How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks are closing slightly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors recovered from an early stumble. The market turned…
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Ankle monitor GPS used to find wife’s body, arrest husband
SILVER CITY, N,M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say a man on probation has been charged in the fatal beating of his wife with an ax after…
Continue Reading Hovnanian, Moderna fall; Acuity Brands, Colfax rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Hovnanian, Moderna fall; Acuity Brands, Colfax…
Continue Reading 2008 Mississippi River spill: Barge company to pay $6.6M
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A barge company responsible for a Mississippi River oil spill that damaged Louisiana shoreline habitat in 2008 has agreed to pay…
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Former Theranos lab director ‘grilled’ over course of six days in trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, one witness has hogged the spotlight so far: former Theranos…
Continue Reading Mexico’s Cancun airport passes pre-pandemic tourism mark
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed a milestone of sorts in September when the airport at the country’s biggest coastal resort, Cancun,…
Continue Reading Fed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and GRANT SCHULTE OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall. Around 1,400…
Continue Reading 1st trial in college admissions bribe scheme to head to jury
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the sweeping college admissions bribery scandal will soon be in the hands…
Continue Reading Melinda Gates forms nonfiction book imprint, Moment of Lift
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates, already one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, will now take on the job of publisher. Gates has…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Nobel in chemistry honors ‘greener’ way to build molecules
By DAVID KEYTON, FRANK JORDANS and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for…
Continue Reading Twitch confirms major data breach
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Twitch has experienced a major data breach, the game streaming service confirmed on Wednesday. “We can confirm a…
Continue Reading Google says flight search tool can help you fly ‘greener’
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.” The tech giant on Wednesday…
Continue Reading US poised to sue contractors who don’t report cyber breaches
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive…
Continue Reading Several buyers interested in forfeited Vermont ski resort
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The receiver overseeing the Jay Peak ski area after the former owner was accused of fraud says sale discussions have…
Continue Reading Google Maps will now help travelers find the most eco-friendly route
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Driving and flying are huge contributors to carbon emissions and climate change. So Google is helping users make…
Continue Reading Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiating Medicare drug prices is a linchpin of President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading UN endorses world’s 1st malaria vaccine as ‘historic moment’
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be…
Continue Reading White House restoring environmental reviews for big projects
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major…
Continue Reading GM sets to double revenue, lead US in electric vehicle sales
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors plans to cash in as the world switches from combustion engines to battery power,…
Continue Reading Columbus Zoo, once widely admired, loses main accreditation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio zoo once widely admired in its industry and by the general public has lost its most important accreditation. The…
Continue Reading ‘More ships than parking spots’: What a stuck supply chain looks like
CNN’s Kyung Lah rides with a US Coast Guard helicopter over the cargo ship bottleneck trying to get into ports along the California coast. The supply…
Continue Reading Analysis: Zuckerberg tries to hit hard at the whistleblower, but nothing lands
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Hours after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress about how the social network poses a…
Continue Reading Poland raises interest rates, seeking to tame inflation
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s central bank has unexpectedly raised interest rates as the central European…
Continue Reading Burger King is testing out Impossible nuggets
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Two years after launching the Impossible Whopper, Burger King is testing out Impossible nuggets. Starting on…
Continue Reading Toymakers race to get products on shelves amid supply clogs
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Toy companies are racing to get their toys onto store shelves ahead of the holidays…
Continue Reading Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports
By COLLIN BINKLEY and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal…
Continue Reading GM, GE look to develop rare earth materials supply chain
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer General Motors and General Electric are looking at developing a supply chain of rare earth materials that help…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg tribute required innovative donations
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The upcoming world premiere at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra of a new classical music piece inspired by the late…
Continue Reading Cyprus FM urges Lebanon to implement reforms to unlock aid
The foreign minister of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus is urging the new Lebanese government to implement reforms quickly, in order for the…
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