors disclosed Monday it has received a subpoena from the SEC, sending its…
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‘Don’t be fooled’: Tips to keep in mind before you buy online this holiday season
EL PASO, Texas — Online shopping can be great but if you’re not careful, you could lose out on your gifts and your cash. El Paso’s Better Business…
Continue Reading Toyota to build $1.3B battery plant near Greensboro, NC
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and TOM KRISHER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota says it plans to build a $1.3 billion electric vehicle battery…
Continue Reading Treasury wants more oversight of all-cash real estate deals
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate…
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