Russia marks another record number of daily COVID-19 cases
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported another daily record of confirmed coronavirus cases as a surge in…
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PayPal says it’s not looking to buy Pinterest
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business PayPal is not looking to buy Pinterest, the digital payments company said Sunday, following reports that it was…
Continue Reading Evergrande wants to build electric cars, not homes
By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande is starting to pay off its overdue debts and restart stalled real estate projects. Now the embattled Chinese…
Continue Reading Australia wants Facebook to seek parental consent for kids
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social…
Continue Reading Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked documents
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers showing its failure to address the harms its social…
Continue Reading Shiba inu coin, a meme cryptocurrency, hits all-time high
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The parody cryptocurrency shiba inu coin just climbed to an all-time high and is one of the biggest digital currencies…
Continue Reading China unveils plan to slash fossil fuels but fails to announce new emissions target
By Helen Regan, CNN Business China plans to cut its reliance on fossil fuels to below 20% by 2060, according to a cabinet document published in state…
Continue Reading Widodo calls for ASEAN travel corridor to bolster recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged Southeast Asian countries to speed up plans to create a regional travel…
Continue Reading Plan for UK coal mine brings hope to some, horror to others
By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WHITEHAVEN, England (AP) — A proposal to dig a new coal mine in northern England is presenting a…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher, tracking Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after another rally to record highs on Wall Street. Benchmarks in…
Continue Reading This Week: New home sales, Apple earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its September tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday. Apple serves up its latest quarterly results…
Continue Reading Australia invests in $1.6 billion South Pacific telco deal
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian telco Telstra has partnered with the Australian government in a $1.6 billion…
Continue Reading Toyota testing hydrogen combustion engines in race cars
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota says it’s testing hydrogen combustion engines in race cars as it works toward using…
Continue Reading Biden ‘positive’ on budget deal; Manchin OK with wealth tax
By LISA MASCARO and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he feels “very positive about reaching a deal on his big…
Continue Reading Nearly half of American companies say they are short on skilled workers
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s worker shortage is alive and well, much to the misfortune of US companies that need staff to keep up…
Continue Reading Business economists less optimistic about next year’s growth
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s business economists are slightly less optimistic about growth prospects…
Continue Reading Asia stocks mixed after Wall St slips, China travel curbs
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street slipped and China tightened travel controls in…
Continue Reading China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Several Chinese provinces and cities say they’ll start giving COVID-19 vaccines to…
Continue Reading Australia gives in-principle support for net zero by 2050
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that a fifth National’s party minister…
Continue Reading Plane from NY to LA makes emergency landing in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An American Airlines plane traveling from New York to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Wisconsin. An…
Continue Reading Facebook Oversight Board member calls for more transparency
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As more of Facebook’s internal documents are revealed, Facebook Oversight Board member and PEN America CEO…
Continue Reading Despite hybrid release, ‘Dune’ draws well on the big screen
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” debuted with $40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas spikes 13 cents per gallon to $3.44
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 13 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.44 per gallon. The price…
Continue Reading Italy, UniCredit break off talks on ailing Italian bank
ROME (AP) — Italy’s economy ministry and UniCredit bank have announced that they are breaking off acquistion talks regarding an ailing…
Continue Reading ‘Dune’ caps off solid month for movie theaters with strong opening
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Dune” — the science fiction epic from Warner Bros. — took in an estimated $40.1 million at the North…
Continue Reading ‘Dune’ caps off solid month for movie theaters with strong opening
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Dune” — the science fiction epic from Warner Bros. — took in an estimated $40.1 million at the…
Continue Reading With export restrictions eased, Colombia’s medical cannabis business is poised for liftoff
By Stefano Pozzebon When Beatriz Porras was studying agronomy at university in Tunja, Colombia, she thought her career would lead to growing coffee,…
Continue Reading ‘The Sopranos’ movie was never going to be as good as the TV show
Opinion by Bill Carter for CNN Business Perspectives I don’t know what people expected from “The Sopranos” prequel movie,…
Continue Reading Biden, Schumer, Manchin huddle, but still no budget deal
By LISA MASCARO and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for…
Continue Reading Everything is still getting more expensive
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business You’ve already noticed prices going up at the supermarket and the drugstore. Unfortunately, more sticker shock…
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