US regulators endorse efforts to address climate risks
By JOSH BOAK and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. financial regulators are acknowledging climate change to be a serious…
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The climate crisis is an ’emerging threat’ to financial stability, US regulators say
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business The Financial Stability Oversight Council released a report on climate change Thursday, outlining the danger that…
Continue Reading FAA proposes giving flight attendants 1 more hour of rest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say flight attendants should get more rest between shifts. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed…
Continue Reading Plane that crashed in Houston had not flown in 10 months
HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators say the private jet that crashed through an airport fence and burst into flames at a Texas airport had not been flown…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press A wave of buying in the last hour of trading left stocks mostly higher on Wall Street, enough for the S&P 500 to beat the…
Continue Reading IBM, Las Vegas Sands fall; Crocs, AutoNation rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: IBM, Las Vegas Sands fall; Crocs, AutoNation…
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20 tips to help your houseplants survive the winter
Stacker used a variety of home and gardening resources to compile a list of 20 winter plant care tips to help through the colder…
Continue Reading Maine environment groups sue to protect last Atlantic salmon
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A group of environmental organizations has filed court papers to try to halt operations at Maine dams as part of an effort to…
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 France offers motorists cash assistance to help pay for fuel
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that millions of lower- and medium-income motorists will each be given 100 euros…
Continue Reading Putin says new pipeline could quickly pump more gas to EU
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia can quickly boost natural gas supplies to the…
Continue Reading Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of a bid to unionize Amazon workers at a distribution…
Continue Reading Biden bill would put US back on path of reducing uninsured
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ social spending and climate change bill would put the United States…
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After a pair of scandals, Fed bans officials from buying stocks
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by…
Continue Reading After a pair of scandals, Fed bans officials from buying stocks
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by senior officials.…
Continue Reading Human rights panel to hear Navajo uranium contamination case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international…
Continue Reading Study: Only 2% of global giving goes to curb climate change
By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Global philanthropic spending to help halt climate change grew last year —…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren calls for the Fed to release March 2020 ethics warning
by Matt Egan, CNN Business Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the Federal Reserve on Thursday to release a March 2020 ethics warning provided to Fed…
Continue Reading Home sales rebound while prices continue to climb
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business After the housing market finally started cooling off a bit over the summer, sales rebounded in September. The tight…
Continue Reading Fed imposes sweeping new limits on policymakers’ investments
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a sweeping new set of restrictions on the investments…
Continue Reading Texts detail how Ohio regulator gave FirstEnergy inside help
By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly surfaced text exchange between then-FirstEnergy Corp.…
Continue Reading Facebook’s oversight board seeks details on VIPs’ treatment
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says the company has fallen short of full…
Continue Reading Turkey, Jordan, Mali added to global financial watch list
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer An international organization that monitors and sets guidelines to protect against money laundering and terrorism…
Continue Reading FlixMobility buys Greyhound bus service, expanding US reach
German transportation company FlixMobility is buying Greyhound’s bus operations in the U.S. in order to strengthen its position in the country. The…
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Onions from Chihuahua tied to salmonella outbreak sickening hundreds in Texas
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A salmonella outbreak tied to onions from Chihuahua has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials…
Continue Reading Cyprus aims for Mars with X-Ray rock dating instrument
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tiny Cyprus aims to join the global space exploration drive by developing a compact, X-Ray instrument capable of dating…
Continue Reading Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to…
Continue Reading California proposes new oil drilling ban near neighborhoods
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil regulator wants to ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200…
Continue Reading US blocks tomato imports from Mexican farm over labor abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has ordered a halt to imports of tomatoes from a Mexican farming company and its subsidiaries for what…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s Fed conundrum: Stick with Jerome Powell or let him go?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business President Joe Biden faces a number of economic concerns, from supply chain disruptions to inflation. But the White…
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