American journalist Danny Fenster released from jail in Myanmar
By Pauline Lockwood, Bex Wright and Cape Diamond, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar…
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American journalist Danny Fenster released from jail in Myanmar
CNN, FAMILY OF DANNY FENSTER, AFPTV, GETTY IMAGES, BRYAN FENSTER By Pauline Lockwood, Bex Wright and Cape Diamond, CNN American journalist Danny…
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Border crossers trickling into El Paso as downtown business still lags
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been one week since the border restrictions were fully lifted. A week ago Sunday night, fully vaccinated foreigners were…
Continue Reading China’s Xi Jinping gets his pet stock exchange in Beijing
By Laura He, CNN Business The Beijing Stock Exchange, President Xi Jinping‘s new financial baby, is finally here. The bourse was first…
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Airbus strikes 2nd major aircraft deal of Dubai Air Show
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus has clinched a major deal valued into the billions of dollars to sell…
Continue Reading India opens to vaccinated foreign tourists after 18 months
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has began allowing fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter the country on regular…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein faces trial by proxy: Ghislaine Maxwell
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Despite his suicide, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein will still be put on…
Continue Reading This Week: Tyson Foods, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret earnings
The Associated Press Tyson Foods reports fourth-quarter results Monday. Walmart reports third-quarter results on Tuesday. Victoria’s Secret…
Continue Reading Japan-US launch talks to resolve dispute over tariffs
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to launch talks aimed at settling a dispute over American…
Continue Reading Cambodia reopens 2 weeks early, buoyed by high vaccine rates
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers two weeks earlier…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rise as Biden, Xi hold video summit
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping hold a summit…
Continue Reading Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal with bipartisan crowd
By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal…
Continue Reading Democrats push for paid family leave ahead of critical votes
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised advocates, and even many of her Democratic…
Continue Reading Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three…
Continue Reading China stock exchange for entrepreneurs launches in Beijing
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A stock exchange set up in the Chinese capital to serve entrepreneurs has opened trading with 81…
Continue Reading Call of Duty: Vanguard removes Quran pages after critics call the depiction disrespectful
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The publisher of the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard has issued an apology after receiving criticism from Muslim players who…
Continue Reading New book alleges Fox’s Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about…
Continue Reading Information disorder ‘creates a chain reaction of harm,’ according to Aspen Institute report
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business “Information disorder is a crisis that exacerbates all other crises. When bad information becomes as…
Continue Reading New book alleges Fox’s Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy contracts on shrinking consumption, exports
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption…
Continue Reading Former New Orleans mayor Landrieu to manage Biden’s $1T plan
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former New Orleans mayor, Mitch Landrieu, to supervise his $1…
Continue Reading California sets gas price record for second day running
CNN, NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California gas prices hit $4.682 per gallon on Monday, setting a new record for…
Continue Reading California sets gas price record for second day running
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California gas prices hit $4.682 per gallon on Monday, setting a new record for the state for a second day in a row,…
Continue Reading ‘Watered-down hope’: Experts wanted more from climate pact
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — While world leaders hail the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a…
Continue Reading NPR books editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business NPR books editor Petra Mayer died Saturday at age 46, NPR reported. Mayer was a popular editor on NPR’s Culture…
Continue Reading America’s 10 most expensive zip codes have median home prices over $4 million
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The most expensive areas to live in the US have gotten even more pricey this year as the cost of homes has skyrocketed.…
Continue Reading ‘I keep forgetting you’re still alive:’ Elon Musk trolls Bernie Sanders on Twitter
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk is trolling again on Twitter, and this time his target is Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I keep forgetting…
Continue Reading JPMorgan is suing Tesla over Elon Musk’s tweets
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Monday sued Tesla for $162.2 million, accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of…
Continue Reading Inside the wild world of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Mike Lindell doesn’t just sell pillows. He also sells false hope, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian…
Continue Reading Inside the wild world of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Mike Lindell doesn’t just sell pillows. He also sells false hope, CNN’s chief media correspondent…
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