Chinese users have mixed feelings about LinkedIn departure
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — After nearly seven years in China, LinkedIn says it will stop operating its localized version of the…
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BlackRock backs new hub for company climate data
LONDON (AP) — Investment giant BlackRock says it is backing a new London-based research hub which will provide asset managers with information on…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises for 5th day
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate…
Continue Reading Australia PM: Technology best way to achieve climate target
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a net zero carbon emissions target by 2050…
Continue Reading New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic as an outbreak in…
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Right-wing media figures dishonestly use Colin Powell’s death to question Covid vaccines
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some prominent conservative media figures on Monday dishonestly used the death of former US Secretary of State Colin…
Continue Reading Right-wing media figures dishonestly use Colin Powell’s death to question Covid vaccines
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some prominent conservative media figures on Monday dishonestly used the death of former US Secretary of State…
Continue Reading Bourbon producer signals intent to hire replacement workers
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Spirits producer Heaven Hill Distillery says its contract talks with striking union workers have reached an…
Continue Reading North America’s biggest container port faces record backlog
By Alexandra Meeks, Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business Approximately 200,000 shipping containers remain on ships off the coast of Los…
Continue Reading Out-of-stock problems for online shopping are getting worse
CNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business If you’ve already started your online holiday shopping this year, you may be seeing a lot more of those…
Continue Reading Data shows ship crossed over oil pipeline that ruptured
By MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Data shows a massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor repeatedly…
Continue Reading German media group fires Bild editor after damning press reports
By Mick Krever and Charles Riley, CNN Business German media group Axel Springer said on Monday that it has fired the editor-in-chief of the Bild…
Continue Reading Zillow slams the brakes on home buying as it struggles to manage its backlog of inventory
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Zillow will stop buying homes through Zillow Offers for the rest of the year, as the company’s iBuying program…
Continue Reading Contract talks resume between Deere and its striking workers
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Contract talks between Deere & Co. and its 10,000 striking workers have resumed, but it wasn’t immediately clear how far…
Continue Reading Treasury says it needs to modernize its economic sanctions
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says that the economic and financial sanctions the United States…
Continue Reading Oregon illegal pot grows: More calls to send National Guard
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Last week, police in southern Oregon raided a site that had roughly two tons of processed…
Continue Reading Who will get Powell Jobs’ $3.5B gift for climate work?
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is gearing up to invest $3.5 billion into climate initiatives through her…
Continue Reading GameStop mania severely tested market system, regulator says
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market certainly shook when hundreds of thousands of regular people suddenly piled into…
Continue Reading Sinclair, Zillow fall; State Street, Peabody Energy rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Sinclair, Zillow fall; State Street, Peabody Energy…
Continue Reading Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft has confirmed that executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee but…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street wobbled to a mixed finish Monday as the market’s momentum slowed following its best week since July. The S&P…
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 temporary workers for the holidays
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon plans to add 150,000 temporary workers in the United States for the holiday shopping rush, a 50% increase…
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 What the global gas and coal crisis means for clean energy
Opinion by Henning Gloystein for CNN Business Perspectives Energy shortages and price spikes are roiling markets around the globe. The situation…
Continue Reading More proof that America is returning to normal: Concerts are back
WCCO By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Music superstars BTS and Harry Styles are hitting the road this fall, while The Weeknd and Billie Eilish have…
Continue Reading More proof that America is returning to normal: Concerts are back
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Music superstars BTS and Harry Styles are hitting the road this fall, while The Weeknd and Billie Eilish have…
Continue Reading New Jersey has its first $1 billion month in sports betting
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s sports betting industry has become the first in the United States to take…
Continue Reading Bitcoin investing could get boost from exchange-traded fund
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest milestone for Bitcoin, the country’s first exchange-traded fund linked to the most…
Continue Reading Tennessee considering $900M Ford incentive package
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is poised to spend approximately $900 million of its…
Continue Reading Mexico City lowers pandemic alert to lowest level
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capital has returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system for the first time since June. In…
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