Hard-hit Russia sets another daily record for COVID deaths
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record several days after a nationwide order for…
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India’s billionaire vaccine prince held the key to ending the pandemic. His plans went awry
CNN By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business As Covid-19 wreaked havoc around the world last year, the 39-year-old son of an Indian billionaire was laying the…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: What happens to your crypto if you die?
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is managed a bit differently than traditional investment accounts, which can make estate planning a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk keeps fans guessing by tweeting mysterious Chinese poem
By Michelle Toh and Yong Xiong, CNN Business Elon Musk is known for setting the internet ablaze with his cryptic tweets. Now he’s doing it in…
Continue Reading World’s biggest shipper Maersk reports 68% rise in revenue
COPENHAGEN (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, has reported a sharp rise in earnings amid strong…
Continue Reading BP warns of ‘tight’ gas market ahead as profits surge
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BP reported soaring profits Tuesday on the back of surging oil and gas prices as the global economy…
Continue Reading Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26
By FRANK JORDANS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World leaders are promising to protect Earth’s forests, cut…
Continue Reading French trawler owners still in dark over UK-French fishing
By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press GRANVILLE, France (AP) — French trawler owners in Normandy have reacted with confusion and consternation after…
Continue Reading “Major cities really matter”: Mayors demand climate action
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The mayors of Seattle and Freetown in Sierra Leone greeted each other like long lost…
Continue Reading Faith groups increasingly join fight against climate change
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana (AP) — Faith leaders and activists across the world are…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower despite Dow’s push over 36,000
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly lower in Asia, weighed down by concerns over disrupted supply chains and shipping, despite…
Continue Reading Makeup makes comeback in Mideast market as pandemic eases
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Last year’s pandemic style saw people put on pajamas and their hair up in a…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia wants businesses and families to pick Riyadh
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wants businesses, their employees and their families to…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia wants businesses and families to pick Riyadh
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wants businesses, their employees and their families to…
Continue Reading Biden’s climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting…
Continue Reading Robots hit the streets as demand for food delivery grows
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Hundreds of little…
Continue Reading Amid US sanctions, Huawei highlights uses for 5G technology
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Huawei Technologies Co. is gearing up to provide smart services and 5G technology to industries such as healthcare for new…
Continue Reading Fox and right-wing media sources are loudspeakers for Republicans in Virginia governors’ race
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Continue Reading Fox and right-wing media sources are loudspeakers for Republicans in Virginia governors’ race
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading Arizona Senate chief who led election audit retiring in 2023
By BOB CHRISTIE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who has served as president of the Arizona Senate for the…
Continue Reading FirstEnergy agrees to $306M refund to Ohio customers
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — One of the nation’s largest utility holding companies has agreed to refund customers of…
Continue Reading Union seeks Biden admin’s help in Charleston port dispute
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The union representing dockworkers at South Carolina’s ports tells The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Facebook whistleblower: Mark Zuckerberg should step down as CEO
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said Monday she believes the company would be “stronger” if founder…
Continue Reading California man charged in alleged flight attendant assault
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A court document says a 20-year-old California man accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a…
Continue Reading Final decision on Georgia spaceport permit delayed yet again
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency has yet again pushed back a final decision on whether to allow the construction of a launchpad for…
Continue Reading Federal regulators want to slap bank-like rules on stablecoins
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Regulators have long been circling cryptocurrencies. Now they have a new target: stablecoins. A Monday report from the…
Continue Reading Facebook cancels 937 accounts linked to Nicaragua government
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The company that runs Facebook says it has cancelled 937 accounts linked to the government of Nicaragua and the Sandinista party…
Continue Reading Novavax, Harley-Davidson rise; Moderna, Mirati fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Novavax, Harley-Davidson rise; Moderna, Mirati…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks ended a wobbly day modestly higher on Wall Street, enough to notch more all-time highs for major indexes. The S&P…
Continue Reading American distillers look to rebuild business in Europe
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American whiskey producers have toasted a trans-Atlantic agreement to end retaliatory…
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