‘Fortnite’ is shutting down in China
By Wayne Chang and Jill Disis, CNN Business The Chinese version of hit video game “Fortnite” is shutting down this month. The game…
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Nigeria is oil rich and energy poor. It can’t wait around for cheaper batteries
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Should Nigeria’s natural riches remain in the ground? Africa’s biggest economy has 206 million people,…
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EXPLAINER: Why are foreign tech firms pulling out of China?
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. said this week that will withdraw from the China market. It said its services in China…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise after Fed says economic aid will wind down
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are rising, boosted by the announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on winding down…
Continue Reading ByteDance founder Yiming Zhang steps down as chairman
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business ByteDance co-founder Yiming Zhang has stepped down as the company’s chairman and left the board, according to a…
Continue Reading Autoworkers at John Deere will remain on strike after voting down another tentative deal
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business More than 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union will stay on strike against farm and construction equipment…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines pilot cited in California mask assault
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines pilot is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant at a California bar during an…
Continue Reading Deere employees reject contract offer, will stay on strike
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Most workers at Deere & Co. have rejected a contract offer that would have given them 10% raises. Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading GEO ordered to pay $23.2M in detainee minimum wage cases
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A private prison company has been ordered to pay more than $23 million over lawsuits that accused…
Continue Reading Fox scores ratings win as World Series viewership rebounds
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball was especially good to Fox, with the Atlanta-Houston World Series lifting the…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond will sell its home and baby stuff at…Kroger
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Attempting to adapt in retail can create some strange bedfellows. Like homegoods’ chains and supermarkets.…
Continue Reading Billionaire investor: Democrats’ plan to tax stock buybacks is ‘literally insane’
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democrats want to tax stock buybacks to help pay for President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion spending plan. Billionaire…
Continue Reading Prices are skyrocketing. Goldman Sachs says prices will go even higher
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business Sticker shock is causing anxiety for millions of Americans right now, with prices soaring for gasoline, groceries and…
Continue Reading An “eraser button”? Focused ideas could help bridle Big Tech
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in…
Continue Reading Zillow to stop home-flipping amid pricing ‘unpredictability’
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zillow Group says it will stop buying and selling homes, citing the unpredictability of…
Continue Reading Official: New Mexico regulators should reject utility merger
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing examiner is recommending that New Mexico regulators reject a proposed merger involving the state’s largest…
Continue Reading Zillow to exit its home buying business, cut 25% of staff
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Zillow is getting out of the iBuying business and will shut down its Zillow Offers division, resulting in a 25%…
Continue Reading Democratic chair issues subpoenas to oil executives
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to top executives of…
Continue Reading Avis’ stock soars on earnings blowout, burning short sellers
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — Shares of Avis doubled after the rental car company’s third-quarter results showed it is well on the road to recovery…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 36,000 points.…
Continue Reading Months after raid, review of seized Giuliani files continues
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani’s legal team has asked a court-appointed monitor to block prosecutors from…
Continue Reading Dow closes above 36,000 for the first time
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 36,000 mark for the first time Tuesday following a gain of about…
Continue Reading Arista Networks, Pfizer rise; Chegg, Harsco fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Arista Networks, Pfizer rise; Chegg, Harsco…
Continue Reading Defense begins in trial of Philadelphia official, union boss
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia has rejected a defense motion to dismiss a corruption case mid-trial against powerful labor…
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 UN nuclear chief sees atomic energy role in climate fight
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says atomic power can play a key role in balancing…
Continue Reading ‘Adapt or die:’ Africa presses for more climate support
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders and campaigners are pressing the international community to do more to…
Continue Reading China envoy defends emissions, criticizes US under Trump
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — China’s climate envoy is defending his country’s pace of emissions cuts…
Continue Reading Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system…
Continue Reading Giving to top charities rose 3.7% in 2020, driven by wealthy
By EMILY HAYNES and MICHAEL THEIS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy In the wake of the most devastating public-health…
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