Restaurants closed in parts of Slovakia amid COVID-19 surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has reimposed coronavirus restrictions in the hardest-hit parts of the country amid the latest surge of…
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Coal-fired power is on the rise in America for the first time since 2014
By Matt Egan, CNN Business In a blow to the climate movement, US power companies are ramping up their coal consumption due to surging natural gas…
Continue Reading Why COVID boosters weren’t tweaked to better match variants
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer COVID-19 booster shots are an extra dose of the original vaccine, and some experts wonder why they…
Continue Reading Belarus suspends routine medical care to focus on COVID-19
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has ordered a halt to routine medical care at state clinics in order to devote more resources to coronavirus patients.…
Continue Reading IHOP hopes its latest menu addition will bring customers for lunch and dinner
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business IHOP wants to give you a new reason to get its food on the go and consider it an option for later in the…
Continue Reading Ford Foundation to divest millions from fossil fuels
The Ford Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, announced Monday that it will divest millions from fossil fuels,…
Continue Reading Insurer sues Georgia warehouse operator over $4.5M fire loss
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An insurer is suing the operator of a coastal Georgia warehouse where 50,000 tons of biofuel wood pellets went up in smoke…
Continue Reading Sinclair Broadcast Group hit by ransomware attack, upending local TV newscasts
By Sean Lyngaas and Brian Stelter, CNN Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV station operators in the US, said Monday that a ransomware…
Continue Reading Amazon may have lied to Congress, bipartisan group of lawmakers say
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business A bipartisan group of lawmakers warned Amazon on Monday they are concerned top executives including…
Continue Reading Amazon may have lied to Congress, bipartisan group of lawmakers say
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A bipartisan group of lawmakers warned Amazon on Monday they are concerned top executives including former CEO Jeff Bezos…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs looks forward to a ‘new chapter’ in China
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Goldman Sachs has received clearance to take full ownership of its securities joint venture in China, a sign that…
Continue Reading Apple unveils new MacBooks and its next-generation AirPods
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple showed off its second batch of new products ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. At a…
Continue Reading Apple-1 computer goes on sale, with bids expected to reach $600,000
CNN, APPLE By Jack Guy, CNN Business One of Apple’s first computers is up for auction and it could sell for as much as $600,000. The Apple-1…
Continue Reading Industrial production falls 1.3% as effects from Ida linger
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The Federal Reserve reported Monday that U.S. industrial production fell 1.3% in…
Continue Reading Facebook to hire 10,000 people in EU to build the ‘metaverse’
By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Facebook plans to hire up to 10,000 workers in Europe to build a “metaverse” that will combine virtual and…
Continue Reading Facebook to hire 10,000 people in EU to build the ‘metaverse’
CNN By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Facebook plans to hire up to 10,000 workers in Europe to build a “metaverse” that will combine virtual…
Continue Reading South Korea aims to cut carbon emissions by 40% in 2030
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has set a new goal for fighting climate change over the next decade, saying it will aim to cut its greenhouse…
Continue Reading EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial…
Continue Reading Trulieve CEO speaks on growth via M&A, federal pot reform
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S.’ expanding legal marijuana market is driving strong sales and profit growth for…
Continue Reading US opens probe into Ram diesel trucks; engines could stall
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating fuel pump failures in more than 600,000 diesel Ram trucks that could cause the engines to…
Continue Reading Sinclair hit by ransomware attack, TV stations disrupted
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writers Sinclair Broadcast Group says that some of its servers and work stations were encrypted…
Continue Reading This could make bitcoin bigger than ever
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business This year, cryptocurrencies have been up. They’ve been down. But they never seem to be entirely out.…
Continue Reading Stellantis is the latest automaker planning an expensive EV battery factory
By Rob McLean and Chris Isidore, CNN Business The auto industry continues its rush to build factories for production of the massive batteries needed…
Continue Reading Gas prices soar across U.S. but ‘El Paso has fared well,’ says UTEP economist
EL PASO, Texas — For weeks El Pasoans have been feeling the pain at the pump, but “El Paso has fared well,” compared to the rest of the country…
Continue Reading Top German tabloid editor ousted over misconduct claims
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The powerful chief editor of Germany’s best-selling newspaper Bild has been relieved of his…
Continue Reading Automakers step up pace on electric vehicle battery plants
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Global automakers are stepping up the pace when it comes to building factories to prepare for what…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How the toy shortage could affect your holidays
By Liz Weston of NerdWallet Supply chain disruptions could make purchasing longed-for toys a lot more difficult this year. This isn’t just a…
Continue Reading Russia’s virus infections over 8 million; daily deaths high
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s total number of coronavirus infections has topped 8 million and its daily infection toll…
Continue Reading The carbon offset market could be worth $200 billion by 2050. But what is it?
By Ed Scott-Clarke and Max Burnell, CNN Business Companies and people who want to cancel out the impact of their emissions on the climate often turn…
Continue Reading Ford to make electric power units in northwest England
LONDON (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to spend up to 230 million pounds to turn a transmission factory in northwest England into a plant that will…
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