US trade deficit hits record $73.3 billion in August
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in…
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Microsoft begins rollout of Windows 11
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft is rolling out its first major Windows update in six years. But not everyone will be able to get it…
Continue Reading Yellen: Urgent action needed on debt limit, rejects $1T coin
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Oct. 18 remains the date she is likely to run…
Continue Reading GM building giant battery development lab in Detroit suburb
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors says it’s building a huge new electric vehicle battery lab in Michigan. There…
Continue Reading Facebook whistleblower testifies company ‘is operating in the shadows, hiding its research from public scrutiny’
By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN Business The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca asks FDA to authorize COVID antibody treatment
By DANICA KIRKA and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has asked the U.S. Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Facebook whistleblower testifies company ‘is operating in the shadows, hiding its research from public scrutiny’
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN Business The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research…
Continue Reading US, France edge closer to rapprochement after AUKUS spat
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer PARIS (AP) — France and the United States are edging closer toward rapprochement after the Biden…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: The case for being boring with your money
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Tips for getting rich are everywhere. Friends brag about their latest money moves at parties, while social media…
Continue Reading EU lifts Anguilla, Dominica, Seychelles from tax blacklist
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has removed Anguilla, Dominica and Seychelles from its tax haven blacklist. EU finance ministers took the move…
Continue Reading J&J seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19…
Continue Reading Czechs ink $630 million deal to get Israeli air defense
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has signed a deal to buy a new air defense system for its military from the Israeli government. The SPYDER system…
Continue Reading UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to send a probe to land on an…
Continue Reading Virus deaths in Russia hit record for third time this month
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit a record for the third time this month. And new infections…
Continue Reading Asian shares slip in cautious trading, shrug off US rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are slipping in cautious trading Wednesday, shrugging off a rally on Wall Street led…
Continue Reading ‘Pandora papers’ show London is a key hub for tax avoidance
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is facing calls to tighten up defenses against “dirty money” after a leak of…
Continue Reading COVID spike pushes Alaska’s health care system to brink
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press TANACROSS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is experiencing one of the nation’s sharpest upticks in…
Continue Reading Chinese developer misses payment, adding to industry strain
BEIJING (AP) — A midsize Chinese real estate developer has failed to make a $205.7 million bond payment, adding to financial strain in the industry…
Continue Reading Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight
By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety,…
Continue Reading Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded…
Continue Reading Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in San Francisco says Tesla must pay nearly $137 million to a Black former worker who said he suffered racial abuse at…
Continue Reading New Australian state leader sticks to lockdown timetable
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The new government leader of Australia’s most populous state says he will stick with a…
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‘You have to be careful’: El Paso BBB tells how to avoid QR code scams
EL PASO, Texas — QR codes have become useful tools, especially for local businesses hoping to provide contact-less ways of providing service, but…
Continue Reading What we know about the Facebook whistleblower
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The former Facebook employee whose leaks triggered some of the most intense scrutiny in the company’s history…
Continue Reading Britney Spears thanks #FreeBritney fans after dad’s removal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is thanking fans who have called for years to #FreeBritney after major changes in the conservatorship that has…
Continue Reading Australia won’t welcome foreign tourists until at least 2022
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says foreign tourists won’t be welcomed back until at…
Continue Reading Aspiring actor pleads guilty in $650 million Ponzi scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor has pleaded guilty to running a massive Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million from investors in phony…
Continue Reading Jury awards $6.3M to Shannen Doherty in State Farm fire suit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor thanks oil and gas, cheers hydrogen plan
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is thanking attendees of the…
Continue Reading Fed watchdog to investigate officials’ financial trades
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent investigator will look into whether Federal Reserve officials broke the…
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