Smartphone producer Foxconn announces electric car venture
By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese company that manufactures smartphones for Apple Inc. and other global brands…
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Australia fights ruling of duty to prevent climate change
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has begun its legal challenge to a judge’s landmark decision…
Continue Reading Asian stocks higher as investors watch corporate earnings
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors wait for more U.S. corporate…
Continue Reading New technology offers anonymous way to report abuse, doping
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then…
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At least 27 people killed after torrential rain in India’s Kerala state triggers landslides and floods
By Rhea Mogul, Swati Gupta and Manveena Suri, CNN At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in southern…
Continue Reading Australia’s Queensland state to open to vaccinated travelers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Queensland state plans to open to vaccinated travelers, ending the status…
Continue Reading This Week: Tesla earns, US home sales, AmEx earns
The Associated Press Tesla reports its third-quarter results Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors issues its September tally of U.S. home…
Continue Reading Asian shares slide as Chinese growth data disappoints
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after China reported its economy grew at a meager 4.9% annual pace in…
Continue Reading Commerce head out to save US jobs, 1 computer chip at a time
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on a mission to save American jobs — one computer chip at a…
Continue Reading Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story.…
Continue Reading China’s economic growth weakens amid construction slowdown
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth sank in the last quarter as a slowdown in construction and curbs on…
Continue Reading China’s economy is getting walloped by crises in energy, shipping and real estate
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business China’s GDP is growing at the slowest pace in a year as a massive energy crunch, shipping disruptions and a…
Continue Reading China’s economy is getting walloped by crises in energy, shipping and real estate
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s GDP is growing at the slowest pace in a year as a massive energy crunch, shipping disruptions and a deepening…
Continue Reading Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’
By KELVIN CHAN and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Facebook says it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the…
Continue Reading What to expect at Apple’s MacBook event
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is set to kick off its second product event of the season, a month after introducing its new iPhone 13…
Continue Reading ‘More reporting:’ How journalists should cover threats to democracy
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The media treats some aspects of the first amendment — such as press freedom — as sacred. But when it comes to…
Continue Reading ‘More reporting:’ How journalists should cover threats to democracy
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The media treats some aspects of the first amendment — such as press freedom — as sacred. But when it comes…
Continue Reading Coast Guard: 1,200-foot ship dragged California oil pipeline
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Investigators believe a massive cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and…
Continue Reading Farmers and John Deere suppliers worry about strike’s impact
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Farmers and Deere & Co. suppliers are worried about what the strike at the tractor maker’s factories will mean for…
Continue Reading Bari Weiss’ next act: a Substack newsletter that serves as ‘the newspaper for the 21st century’
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Bari Weiss says her publication on Substack, Common Sense, is meant to be “the newspaper for the 21st…
Continue Reading Bari Weiss’ next act: a Substack newsletter that serves as ‘the newspaper for the 21st century’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Bari Weiss says her publication on Substack, Common Sense, is meant to be “the newspaper for the 21st century,…
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El Paso FBI office warns of increased risk of QR code scams
EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation says they have seen an increased risk of QR code scams around the nation as more businesses…
Continue Reading ‘Halloween Kills’ slays at the box office
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Michael Myers made a killing at the box office, even though he was also streaming. Universal Pictures’…
Continue Reading ‘Halloween Kills’ carves out $50.4 million at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Halloween Kills” may be available to watch at home, but the latest installment in the Michael Myers saga is…
Continue Reading Pork is already super expensive. This new animal-welfare law could push prices higher
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Pork, much like everything else these days, has gotten more expensive due in part to the supply chain issues and…
Continue Reading Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Some cities are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of…
Continue Reading Louisiana gators thrive, so farmers’ return quota may drop
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once-endangered alligators are thriving in the wild, so Louisiana authorities are…
Continue Reading Celebrities join Prince William for Earthshot Prize award
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Celebrities have joined Prince William in London for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot…
Continue Reading In quiet debut, Alzheimer’s drug finds questions, skepticism
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than…
Continue Reading ‘Squid Game’ is a huge hit. That may not be enough for Netflix
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business For much of this year, Netflix shares have trailed big tech rivals Facebook, Apple and Amazon. That’s no…
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