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…
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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…
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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,…
Continue Reading Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees sign petition demanding CEO Bobby Kotick’s resignation
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the…
Continue Reading California to expand emissions testing with new $419M center
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — California has a new $419 million research facility that will allow state air quality regulators to expand emissions…
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 Shares of Sweetgreen soar following Wall Street debut
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Wall Street is hungry for fancy salads. Sweetgreen’s stock nearly doubled in price mid-day Thursday,…
Continue Reading 2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged in a broad campaign of election…
Continue Reading Pressure on Fed’s Powell is rising as inflation worsens
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surely expected to have some breathing room after…
Continue Reading Churchill Downs picked to build western Indiana casino
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to…
Continue Reading House moves toward OK of Dems’ sweeping social, climate bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have brushed aside months-long divisions and are approaching House passage of their…
Continue Reading A group of crypto investors tried to buy a copy of the Constitution. It didn’t work out
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A group of cryptocurrency investors took the notion “We the people” from the US Constitution to the…
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