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…
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs and businesses are desperately struggling to fill open…
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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…
Continue Reading US offers investment to boost global COVID vaccine capacity
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up…
Continue Reading It could be a very festive season for big stores and the wealthy
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Heading into the all-important holiday shopping season, investors have been nursing a big concern: Will supply chain…
Continue Reading Stellantis recalls heavy duty diesel Rams to fix fuel pumps
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 240,000 diesel heavy-duty trucks mainly in North America to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Kia Carnival versus 2021 Honda Odyssey
By MIKE SCHMIDT Edmunds For years the Honda Odyssey sat atop the pile as Edmunds’ top-rated minivan. It defined what a good minivan should be. Then…
Continue Reading Staples Center is changing its name to Crypto.com Arena
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.com Arena on Christmas. The…
Continue Reading Los Angeles’ Staples Center is becoming the Crypto.com Arena
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business In a sign of the times, Los Angeles’ Staples Center is switching its name to Crypto.com Arena. The 20-year…
Continue Reading Akasa Air buys engines worth $4.5 billion for new 737 Maxs
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India’s startup Akasa Air has announced it’s choosing CFM International’s LEAP-1B turbofan engines to…
Continue Reading The catch with buy now, pay later could be your credit
By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later payment plans often promise no interest or hidden fees, which can make them a tempting financing…
Continue Reading Target tames global supply backups; sales surge 13.2% in Q3
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target delivered another quarter of strong results, overcoming a slew of challenges…
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