EU drug agency starts evaluating new COVID-19 treatment
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s medicines authority says it has begun evaluating a new drug for treating COVID-19 patients who do not…
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U.S. jobless claims drop seventh straight week to 268,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week…
Continue Reading UK government faces criticism over high-speed rail revisions
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has came under fire for scrapping a long-planned high-speed rail line to the…
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Exclusive: House Democrats call for Biden to ban oil exports and tap emergency reserves
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Nearly a dozen Congressional Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to combat high gas prices by not…
Continue Reading Oil prices are finally falling. Thank China and Joe Biden
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The price of oil has shot up this fall, boosting profits for major producers but hurting the wallets of drivers who…
Continue Reading Why Amazon is opening an in-person cloud skills center to train workers for other companies
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Entering the new Amazon Web Services Skills Center is a bit like walking into a high-tech museum. Among its exhibits are…
Continue Reading Why Amazon is opening an in-person cloud skills center to train workers for other companies
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Entering the new Amazon Web Services Skills Center is a bit like walking into a high-tech museum. Among its exhibits…
Continue Reading Pfizer, US ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19…
Continue Reading Macy’s, Kohl’s post strong results heading into holidays
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Department store chains Macy’s and Kohl’s delivered strong results for the fiscal…
Continue Reading Berlin-based online bank N26 quits US market
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin-based online bank N26 is shuttering its business in the United States after two years and focusing its expansion efforts on…
Continue Reading How to bounce back after a business fails
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Many small businesses close within a few years of opening. If that’s true for yours, work with a lawyer or…
Continue Reading Turkey again cuts interest rates, currency hits new low
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke out…
Continue Reading Thanksgiving dinner will cost Americans 14% more this year, survey finds
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Thanksgiving dinner will cost 14% more this year, according to new survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation.…
Continue Reading White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills.…
Continue Reading Starbucks and Amazon Go open concept store in New York City
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is leaning into tech with its new concept store. Essentially, it’s a mashup of a regular…
Continue Reading Starbucks, Amazon open grab-and-go store in New York
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks and Amazon are teaming up on a grab-and-go store format. The Seattle-based companies will open their…
Continue Reading New Delhi’s air still ‘very poor’ despite emergency measures
NEW DELHI (AP) — Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power…
Continue Reading What Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks about Apple, China and the ‘metaverse’
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Business Tim Sweeney is on a mission. The Epic Games CEO has been mounting a relentless attack on Apple, after the tech giant…
Continue Reading Asian shares press higher after Wall St record
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street hit a record and Japanese inflation eased.…
Continue Reading Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and…
Continue Reading Europe was already facing a winter gas crisis. The risks just got even bigger
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When Germany announced this week that it had suspended the process of certifying a controversial new Russian gas…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett-backed Paytm crashes 27% after milestone IPO for India
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business It’s turning into a monumental year for India’s stock market, as yet another big startup makes its public…
Continue Reading Paytm is still struggling to convince investors after disastrous IPO
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jill Disis, CNN Business Paytm is starting to stage a recovery from its disastrous stock market debut last week, but the digital…
Continue Reading Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and…
Continue Reading Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and…
Continue Reading Biden praises Canada, Mexico as leaders discuss strains
By AAMER MADHANI, ROB GILLIES, and MARIA VERZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has joined with the leaders of Canada and…
Continue Reading Strike at John Deere to end as UAW members ratify contract offer
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business More than 10,000 workers at John Deere will end a five-week strike and return to work after voting nearly two-to-one…
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Las Cruces restaurant ordered to pay $45,700 in back wages; owner blames bookkeeping error
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Chachis Mexian Restaurant might be known for spicy smothered burritos, but, the restaurant also just became known for a…
Continue Reading Couple’s $86M award in Monsanto pesticide case stands
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co. to $86.2 million in damages to…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Musk: 1st Starship test flight to orbit in January
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX is aiming to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in…
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