Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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Mexico presents plan to shutter private power plants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has presented details of a plan that is likely to squeeze out private power generating plants and may…
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With airline staff at a breaking point, passengers can expect more headaches to come
By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational meltdown that caused more…
Continue Reading High winds prompt PG&E to shut power to 25,000 in California
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has started cutting power to about 25,000 customers in northern and central…
Continue Reading Peak oil is coming. That won’t save the world
CNN, CNNBUSINES By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more…
Continue Reading Activists decry new oilfield plan in anti-UK govt protest
LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans…
Continue Reading He rented a 10-foot U-Haul truck and drove over 500 miles to get home after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Amanda Jackson, CNN Russ Melchert and his wife flew from Kansas City, Missouri, to Dallas on Friday to watch his alma…
Continue Reading Giuliani associates face trial in campaign finance scheme
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who once pitched himself as someone who could expose corruption in…
Continue Reading Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A climate change conference will underscore to policymakers in the Middle East and…
Continue Reading Energy crisis could force more UK factories to close
By Walé Azeez, CNN Business British companies that produce steel, paper, glass, cement, ceramics and chemicals say they will be forced to close…
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Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers stranded
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service…
Continue Reading Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as he widens his lead as the richest person on Earth
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk’s personal wealth is now $222 billion, widening his gap as the richest person in the world according…
Continue Reading Poland leader: Idea of ‘Polexit’ is ‘fake news’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says that the idea of “Polexit” is harmful “fake news.” Mateusz Morawiecki was reacting…
Continue Reading Donors pledge $223M aimed at reducing methane emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of philanthropic donors said Monday they will spend more than $220 million to reduce global methane emissions, the…
Continue Reading No college degree? More employers than ever just don’t care
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business If you don’t have a four-year college degree, you’re hardly alone. The majority of US working age adults…
Continue Reading Thai prime minister plans to drop required virus quarantines
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister says the country plans to no longer require…
Continue Reading Ameren announces changes in leadership, including next CEO
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will…
Continue Reading Most Deere workers reject contract offer from tractor maker
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — The vast majority of United Auto Workers union members rejected a contract offer from Deere & Co. Sunday that would have…
Continue Reading 3 economists awarded Nobel for work on real-world experiments
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business A trio of economists were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for showing that precise — and surprising —…
Continue Reading EU, Ukraine to discuss military training and cyberthreats
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering providing a training military mission to Ukraine amid…
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Goldman Sachs gets even gloomier on the US economy
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Goldman Sachs is becoming increasingly pessimistic about the US economy as coronavirus support from the…
Continue Reading Tunisia gets new government, appoints record number of women
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia has a new government after more than two months without one. The Cabinet named Monday by the new prime minister…
Continue Reading ‘Citizens decide’: Climate protests near Dutch parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary…
Continue Reading With airline staff at a breaking point, passengers can expect more headaches to come
CNN, KUSA, KTRK, WLS, KTVT By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational…
Continue Reading Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner takes leave of absence for cancer treatment
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner is taking medical leave of absence from his role effective immediately, the company…
Continue Reading CA: COVID: GIRL WITH BRAIN CANCER SPREADS KINDNESS
A six-year-old girl battling a rare type of brain cancer is focused on helping…
Continue Reading Fire-hit Greek island races to fix damage before next storm
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Evia say more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected…
Continue Reading Russia’s new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a…
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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Fortify your finances against natural disaster
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet It’s not enjoyable to think about what could happen in a natural disaster, but it’s wise to invest some time and…
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