Austria: Former vice chancellor convicted of corruption
VIENNA (AP) — A Vienna court has convicted former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of corruption for trying to change laws to favor…
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Chinese regulators to exercise more control over algorithms
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators will exercise greater control over the algorithms used by Chinese technology firms to personalize and recommend…
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China blasts ‘996’ excessive work culture
By Jill Disis and CNN’s Beijing bureau, CNN Business China is putting companies that overwork their employees on notice. The country’s…
Continue Reading Stocks rally to records amid relief rates will remain low
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve said it’s still far…
Continue Reading Apple makes changes to the App Store in settlement with developers
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple is relaxing some restrictions on how iPhone app developers can communicate with customers outside its App Store,…
Continue Reading New Zealand wages high-stakes effort to halt virus outbreak
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — By early next week, New Zealanders should know if their government’s strict new…
Continue Reading Latino city in Arizona grew, but census says it shrank
By ASTRID GALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press SOMERTON, Ariz. (AP) — The results of the 2020 headcount have many Latino and Black…
Continue Reading Winds frustrate effort to corral wildfire near Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a stubborn California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region are facing gusty winds and…
Continue Reading Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlement
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper…
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Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden…
Continue Reading 3 arrested, 1 at large in alleged credit card fraud
BOSTON (AP) — Federal investigators have arrested three individuals on charges of conspiring to deceive banks into allegedly processing more than…
Continue Reading Cuba to recognize — and regulate — cryptocurrencies
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government says it will recognize — and regulate — cryptocurrencies for payments on the island. A resolution published…
Continue Reading UTEP unveils partnership with U.S. Space Force
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP, UT Austin and the U.S. Space Force on Thursday began a partnership that officials say will help the U.S. maintain its…
Continue Reading Fortnite is now allowing users to watch the MLK ‘I have a dream’ speech in the game. But why?
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Fortnite users have long had concerts to attend and movies to watch as they wander around the video game through their…
Continue Reading Southwest trims schedule in effort to solve flight problems
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is reducing the number of flights it will operate the rest of this year.…
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Southwest trims schedule in effort to solve flight problems
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is reducing the number of flights it will operate the rest of this year.…
Continue Reading How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a…
Continue Reading Marchers compare deadly coal battle to Manchin’s wage stance
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A grassroots group is using the centennial of a deadly fight to organize West Virginia coal…
Continue Reading California delays decriminalizing psychedelic substances
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers will wait until next year to consider decriminalizing psychedelics.…
Continue Reading Peloton stock skids as company posts loss, cuts bike price
NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton’s shares have skidded in aftermarket trading. The exercise bike and treadmill company posted a loss for its most-recent…
Continue Reading Al Capone’s favorite gun, personal items head to auction
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss, but one of his granddaughters…
Continue Reading $300M Tyson investment to bring 376 more jobs to Virginia
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Officials say Arkansas-based Tyson Foods will invest $300 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Virginia’s…
Continue Reading Salesforce, Williams-Sonoma rise; Dollar Tree, Smucker fall
The Associated Press Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Salesforce, Williams-Sonoma rise; Dollar Tree, Smucker…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Wall Street indexes closed lower Thursday following suicide attacks at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that killed at least 12…
Continue Reading Nearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
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 France’s Macron pushes global tax deal on visit to Ireland
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with top Irish officials in Dublin, focusing on a…
Continue Reading New sinking in tilting San Francisco high-rise halts repair
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try…
Continue Reading Blue Origin successfully completes first test flight with no passengers after Jeff Bezos trip
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The rocket that flew Jeff Bezos to space last month just took another brief, suborbital jaunt to the upper reaches of…
Continue Reading US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.87%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates edged marginally higher last week, continuing a pattern of little movement in recent weeks amid uncertainty over…
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