Las Cruces to limit use of plastic bags in stores starting Jan. 1
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Starting January 1, 2022, an ordinance to limit single-use plastic bags in certain retail stores in Las Cruces will go…
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Southwest CEO tests positive for Covid-19 after testifying unmasked at Senate hearing
By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who testified unmasked at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, has since tested positive…
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LA, San Francisco Bay Area lost residents during pandemic
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s major population centers of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, marking their third losing week in the last four. Banks, technology companies and…
Continue Reading General Motors, Steelcase fall; FedEx, Cerner rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: General Motors, Steelcase fall; FedEx, Cerner…
Continue Reading Pfizer tests extra COVID shot for kids under 5 in setback
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research…
Continue Reading California jobless rate below 7%; 1st time since March 2020
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate has fallen below 7% for the fist time since March of…
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 California pot companies warn of impending industry collapse
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading California cannabis companies are warning Gov. Gavin Newsom that the state’s…
Continue Reading French minister says Macron’s reelection would boost growth
By IAN PHILLIPS and SYLVIE CORBET NEW YORK (AP) — French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macron’s potential reelection…
Continue Reading Melania Trump announces NFT venture
MATT OTT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify as defense rests case
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final…
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Southwest CEO tests positive for Covid-19 after testifying unmasked at Senate hearing
CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who testified unmasked at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, has since tested…
Continue Reading Why the mask mandate on planes is good for business
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly stirred up some controversy Wednesday when he suggested that…
Continue Reading Incarcerated men join giving circles to redefine themselves
By EMILY HAYNES of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy At the State Correctional Institute—Coal Township, about 250 men…
Continue Reading Alibaba to grow Southeast Asia e-commerce arm to $100b
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Alibaba this week revealed an ambitious vision to quintuple its Southeast Asian e-commerce business to…
Continue Reading Governor candidate Joey Gilbert fights Nevada Bar reprimand
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — An attorney running to be governor of Nevada who cites his legal work as a…
Continue Reading TikTok posts referencing violence raise anxiety at schools
By KANTELE FRANKO and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some parents kept their children home, police stepped up patrols…
Continue Reading Labor board certifies first union at a US Starbucks store
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has confirmed a vote to form a union at a Starbucks…
Continue Reading FTC considers drafting new regulations on data and algorithms to protect consumer privacy and civil rights
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission says it’s considering drafting new rules for US businesses that would more strongly…
Continue Reading Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever. After…
Continue Reading ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ snags eye-popping $50M in previews
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. “Spider-Man: No Way Home”…
Continue Reading McDonald’s to pay Black store owner $33.5M to end bias suit
CLEVELAND (AP) — McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against…
Continue Reading Forbes editor says he testified before Trump grand jury
NEW YORK (AP) — The editor of Forbes magazine says he testified Thursday before a grand jury hearing evidence in a criminal investigation into…
Continue Reading Regulators: threats to US financial system remain elevated
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top financial regulators told Congress Friday that threats to financial…
Continue Reading New England shrimp fishery to stay shuttered as waters warm
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England’s commercial shrimp fishery will remain shuttered because of concerns…
Continue Reading Forbes writers questioned before Trump Organization grand jury
By Kara Scannell Two staffers with Forbes magazine testified before the grand jury investigating the Trump Organization on Thursday as investigators…
Continue Reading FAA: Georgia spaceport decision near, but more study needed
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency expects to announce its decision Monday on whether to allow a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets…
Continue Reading Spider-Man could be the biggest box office hero of the year
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Everybody loves a hero.” The immortal words of Aunt May from 2004’s “Spider-Man 2”…
Continue Reading The market may be ignoring risk of Omicron shutdowns
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street is getting nervous about what will happen to the economy next year. The big concern is whether…
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