Why global investors are focused on Evergrande
Concerns about potential contagion from Chinese real estate giant Evergrande’s debt crisis is shaking markets. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
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See Aston Martin’s $123,000 James Bond car for kids
Aston Martin and The Little Car Company have built a very cool and very expensive little James Bond DB5 with toy machine gun…
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Judge begins key hearing on Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of…
Continue Reading Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is a no-go for launching billionaires into space. Guterres called out…
Continue Reading Alitalia’s final weeks flying marked by protests, apologies
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s failing national airline Alitalia is telling passengers to just bring a single piece of…
Continue Reading Market debut of Universal Music Group is a smash hit
The Associated Press The market debut of Universal Music Group is a hit with investors optimistic about the future of steaming music. Shares jumped…
Continue Reading Amazon, Chobani and others vow to hire Afghan refugees
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, Chobani, UPS and more than 30 other companies have vowed to hire and train refugees…
Continue Reading Toyota scraps V8 in Tundra redesign, adds hybrid powertrain
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is dumping the big V8 engine in the latest redesign of its Tundra full-size pickup truck, a bold move in a market that likes…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico to raise minimum wage for 1st time in 12 years
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill to increase the U.S. territory’s minimum wage for the first time in more…
Continue Reading Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google is planning to buy New York’s St. John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its…
Continue Reading McDonald’s reveals answer to decades-long mystery
McDonald’s created a social media firestorm after the fast food chain revealed what their mascot Grimace is on…
Continue Reading White House blacklists Russian ransomware payment ‘enabler’
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to choke the finances of criminal ransomware…
Continue Reading German officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Senior politicians in Germany have expressed shock over the weekend killing of a young gas station…
Continue Reading Defense official defends French submarine-making capability
PARIS (AP) — France’s Defense Ministry has used Twitter to offer a robust defense of the country’s submarine-making capabilities and to…
Continue Reading Google expands in New York with $2.1 billion office purchase
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Google is dramatically expanding its office presence in New York City with a $2.1 billion purchase on…
Continue Reading Global Citizen’s Hugh Evans hoping music can mobilize world
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Hugh Evans started his fight against extreme poverty by mobilizing his friends when he was growing up in…
Continue Reading OECD urges rich nations to share vaccines to even-up growth
PARIS (AP) — A leading international economic watchdog is urging developed countries to put more effort into providing low-income countries with…
Continue Reading Carmaker Stellantis loses former FCA CEO Manley
By COLLEEN BARRY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press MILAN (AP) — PSA Peugeot’s takeover of Fiat Chrysler to form the world’s fourth-largest…
Continue Reading Spain’s new volcano attracts visitors, destroys banana crops
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — A new volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma has drawn sightseers eager to take…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes moved ahead with Walgreens rollout despite internal concerns, former Theranos scientist testifies
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business A longtime Theranos scientist depicted Elizabeth Holmes as prioritizing a business partnership over the…
Continue Reading Gillian Flynn, Lena Waithe to head their own book imprints
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn and Emmy-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe will…
Continue Reading US home construction up 3.9% in August after July drop
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…
Continue Reading McDonald’s begins phasing out plastic toys in Happy Meals
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The…
Continue Reading Dutch king’s speech outlines limited government plans
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the…
Continue Reading J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 5 steps to level up your side hustle
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet The pandemic isn’t crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s fueling it. People normally tied to a desk or working…
Continue Reading UAE welcomes regional rivals at major natural gas conference
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Energy officials from Qatar and Turkey, two long-standing foes of the United…
Continue Reading UK energy crisis: Govt in CO2 deal to avert food shortages
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to give financial support to a U.S. firm that produces much of the…
Continue Reading Kosovo-Serbia border blocked by protesters amid tensions
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a second day by ethnic…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after mixed trading on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo,…
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