NYC aims to be first to rein in AI hiring tools
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or…
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One week until Black Friday. Investors have already loaded up the shopping carts with retail stocks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s no secret that consumers love Amazon, Walmart and Target. But they are not the only retailers that…
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CNN, KGO, KTRK, WCPO, KCAL, KCBS, KYW By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For months, there have been warnings to shoppers: Get through your holiday…
Continue Reading How to be a 5-star traveler this holiday season
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet If you skipped holiday travel last year (or haven’t traveled much at all since the start of the pandemic), your…
Continue Reading EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Another week of Brexit negotiations still left the European Union awaiting a firm counterproposal…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why did Modi repeal India farm laws after a year?
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a surprise announcement that he…
Continue Reading Europe’s central banker: Not adding to pinch with rate hike
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank is doubling down on the message that it’s…
Continue Reading China threatens Lithuania over Taiwan office opening
BEIJING (AP) — China is threatening to retaliate against Lithuania after the Baltic nation allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in its…
Continue Reading Key aid group says Afghanistan’s most pressing need is cash
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s economy hit as major clothing maker closes shop
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s once rapidly growing economy is taking another hit tied to its yearlong war, with…
Continue Reading Bowing to protests, India’s Modi agrees to repeal farm laws
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would repeal the controversial agriculture…
Continue Reading Stocks end mostly lower, but tech gains push Nasdaq higher
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday, though gains for several tech companies…
Continue Reading Alibaba shares plunge nearly 11% after warning of slower growth
By Laura He and Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of Alibaba plummeted in Hong Kong on Friday after the tech giant warned of weaker growth this…
Continue Reading Press Freedom Awards ceremony stands up for journalists in ‘increasingly repressive world’
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 House OKs $2T social, climate bill in Biden win; Senate next
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory. It’s approved his far-reaching,…
Continue Reading Japan Cabinet OKs record stimulus package to fix economy
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 56 trillion yen, or $490 billion stimulus package,…
Continue Reading Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is…
Continue Reading India’s Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws following more than a year of protests
By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious…
Continue Reading Indian farmers forced Modi to back down on new laws. So why aren’t they going home?
CNN By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul CNN Santosh Singh’s earliest memory is of tilling soil on his family’s farm. Now, the 70-year-old…
Continue Reading Hoffa critic elected to succeed him as Teamster president
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Sean O’Brien will be the next president of the 1.4-million member Teamsters union, succeeding James Hoffa, the…
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Initiative targets teaching low-income El Pasoans computer skills
EL PASO, Texas — A new study shows 18 million low-income Americans do not have access to high-speed internet service, and as a result, lack…
Continue Reading Reporter recalls pivotal story in Elizabeth Holmes’ stardom
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Fortune Magazine reporter whose story helped turn Elizabeth Holmes into a Silicon…
Continue Reading Governors abandon pact to reduce transportation pollution
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is abandoning his administration’s ambitious plan to create a multi-state…
Continue Reading State attorneys general launch investigation into Meta-owned Instagram’s impact on kids
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A bipartisan group of 10 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the social media company…
Continue Reading The ‘Great Migration’ during Covid may not have actually happened
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The “Great Migration” may not be as pronounced as once thought. The US Census Bureau this week released…
Continue Reading Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has taken action to restore federal protections…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
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,…
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