Tesla is now worth more than $1 trillion
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla just became the sixth company in US history to be worth $1 trillion. Shares popped more than 12% Monday to close…
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Georgia shipwreck’s last giant chunk removed from water
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The final giant chunk of an overturned cargo ship has been removed from waters along the coast…
Continue Reading Billionaire tax hits critics as Biden pushes for budget deal
By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help…
Continue Reading Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s…
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 Union vote at Amazon’s NY warehouse big step closer
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board says there’s sufficient interest to form a union at…
Continue Reading 2 border agents are fired for offensive Facebook posts
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed…
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Anti-Defamation League CEO on Facebook: Never has a single company been responsible for so much misfortune
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the…
Continue Reading The Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs as Tesla stock electrifies
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street is brushing off concerns about Facebook. The Dow and S&P 500 both closed at record highs Monday…
Continue Reading US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of…
Continue Reading EU drug regulator OKs booster doses of Moderna’s COVID shot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said a booster dose of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine “can be considered” in people aged 18 and…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wants to build a tourism space station nearly as big as the ISS
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new commercial space…
Continue Reading American businessman looking to rescue English team Derby
DERBY, England (AP) — An American businessman is looking to rescue English second-tier club Derby from bankruptcy protection. Chris Kirchner, the…
Continue Reading Extreme couponers were sent to prison in $31.8 million fraud scheme
CNN, HLN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The FBI is revealing new details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that landed a Virginia…
Continue Reading Extreme couponers were sent to prison in $31.8 million fraud scheme
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The FBI is revealing new details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that landed a Virginia Beach couple…
Continue Reading US official: Russia should send more gas to Europe ‘quickly’
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A senior energy adviser to President Joe Biden urged Russia to supply more natural gas…
Continue Reading $24 billion in goods is floating outside California’s biggest ports
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Extreme port congestion has become a major nuisance that just won’t go away this year. Unfortunately, it could be…
Continue Reading 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.…
Continue Reading 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…
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