Here’s why Joe Biden’s economy is heading in the wrong direction
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business From supply chain chaos to worker shortages, America’s economic recovery ran into some serious challenges in the…
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Mine’s a light beer: UK to overhaul alcohol taxes
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more…
Continue Reading Shiba inu coin price hits a new record as Robinhood petition gains popularity
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Shiba inu coin soared to a new record on Wednesday, capping a surge of over 60,000,000% over the past year. The parody…
Continue Reading Greece woos investments on Chinese foreign minister’s visit
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Greek officials on Wednesday during a…
Continue Reading Beijing says it’s time for companies to pay their overseas debts as Evergrande fears linger
By Laura He, CNN Business Beijing is making one thing clear to the country’s embattled property developers: Pay your debts. All of them. Two…
Continue Reading US government bans China Telecom from operating in the country
By Jill Disis, CNN Business Washington is barring a major Chinese state-owned telecommunications firm from operating in the United States over…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank makes profit as recovery reduces bad loans
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank has seen its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros, in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in…
Continue Reading Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe…
Continue Reading India’s top court probes spying charges against government
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has established a committee of experts to probe accusations that Prime…
Continue Reading Pakistan: Saudi Arabia to deposit $3 billion with state bank
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says that Saudi Arabia will deposit $3 billion into its central bank to help bolster the cash-strapped fellow Islamic…
Continue Reading Greenpeace urges Europe to drop short flights, take trains
BRUSSELS (AP) — A study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace shows that over one-third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe…
Continue Reading Italy hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders…
Continue Reading Iran’s president says cyberattack meant to create ‘disorder’
By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president is saying that a cyberattack that shut…
Continue Reading Gulf Arab states, squeezed by climate change, still tout oil
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The global energy transition is perhaps nowhere more perplexing than in the Arabian…
Continue Reading Vietnam starts vaccinating kids in effort to reopen schools
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has started to vaccinate children as part of an effort to reopen schools after more than…
Continue Reading Defense says American charged in Ghosn pay case not involved
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The defense for former Nissan executive Greg Kelly has argued there is no evidence or motives…
Continue Reading Asian shares pull back, chilled by decline on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares have fallen after a retreat on Wall Street as banks and health care companies pulled the S&P…
Continue Reading Opposition party to fight next Australia election on climate
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition Labor Party says a looming election will be fought on…
Continue Reading Washington orders Chinese phone carrier out of US market
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. regulators are expelling a unit of China Telecom Ltd., one of the country’s three major state-owned carriers, from the…
Continue Reading Small SUVs struggle in new crash test
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Several small SUVs struggled in a new side crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, with…
Continue Reading Small SUVs struggle in new crash test
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Several small SUVs struggled in a new side crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for…
Continue Reading In Haiti, the difficult relationship of gangs and business
By ALBERTO ARCE and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Youri Mevs is not starving, not struggling for survival — in so…
Continue Reading Chappelle special spurs Netflix walkout and counter protests
By ALEX VEIGA and LYNN ELBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix employees walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle’s special…
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California county closes In-N-Out over vaccine verification
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. (AP) — Another California county has closed down an In-N-Out restaurant because the popular burger chain refuses to enforce…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico debt-restructuring bill advances amid criticism
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Senate and House have approved a bill that would slash the central…
Continue Reading Trump could get big ‘bonus’ shares in new social media firm
By BERNARD CONDON and ALEX VEIGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s social media company will get tens of millions of special bonus…
Continue Reading New Zealand expands vaccine mandate to 40% of all workers
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will expand a vaccine mandate to include thousands…
Continue Reading Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically…
Continue Reading Facebook is having a tougher time managing vaccine misinformation than it is letting on, leaks suggest
By Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy, Tara Subramaniam and Sarah Boxer, CNN Business In public, Facebook has touted the resources it has dedicated…
Continue Reading Likes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing…
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