Russia, Ukraine see record daily deaths, low vaccinations
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in Russia has reached another high amid a surge in…
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EU ministers debate how to tackle rising energy costs
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU ministers have held emergency talks focused on energy that didn’t produce immediate…
Continue Reading Dutch pension fund to divest from fossil fuel producers
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ biggest pension fund says it will stop investing in companies that…
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Evergrande and these Chinese real estate developers are already in trouble
By Anneken Tappe and Diksha Madhok, CNN Business China’s real estate crisis isn’t showing any sign of letting up. Embattled conglomerate…
Continue Reading Facebook has language blind spots around the world that allow hate speech to flourish
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business For years, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted his mission to connect the entire world — and his company has come…
Continue Reading Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids’ use
By MARCY GORDON and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators have put executives of YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the…
Continue Reading Asian stocks fall after Australia inflation accelerates
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower after Australia reported unexpectedly strong inflation,…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to tighten COVID-19 rules, hopes China reopens
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite its lack of outbreaks to align with China’s…
Continue Reading Half its original size, Biden’s big plan in race to finish
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill is now half its…
Continue Reading Ports of LA, Long Beach to fine firms over container backlog
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an effort to ease congestion at the nation’s busiest port complex, officials say they will start fining shipping companies…
Continue Reading CDC extends cruise line health rules until mid-January
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are extending until mid-January its rules that cruise ships must follow to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.…
Continue Reading Only 1 bidder to run Georgia’s Confederate-themed park
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The only bidder for management of Georgia’s Confederate-themed park is a new firm created by an official of the…
Continue Reading US industry wonders: What should tomorrow’s casino floor be?
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Despite noises, flashing lights and video clips, the casino floor of today is not all…
Continue Reading Kellogg Co. offers to restart talks with striking workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Kellogg Co. is trying to persuade its 1,400 striking cereal-making workers to return to the…
Continue Reading Anti-Defamation League CEO on Facebook: Never has a single company been responsible for so much misfortune
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the publication of a…
Continue Reading CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds to the massive Facebook document dump
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off Facebook’s quarterly earnings call by addressing the latest wave of coverage based…
Continue Reading Likes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing…
Continue Reading Facebook changes its company name to Meta
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook is changing its company name to reflect its future ambitions and confronts…
Continue Reading Treasury claims rental assistance helped stop eviction wave
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of households receiving emergency rental assistance has increased steadily in recent…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s a ‘wealth tax’ and how would it work?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is and…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street notched some more record highs on Monday as a better-than-expected profit reporting season gets into higher gear.…
Continue Reading Tesla, Moderna rise; Kimberly-Clark, Restaurant Brands fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tesla, Moderna rise; Kimberly-Clark, Restaurant Brands…
Continue Reading Treasury Department names first counselor for racial equity
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department has hired a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government…
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Tesla is now worth more than $1 trillion
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla just became the sixth company in US history to be worth $1 trillion. Shares popped more than 12% Monday to close…
Continue Reading Georgia shipwreck’s last giant chunk removed from water
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The final giant chunk of an overturned cargo ship has been removed from waters along the coast…
Continue Reading Billionaire tax hits critics as Biden pushes for budget deal
By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help…
Continue Reading Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s…
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 Union vote at Amazon’s NY warehouse big step closer
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board says there’s sufficient interest to form a union at…
Continue Reading 2 border agents are fired for offensive Facebook posts
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed…
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