Biden’s vaccine mandate will further disrupt supply chains, Raytheon CEO says
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors will further disrupt already…
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Oil surpasses $85 for the first time in seven years
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil rally hit another milestone Monday, with crude topping $85 a barrel for the first time in seven years. US oil…
Continue Reading Hertz is buying 100,000 Teslas
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Hertz is betting big on electric vehicles. It’s buying 100,000 Teslas, the largest-ever order by a single buyer.…
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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second…
Continue Reading 9 EU countries oppose market reform ahead of energy talks
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nine EU countries, including heavyweight Germany, have joined forces to say they will not…
Continue Reading UK to increase low-wage workers’ pay by more than inflation
LONDON (AP) — The British government is looking to give millions of low-pay workers an inflation-busting pay increase next year. The government…
Continue Reading World set to miss goal of $100B climate aid pledged to poor
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials say a target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each…
Continue Reading Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach…
Continue Reading 100 teens get lifetime support to foster global service work
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first 100 winners of an initiative to nurture talented teens worldwide have been named.…
Continue Reading Facebook Oversight Board member calls for more transparency
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As more of Facebook’s internal documents are revealed, Facebook Oversight Board member and PEN America CEO…
Continue Reading Tesla’s market value tops $1T after Hertz orders 100K cars
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Hertz has announced that it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla. It’s one of the…
Continue Reading NTSB chair wants Tesla to limit where Autopilot can operate
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling on Tesla to act on…
Continue Reading Will companies still pay for Biden’s big spending plan?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As Wall Street watches the debate over President Joe Biden’s flagship infrastructure, climate and social…
Continue Reading Will companies still pay for Biden’s big spending plan?
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As Wall Street watches the debate over President Joe Biden’s flagship infrastructure, climate and social…
Continue Reading Supply chain woes throw sand in the gears of German economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A closely watched survey of German business optimism has sagged for the fourth month in a row. The lower reading Monday…
Continue Reading Russian group that hacked SolarWinds is still attacking America’s computer networks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Nobelium, the Russian hacking group responsible for breaching SolarWinds, is still at it. The Russian hackers behind…
Continue Reading Road-blocking climate protesters resume campaign in London
LONDON (AP) — Environmental protesters pressuring the British government to insulate all homes within a decade have resumed a road-blocking…
Continue Reading Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Across the Middle East, journalists, activists and others have…
Continue Reading Taiwanese delegation in Prague to boost ties; China protests
PRAGUE (AP) — Taiwanese government ministers are visiting the Czech capital accompanied by dozens of business and research representatives to boost…
Continue Reading The Facebook Papers may be the biggest crisis in the company’s history
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces a…
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The Facebook Papers may be the biggest crisis in the company’s history
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces…
Continue Reading Facebook knew it was being used to incite violence in Ethiopia. It did little to stop the spread, documents show
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Facebook employees repeatedly sounded the alarm on the company’s failure to curb the spread of posts inciting violence…
Continue Reading Facebook has known it has a human trafficking problem for years. It still hasn’t fully fixed it
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has for years struggled to crack down on content related to what it calls domestic servitude: “a form of…
Continue Reading The Facebook Papers may be the biggest crisis in the company’s history
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Money mistakes could signal dementia
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Paying bills late can be an early symptom of dementia — and it can happen years before diagnosis. If you have a family…
Continue Reading Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
By JON GAMBRELL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram…
Continue Reading Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Across the Middle East, journalists, activists and others have…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Just what are ‘The Facebook Papers,’ anyway?
By The Associated Press The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated…
Continue Reading People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — and of the carefully crafted image it’s…
Continue Reading Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
By JON GAMBRELL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app…
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