Biden bill would put US back on path of reducing uninsured
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ social spending and climate change bill would put the United States…
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After a pair of scandals, Fed bans officials from buying stocks
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by…
Continue Reading After a pair of scandals, Fed bans officials from buying stocks
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by senior officials.…
Continue Reading Human rights panel to hear Navajo uranium contamination case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international…
Continue Reading Study: Only 2% of global giving goes to curb climate change
By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Global philanthropic spending to help halt climate change grew last year —…
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Elizabeth Warren calls for the Fed to release March 2020 ethics warning
by Matt Egan, CNN Business Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the Federal Reserve on Thursday to release a March 2020 ethics warning provided to Fed…
Continue Reading Home sales rebound while prices continue to climb
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business After the housing market finally started cooling off a bit over the summer, sales rebounded in September. The tight…
Continue Reading Fed imposes sweeping new limits on policymakers’ investments
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a sweeping new set of restrictions on the investments…
Continue Reading Texts detail how Ohio regulator gave FirstEnergy inside help
By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly surfaced text exchange between then-FirstEnergy Corp.…
Continue Reading Facebook’s oversight board seeks details on VIPs’ treatment
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says the company has fallen short of full…
Continue Reading Turkey, Jordan, Mali added to global financial watch list
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer An international organization that monitors and sets guidelines to protect against money laundering and terrorism…
Continue Reading FlixMobility buys Greyhound bus service, expanding US reach
German transportation company FlixMobility is buying Greyhound’s bus operations in the U.S. in order to strengthen its position in the country. The…
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Onions from Chihuahua tied to salmonella outbreak sickening hundreds in Texas
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A salmonella outbreak tied to onions from Chihuahua has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials…
Continue Reading Cyprus aims for Mars with X-Ray rock dating instrument
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Tiny Cyprus aims to join the global space exploration drive by developing a compact, X-Ray instrument capable of dating…
Continue Reading Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to…
Continue Reading California proposes new oil drilling ban near neighborhoods
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil regulator wants to ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200…
Continue Reading US blocks tomato imports from Mexican farm over labor abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has ordered a halt to imports of tomatoes from a Mexican farming company and its subsidiaries for what…
Continue Reading Joe Biden’s Fed conundrum: Stick with Jerome Powell or let him go?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business President Joe Biden faces a number of economic concerns, from supply chain disruptions to inflation. But the White…
Continue Reading American, Southwest post Q3 profits with help from taxpayers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American and Southwest Airlines are reporting that they made profits in the third quarter, thanks…
Continue Reading COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say millions more Americans can get a COVID-19…
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App gives Texas teens money for driving safely
EL PASO, Texas — Seeing your teen get behind the wheel can be nerve-racking, especially if they’re picking up the phone while driving. But there’s…
Continue Reading Trump is going public by taking advantage of Wall Street’s blank-check boom
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump is planning a return to Wall Street. Trump, whose companies have a long…
Continue Reading Trump is going public by taking advantage of Wall Street’s blank-check boom
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump is planning a return to Wall Street. Trump, whose companies have a long history of filing…
Continue Reading Buying a home or refinancing? A 30-year mortgage may not be your best option
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business If you’re thinking of buying a home or refinancing one, a big question will be whether to get a 30-year mortgage…
Continue Reading NTSB: Driver was behind wheel at time of Texas Tesla crash
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April near Houston,…
Continue Reading German parties aim to have new chancellor in early December
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The three parties that hope to form Germany’s new government say they aim to have the country’s…
Continue Reading Existing home sales surge as interest rates point higher
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as worries…
Continue Reading Report: Tax evasion schemes cost treasuries $175 billion
BERLIN (AP) — A German report says elaborate tax evasion schemes have cost some of the world’s major treasuries a total of at least $175…
Continue Reading Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ rolls back its privacy protection of trip videos
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla owners can buy the company’s “full self-driving” software for $10,000, but they may have to…
Continue Reading US salmonella outbreak tied to onions sickens more than 650
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people…
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