Here’s everything Amazon announced at its big product event — including a $999 robot
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Amazon is continuing its quest to cover our homes and bodies with Amazon devices. At a livestreamed media…
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Here’s everything Amazon announced at its big product event — including a $999 robot
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Amazon is continuing its quest to cover our homes and bodies with Amazon devices. At a…
Continue Reading Sen. Warren to Jerome Powell: Your record gives me grave concern
Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that his track record gives her grave concern and she will oppose his potential…
Continue Reading UK puts army on standby to deliver fuel as service stations run dry (September 2021)
The UK military is on standby to deliver gasoline to service stations after a shortage of tanker drivers forced some to close last week, triggering a…
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German court hears damages claim over Brazil dam collapse
BERLIN (AP) — A Munich court has heard a claim for compensation from a German certification company over a devastating dam collapse in Brazil in…
Continue Reading Ford CEO: This is the biggest investment in our company’s history
Ford Motor Co. and South Korea-based energy company SK Innovations are investing combined $11.4 billion to build two new enormous manufacturing…
Continue Reading Family trapped in elevator during China power cuts
Social media video shows a family trapped inside an elevator during a blackout stemming from China’s growing power supply…
Continue Reading Green energy takes hold in unlikely places with Ford project
By BRUCE SCHREINER, TOM KRISHER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press GLENDALE, Ky. (AP) — When Ford revealed plans to ramp up its commitment to the…
Continue Reading Yellen warns delay in raising debt limit will slow economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding an urgent call for Congress to raise the…
Continue Reading Former lab director who helped reporter break Theranos story says he wanted to ‘alert the public’
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The testimony of a former Theranos lab director is set to continue Wednesday in the criminal trial of the…
Continue Reading Ukraine, Hungary summon ambassadors over Russian gas deal
By JUSTIN SPIKE and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A diplomatic conflict between Hungary and Ukraine has deepened. The…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence slides for third consecutive month
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined for the third straight month in September amid ongoing…
Continue Reading Employer vaccine mandates convert some workers, but not all
By MAE ANDERSON and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been…
Continue Reading Sydney think tank says China less generous toward Pacific
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China gave significantly less aid to Pacific island nations in recent years despite…
Continue Reading Yellen: Oct. 18 likely date when US debt measures exhausted
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Janet Yellen is telling Congress that the Treasury Department will likely…
Continue Reading UK government sees ‘tentative’ signs fuel crisis is easing
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s transport minister says there are “tentative signs” a fuel-supply crisis snarling…
Continue Reading Young climate activists chide world leaders, demand more say
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing…
Continue Reading Corrective: EU–Britain-Shortages story
LONDON (AP) — In a story published Sept. 26 about gasoline shortages in Britain, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ruby McGregor-Smith…
Continue Reading Albania complains its EU accession bid is being held hostage
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has complained about the delay in the launch of his…
Continue Reading Record July jump in US home prices, sidelining more buyers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices soared in July from a year earlier by a record amount as buyers…
Continue Reading OPEC long-term outlook as oil hits 3-year highs: rosy
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — While acknowledging the inevitable advance of alternative energy sources and…
Continue Reading In rural Montana, it was all-hands-on-deck after derailment
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press CHESTER, Mont. (AP) — A 911 call over the weekend about an Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana, killing…
Continue Reading Jordan carrier resuming flights to Syria in new sign of thaw
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s official news agency says the country’s national airline will resume direct flights to Syria’s…
Continue Reading EU official: No dealing with ‘desperate’ Lukashenko
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s home affairs commissioner says the 27-member bloc stands firm on its regime of sanctions against…
Continue Reading Toyota banks on mobility technology for future growth
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota is revving up acquisitions in mobility technology, adding Renovo Motors,…
Continue Reading Sanofi drops plans for messenger RNA vaccine against virus
PARIS (AP) — French drugmaker Sanofi says it is shelving plans for a COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA despite positive results from early…
Continue Reading Oil tanker operator protests Indonesia’s detention of crew
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The operator of an oil tanker seized by Indonesian authorities at the request of…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Do you want that sweater, or are you sad?
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Emotions influence our decisions, including whether or not we should buy something. And these are emotional times,…
Continue Reading EU adopts 5 billion-euro Brexit reserve to help businesses
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Council has approved a 5 billion-euro ($5.8 billion) reserve aimed at helping EU businesses tackle the short-term…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Facebook is holding off on kids’ Instagram
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Bowing — if only for a moment — to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development…
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