How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks managed to eke out tiny gains after another day of wobbly trading, leaving the S&P 500 higher for the second week in…
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Former ski resort exec pleads guilty to 1 charge, 9 dropped
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former Vermont ski resort president has pleaded guilty to providing false documents during…
Continue Reading UAW members to vote in fall on direct election of leaders
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union’s 397,000 members will vote by mail this fall on whether they want to…
Continue Reading Boeing astronaut capsule grounded for months by valve issue
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next…
Continue Reading ‘South Park’ creators buying quirky Colorado restaurant
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The creators of the irreverent animated television series “South Park” are buying…
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 Ram pickups recalled; faulty side air bags can hurl shrapnel
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without…
Continue Reading Officials meet as fuel shortage, power cuts paralyze Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Severe fuel shortages and wide power cuts around Lebanon have paralyzed the tiny country, with some businesses temporarily closing…
Continue Reading Steelmaker drops Louisiana expansion, cites market forces
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major steelmaker is calling off plans for a $120 million expansion of its steel complex in the Louisiana community of Convent.…
Continue Reading US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now…
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Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new…
Continue Reading Month 2 of child tax credit hits bank accounts
The U.S. Department of Treasury says the second monthly child tax credit payment has begun to be disbursed. More than $15 billion will be paid out to…
Continue Reading Demand for school supplies is high but the Delta variant could change that
Back-to-school shopping is expected to break records, but uncertainty around Covid-19 could mean a cut back on spending. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich…
Continue Reading Judge orders $8M asset freeze for ex-Ohio utility regulator
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Columbus has frozen $8 million in assets of a former Ohio utility regulator and…
Continue Reading An anonymous hacker stole $600 million in cryptocurrency, then gave it back
By Brian Fung, CNN Business An anonymous hacker who stole more than $600 million from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network this week has…
Continue Reading Biden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…
Continue Reading Big Tech embraced hybrid work. It’s more complicated for some startups
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Starting any business is full of challenges. Starting one in the middle of a global pandemic is on a whole other…
Continue Reading Limited production close for Lordstown, future still hazy
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Even though electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors anticipates beginning limited production next month, it…
Continue Reading Discovery official vows fight to keep Polish media company
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An executive with Discovery Inc. says the U.S.-owned company will fight hard to keep control…
Continue Reading Tesla hopes to start production at Berlin factory in October
BERLIN (AP) — Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk says he hopes to start producing cars at its new factory outside Berlin in October. The…
Continue Reading Pelosi faces new threat from moderate Democrats over budget
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a fresh hurdle to passing President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Hydrogen-powered vehicles: A realistic path to clean energy?
By MARK GILLISPIE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is viewed, along with…
Continue Reading Hyundai, Kia recall 600K vehicles to fix trunk latch problem
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. because damage to the trunk latches can stop them from being…
Continue Reading This company uses space-age tech to cut your air conditioning bill
SkyCool Systems uses passive, electricity free cooling panels made with proprietary materials to make refrigeration and air conditioning more…
Continue Reading In Your Debt: Back to pre-pandemic spending? Don’t overdo it
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet The threat of COVID-19 still looms, but Americans are getting back out there and once again spending on travel, dining…
Continue Reading 27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Carnival cruise on which 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week is…
Continue Reading New Mexico spends $5M to boost chile worker wages amid labor shortage
HATCH, New Mexico — New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales says the state is stepping in to ensure a timely chile harvest after growers and producers…
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China growth forecasts slashed as Delta variant spreads across the country
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s worst coronavirus outbreak in a year has authorities taking dramatic measures to stamp out new infections.…
Continue Reading How the Delta variant could actually help the economy
The head of personal financial management at Goldman Sachs, Joe Duran, explains why he thinks the likelihood of a market correction is “very high”…
Continue Reading US stocks eke out gains, leaving S&P 500 higher for the week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks managed to eke out tiny gains after another day of wobbly trading, leaving the S&P…
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