EXPLAINER: How and when Germany will form a new government
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s voters have delivered their verdict. Now it’s up to party leaders to thrash out who…
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China’s power cuts may foreshadow shortages of global goods
By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Global shoppers face possible shortages of smartphones and other goods ahead of…
Continue Reading Asia shares mostly fall on China energy, Evergrande worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower as concerns about China chip away at investor optimism after a mixed…
Continue Reading Google in court to appeal EU’s 2018 Android antitrust case
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is heading to a top European Union court to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for…
Continue Reading Pending home sales, CarMax earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors issues its August tally of pending U.S. home sales Wednesday. Used car dealership CarMax…
Continue Reading Business economists lower growth forecasts due to virus
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s business economists now expect slower economic growth this year due to the widespread delta…
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Brian Stelter warns: ‘There is a gathering storm’
Donald Trump’s lies about the last election also pose threats to future elections, but some news outlets are not taking this “gathering storm”…
Continue Reading Asian shares up, Shanghai slips as virus fears cloud outlook
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the…
Continue Reading 6 improving at Tennessee hospital after grocery shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A hospital spokeswoman says six people who were wounded in a mass shooting at a Tennessee supermarket are no longer in…
Continue Reading How Substack is reshaping the media landscape
Chris Best, the CEO of Substack, talks with Brian Stelter about the growth of paid newsletters; the goals of his startup; and his approach toward…
Continue Reading UK gas stations run dry as trucker shortage sparks hoarding
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of British gas stations have run dry, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas up by a penny per gallon to $3.25
Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline went up by a penny over the past two weeks, to $3.25 per…
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BOX OFFICE “SHANG-CHI” DEFEATS “DEAR EVAN HANSEN”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” takes a fourth straight weekend title, topping “Dear Evan…
Continue Reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens 2nd to ‘Shang-Chi’ at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a…
Continue Reading Commerce Secretary: Chip shortage will impact holiday shopping
Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo explains how the microchip shortage will impact the US holiday shopping season and what the Biden administration…
Continue Reading In the Elizabeth Holmes criminal case, her relationship with the media is also on trial
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For a time, Elizabeth Holmes was a media darling. The college dropout who started her blood-testing…
Continue Reading Rivian is no Tesla. That’s exactly what these buyers want
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Today Tesla dominates the world of electric vehicles, selling about two of every three EVs sold in the US.…
Continue Reading Rowdy celebrations erupt in Norway as COVID restrictions end
HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Norway have reported dozens of disturbances and violent clashes including mass brawls in the Nordic country’s big…
Continue Reading What’s the price of Biden’s plan? Democrats drive for zero
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress…
Continue Reading Volcanic ash cloud halts flights to and from Spanish island
LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma.…
Continue Reading So close! Iceland almost gets female-majority parliament
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday — before a…
Continue Reading Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the…
Continue Reading UK counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep virus at bay
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is hoping a combination of relatively high vaccination rates…
Continue Reading Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel’s bloc in German vote
By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in…
Continue Reading Nebraska billionaire, philanthropist Walter Scott dies at 90
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska billionaire Walter Scott has died at the age of 90. The Suzanne and Walter Scott…
Continue Reading Gucci launches Vault vintage site during Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Gucci has launched an e-commerce site featuring refurbished vintage Gucci pieces alongside capsule…
Continue Reading More than 25% of Walmart’s corporate officers are people of color, new report shows
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Editor’s note: A previous version of this story and headline incorrectly stated that Walmart had not recently…
Continue Reading What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business It was an eventful week in the closely-watched trial of Elizabeth Holmes, with witnesses who included scientists,…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster…
Continue Reading An alarm went off on SpaceX’s all-tourist space flight. The problem was the toilet
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business As Jared Isaacman and his three fellow crewmates were freeflying through Earth’s orbit, shielded from the…
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