Reports: Hedge fund execs to pay billions in tax settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — Published reports say executives at a New York hedge fund have agreed to pay as much as $7 billion to settle a long-running dispute…
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Cryptocurrency promoter pleads guilty in $2 billion fraud
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in what prosecutors called a “textbook Ponzi scheme” that…
Continue Reading Ida-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than feared
By MELINDA DESLATTE and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf…
Continue Reading Tyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to…
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…
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Black and LGBTQ streamers on Twitch boycotted the platform after repeated ‘hate raids’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Fed up with torrents of racist and transphobic hate from viewers, a trio of Twitch users decided to take a day off from the…
Continue Reading Deadly 1921 coal miner revolt in West Virginia remembered
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A hundred years have passed in West Virginia since a mine industry conflict sparked the…
Continue Reading Judge OKs settlement with US Steel over 2017 Indiana spill
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a revised settlement with U.S. Steel, more than four years after one of the steelmaker’s…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks recovered from an afternoon stumble and ended with modest gains Thursday, enough to mark more record highs for the…
Continue Reading Baxter, Signet Jewelers rise; Chewy, Five Below fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Baxter, Signet Jewelers rise; Chewy, Five Below…
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Slow relief funds rollout means renters face uncertain future
State and local agencies have been struggling to distribute federal funds in a timely manner. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich reports on what that means for…
Continue Reading Cunard cancels 4 cruises, delays return of the Queen Mary 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Cunard Line is pushing back the return of the Queen Mary 2, which has already been idled for 18 months because of the pandemic.…
Continue Reading How luxury jewelry is bouncing back in Asia
Record-breaking sales and robot factories — Kristie Lu Stout speaks to Christie’s and Chow Tai Fook about how luxury jewelry is bouncing back in…
Continue Reading Audi’s self-driving concept car makes the front seats first class
With no need to drive, front seat occupants in the Grandsphere might one day lean back and…
Continue Reading NHTSA: Traffic deaths rise again as drivers take risks
The Associated Press The government’s road safety agency reported Thursday that U.S. traffic deaths in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 10.5% over…
Continue Reading Jury in criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes has been selected
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business A jury of seven men and five women has been selected for the long-awaited criminal trial of Elizabeth…
Continue Reading FAA bans Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson trip
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic can’t launch anyone…
Continue Reading Countries take steps toward curbing plastic waste in oceans
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An intergovernmental conference has taken early steps toward drawing up an agreement to curb plastic…
Continue Reading Electric boats making waves without the noise
By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press The auto industry has raced ahead on an electric wave with more manufacturers joining the race seemingly every day.…
Continue Reading Free TV service Locast suspends operations after legal loss
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, is suspending operations after…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates unchanged from last week, remain under 3%
The Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate was unchanged from last week as the economy continues to show…
Continue Reading Xi says China will set up 3rd stock exchange in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping says China will set up its third stock exchange to serve private companies in the capital, Beijing. The step…
Continue Reading FAA grounds Virgin Galactic, says it’s investigating problems with Richard Branson’s flight to edge of space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed late Wednesday it is investigating Richard Branson’s flight to…
Continue Reading GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens
By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips is getting worse, forcing automakers to temporarily close…
Continue Reading Social media’s 70-up ‘grandfluencers’ debunking aging myths
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous…
Continue Reading Social media’s 70-up ‘grandfluencers’ debunking aging myths
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous…
Continue Reading Russia urges Apple, Google to remove Navalny app from stores
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state communications watchdog has warned Apple and Google that they could face…
Continue Reading Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
By JOHN SEEWER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A landmark settlement in the nation’s opioid epidemic is forcing the owners of OxyContin maker…
Continue Reading From fad to force, sustainable investing sweeps Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sustainable investing has gone way past fad to become one of the steadiest forces on Wall Street.…
Continue Reading Baxter to acquire Hillrom in $10.5B medical products deal
By The Associated Press DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Medical products company Baxter International said Thursday it will acquire medical technology firm…
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