Back-to-back price hikes, wholesale costs up 1% in July
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1% in July, disappointing…
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US jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time…
Continue Reading Pedro Almodóvar warns against algorithms in Instagram row
MADRID (AP) — Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar says society must be alert to the power of algorithms deciding what humans are permitted to see. He…
Continue Reading Japan leader’s medical adviser urges tougher virus measures
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A key medical adviser to Japan’s prime minister says surging infections in the Tokyo area are…
Continue Reading UK watchdog: Facebook’s ownership of Giphy hurts competition
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Facebook’s ownership of Giphy will hurt competition for animated images, U.K. regulators said…
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Why fast food is going big on breakfast
Chains like Wendy’s, McDonald’s, and Panera are rolling out expanded breakfast menus to lure customers. It’s a battle to own breakfast, one of the…
Continue Reading UN experts call for more rules on countries’ use of spyware
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts working with the United Nations have called on countries to pause the sale and…
Continue Reading Media, Holocaust bills test Poland’s ties with US, Israel
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is facing a more difficult relationship with two of its key allies after lawmakers…
Continue Reading 5 tools to help your remote-work business click
By KATHERINE FAN of NerdWallet As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, recent research shows that office-based workers report being happy with the option…
Continue Reading Food delivery firms under scrutiny as new Spain law kicks in
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A new law requiring food delivery companies in Spain to hire delivery riders and drivers as employees rather than…
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Twitter blocks Indian opposition accounts for revealing identity of child allegedly raped and murdered
By Manveena Suri, Diksha Madhok and Meenketan Jha, CNN Business India’s main opposition party is accusing Twitter of stifling freedom of speech…
Continue Reading Anger in Lebanon over central bank ending of fuel subsidies
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters have closed roads in different parts of Lebanon, angry over the central bank’s decision…
Continue Reading UK economy grows again but still below pre-pandemic level
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show the British economy grew by 4.8% in the second quarter of 2021 as lockdown…
Continue Reading Germany: Labor strike disrupts train service for 2nd day
BERLIN (AP) — Striking railway workers in Germany are halting much of the country’s train service for a second day. German news agency dpa…
Continue Reading Purdue Pharma director grilled on proposed opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Purdue Pharma’s quest to settle thousands of lawsuits over OxyContin’s toll has…
Continue Reading Samsung’s Lee appears at trial ahead of parole release
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day before he is released on parole, Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong has appeared in a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed with eye on economic releases
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed ahead of more regional economic releases that could hint at how…
Continue Reading China dismisses Canadian protests over cases tied to Huawei
BEIJING (AP) — China has dismissed Canada’s protests of harsh sentences Chinese courts handed to Canadians whose cases are seen as linked to the…
Continue Reading First water cuts in US West supply to hammer Arizona farmers
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — The Colorado River has been a go-to source of water for cities, tribes and farmers in…
Continue Reading China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
By JOE McDONALD and NG HAN GUAN Associated Press DANDONG, China (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian entrepreneur to 11 years in prison…
Continue Reading New Zealand plans to start reopening borders early next year
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to begin a cautious reopening of its borders to international…
Continue Reading Win on Sunday, sell on Monday still a goal for automakers
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — The old saying for auto dealers was always “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” A changing…
Continue Reading Accenture claims ‘no impact’ in apparent ransomware attack
BOSTON (AP) — Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was…
Continue Reading Plant owner in talks with WVU to transfer shuttered facility
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a shuttered pharmaceutical plant that recently idled hundreds of workers has…
Continue Reading ‘Jeopardy!’ announces Mayim Bialik and Mike Richards as permanent new hosts
The new season of “Jeopardy!” will debut with two new hosts, executive producer Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik, replacing the late Alex Trebek. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Crime data feared lost from Dallas police computer network
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police officials have reported a massive amount of information has been lost from its…
Continue Reading Alabama AG announces $3M settlement with Tyson over spill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says the state has reached a $3 million settlement with Tyson Farms over a…
Continue Reading Canada lawyer: Huawei CFO committed “commercial dishonesty”
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian justice department lawyer says a senior executive for Chinese…
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Texas-native Patrick Mahomes misses Whataburger so much, he’s bringing it to Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — One of the things Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes longed for after moving from his native Texas to KC was…
Continue Reading New bipartisan Senate bill takes aim at Apple and Google’s app store dominance
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A new Senate bill targeting US app stores seeks to rein in the power of tech giants such as Apple and Google by banning…
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