Whirlpool will pay workers $1,000 to get vaccinated
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Whirlpool is offering to pay workers $1,000 to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The new vaccine incentive, confirmed by…
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California ski resort changes name to remove offensive word
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks managed to end a wobbly day mostly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market regroups after its biggest weekly drop…
Continue Reading Spirit AeroSystems, Hess rise; Dynavax, TransUnion fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Spirit Aerosystems, Hess rise; Dynavax, TransUnion…
Continue Reading Apple fixes security hole reportedly used to hack an iPhone
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could…
Continue Reading Biden, leaders of Australia, India, Japan to meet in person
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and…
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 Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil quits as chairman of GB News
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British broadcasting veteran  Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast…
Continue Reading US budget deficit rises to $2.71 trillion through August
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says the U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through…
Continue Reading Report: 2020 is deadliest year for `environmental defenders’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their…
Continue Reading (PKG) CONSUMER WATCH: BITCOIN A NATIONAL CURRENCY?
El Salvador makes Bitcoin one of its National currencies. What it means for the world’s economy and where the U.S. stands on…
Continue Reading Online bets on NFL games seen surging as season begins
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its…
Continue Reading NTSB chief: focus on road safety must shift to entire system
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments…
Continue Reading Canadian National railroad facing more investor pressure
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A day after being spurned by Kansas City Southern, Canadian National Railway is facing…
Continue Reading Second lawsuit alleges abuse at New Hampshire youth center
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges that he was raped by multiple staffers at New Hampshire’s youth detention…
Continue Reading Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
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What to expect at Apple’s iPhone 13 event
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A bigger iPhone battery that lasts longer. A diagonally-shaped camera system. And one terabyte of storage.…
Continue Reading UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers say children ages 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against the…
Continue Reading US will give aircraft companies $482 million for pandemic
By The Associated Press The Biden administration says it will give $482 million to aviation manufacturers to help save jobs at companies that are…
Continue Reading Dutch court: Uber drivers covered by taxi labor agreement
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam has ruled that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labor agreement.…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to negotiate your way to a richer life
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Understanding how to negotiate can lead to all sorts of good things: a higher salary, better deals on major purchases and…
Continue Reading House Democrats post record August fundraising ahead of 2022
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022…
Continue Reading First on CNN Business: Moody’s is spending $250 million to measure the risk of America’s biggest companies getting hacked
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Moody’s is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to better evaluate the cybersecurity risks that face…
Continue Reading Britain ends contract with French startup for vaccines
By DANICA KIRKA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has canceled an agreement to buy at least 100 million doses of…
Continue Reading Israeli firm unveils armed robot to patrol volatile borders
By ALON BERNSTEIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot…
Continue Reading Super Typhoon Chanthu to slam Taiwan this weekend
Super Typhoon Chanthu will bring winds over 200 kph, torrential rain, flooding and mudslides to Taiwan this weekend, while Tropical Storm Conson will…
Continue Reading Adapt or else: Downtown businesses cope with new reality
By MAE ANDERSON and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are…
Continue Reading As Dubai’s food delivery booms, dangers and casualties mount
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Advocates and workers say that casualties among food delivery riders are…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed as investors await US inflation data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for an update on U.S. inflation that has been…
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