No college degree? More employers than ever just don’t care
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business If you don’t have a four-year college degree, you’re hardly alone. The majority of US working age adults…
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Thai prime minister plans to drop required virus quarantines
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister says the country plans to no longer require…
Continue Reading Ameren announces changes in leadership, including next CEO
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will…
Continue Reading Most Deere workers reject contract offer from tractor maker
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — The vast majority of United Auto Workers union members rejected a contract offer from Deere & Co. Sunday that would have…
Continue Reading 3 economists awarded Nobel for work on real-world experiments
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business A trio of economists were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for showing that precise — and surprising —…
Continue Reading EU, Ukraine to discuss military training and cyberthreats
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering providing a training military mission to Ukraine amid…
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Goldman Sachs gets even gloomier on the US economy
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Goldman Sachs is becoming increasingly pessimistic about the US economy as coronavirus support from the…
Continue Reading Tunisia gets new government, appoints record number of women
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government after more than two months without one. The Cabinet named Monday by the new prime minister…
Continue Reading ‘Citizens decide’: Climate protests near Dutch parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary…
Continue Reading With airline staff at a breaking point, passengers can expect more headaches to come
CNN, KUSA, KTRK, WLS, KTVT By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational…
Continue Reading CA: COVID: GIRL WITH BRAIN CANCER SPREADS KINDNESS
A six-year-old girl battling a rare type of brain cancer is focused on helping…
Continue Reading Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner takes leave of absence for cancer treatment
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner is taking medical leave of absence from his role effective immediately, the company…
Continue Reading Fire-hit Greek island races to fix damage before next storm
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Evia say more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected…
Continue Reading Russia’s new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a…
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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Fortify your finances against natural disaster
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet It’s not enjoyable to think about what could happen in a natural disaster, but it’s wise to invest some time and…
Continue Reading Southwest canceled more than 2,000 weekend flights and the disruption continues
CNN, KUSA, TWITTER, @KATEPEIFER, @BRIDGERLM, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, Twitter/@KatePeifer, Twitter/@BridgerLm By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The long…
Continue Reading Bing Crosby’s heirs sell stake in estate to boost his work
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just old rock stars benefiting from the current trend of artists selling off rights…
Continue Reading 3 US-based economists win Nobel for research on wages, jobs
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, DAVID McHUGH and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-based economist has won the Nobel prize for…
Continue Reading Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Italian glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to…
Continue Reading Cyberattacks concerning to most in US: Pearson/AP-NORC poll
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer…
Continue Reading This Week: Consumer prices, UnitedHealth earns, retail sales
The Associated Press The Labor Department serves up its September reading of inflation at the consumer level Wednesday. UnitedHealth Group reports…
Continue Reading 1st executive to head to prison in doomed nuclear project
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A former utility executive who lost billions on a failed nuclear project in South…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s doctors and teachers must soon be vaccinated
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Most of New Zealand’s health care workers and teachers will soon be legally…
Continue Reading German companies urge next government to step up on climate
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of large German companies have urged the country’s next government to put in place…
Continue Reading Stocks give up an early gain and end lower on Wall Street
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed broadly lower after a day of choppy trading on Wall Street Monday as investors prepare for a…
Continue Reading North Korean leader calls for improved living conditions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to overcome a “grim situation”…
Continue Reading Sydney opens to vaccinated after 100-plus days of lockdown
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney hairdressers, gyms, cafés and bars have reopened to fully vaccinated customers…
Continue Reading Captain Kirk’s Blue Origin space flight from Van Horn delayed
VAN HORN, Texas — Actor William Shatner’s first-ever flight into the final frontier will have to wait. The “Star Trek” star’s anticipated trip…
Continue Reading Toymaker Hasbro’s CEO Brian Goldner will take medical leave
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toy and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. has announced that Brian D. Goldner is taking a…
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