PNC to raise base wages to $18 an hour, latest bank to do so
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Bank is the latest large U.S. financial services company to increase wages in a bid to keep and…
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Insider Q&A: What’s next for student loans in the COVID era
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Before starting advocacy group the Student Borrower Protection Center, Seth Frotman was the Student…
Continue Reading Estonia’s Parliament fails to elect president in first round
By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Parliament on Monday failed to elect a new president to the Baltic country…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Video games are made for entertainment, of course, but they give parents opportunities to talk about saving and…
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Elizabeth Holmes’ trial is set to begin: Here’s what you need to know
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos, is set to go to trial this week, more…
Continue Reading Google and Apple’s next regulatory headaches are looming across the Pacific
By Michelle Toh and Jake Kwon, CNN Business Google and Apple are catching heat for their app store and payments practices in Asia Pacific. Less than…
Continue Reading Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China
BEIJING (AP) — Universal Studios says it will open its first theme park in China in September after six years of construction. The company said…
Continue Reading EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has recommended that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly fall in muted trading amid virus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower in muted trading on continuing concerns about surging COVID-19…
Continue Reading Consumer confidence, construction spending, nonfarm payrolls
The Associated Press The Conference Board issues its latest U.S. consumer confidence index Tuesday. The Commerce Department delivers its monthly U.S.…
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Louisiana journalists share how they are covering Ida
Peter Kovacs, editor of The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate, says his staff has “probably a thousand years of staff experience covering…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher after US Fed signals on low rates
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors interpreted comments from the head of the U.S. Federal…
Continue Reading As Ida leaves Gulf, analysts foresee modest economic damage
By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost…
Continue Reading Police: Station shooting, Lyft driver’s death may be linked
PLANO, Texas (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine if there is a connection between a confrontation at a Dallas suburb in which police…
Continue Reading This journalist exemplifies Afghanistan’s ‘brain drain’
Beheshta Arghand made history by interviewing a Taliban official on TV in Afghanistan. But now the 24-year-old Afghan journalist has fled the…
Continue Reading ‘Not going to get better’: CNN meteorologist warns as Ida moves
Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous, Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph, according to the…
Continue Reading ‘Candyman’ slashes way toward No. 1 box office spot
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Candyman” has hooked the top spot at the North American box office. The…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas drops 2 cents per gallon to $3.23
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.23 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading The Taliban’s social media dilemma
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Days after taking control of Afghanistan earlier this month, the Taliban used its first press conference to take a…
Continue Reading Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
By MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE LIU Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching…
Continue Reading Spain: 2 hospitalized when ferry runs into islet near Ibiza
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that a passenger ferry has run aground on an islet near the Spanish island of Ibiza and a child and a man…
Continue Reading Croatia thrilled at summer season success despite COVID-19
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — Summer tourism has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations in Croatia this year.…
Continue Reading How Instagram star helped rescue dozens from Afghanistan
By HALELUYA HADERO and GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writers As governments, corporations and charity groups rush to get their citizens and employees out…
Continue Reading Tesla on part-automated drive system slams into police car
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — A Tesla using its partially automated driving system has slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser on an interstate…
Continue Reading A Hurricane Ida unknown: Economic impact on region and US
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Companies evacuated oil and gas platforms south of Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida but a far greater worry was…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes likely to accuse ex-boyfriend and former Theranos executive of psychological and sexual abuse, court documents reveal
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos whose criminal trial is set to begin in…
Continue Reading Zillow bet the farm on its house-flipping business. Now it’s downsizing
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To…
Continue Reading Why the Fed is winding down the party on Wall Street (and what it means for you)
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business It’s official: The Federal Reserve is winding down its aggressive pandemic-era stimulus measures, a process…
Continue Reading Experts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting…
Continue Reading Asian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
By The Associated Press From the Great Wall of China to the picturesque Himalayan mountains of India, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to…
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