Kellogg’s facing political pressure to resume contract talks
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kellogg’s is facing increasing political pressure to resume contract talks with its 1,400…
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Apple faces Labor Department investigation as tensions with employees escalate
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The US Department of Labor has launched a whistleblower investigation into Apple, in the latest sign of tensions between…
Continue Reading US officials eye fuel supply for advanced nuclear reactors
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help…
Continue Reading Proposed Nebraska mine might produce more rare elements
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The company working to build a mine in southeast Nebraska to extract a rare element used to make…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday as traders took in the latest sign that inflation is still running high ahead of the…
Continue Reading Purple Innovation, Sunrun fall; Alcoa, Terminix rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Purple Innovation, Sunrun fall; Alcoa, Terminix…
Continue Reading Ameren to close coal plant rather than make mandated changes
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The St. Louis-based electric utility Ameren Corp. says in a court filing that it will close a Missouri coal plant…
Continue Reading Son of Panama ex-president pleads guilty to money laundering
By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A son of former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli has pleaded guilty in New York to…
Continue Reading Apple reinstates mask mandate at all its US stores over concerns about rising Covid-19 cases
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will once again require anyone inside its US retail stores to wear a mask as concerns mount over rising Covid-19…
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 2021 Notebook: Billionaires and the space race
By The Associated Press Captain Kirk finally made it into space this past year. William Shatner was part of the new wave of civilian travelers…
Continue Reading Surprise! Holiday packages are moving on time
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Here’s a rare piece of holiday cheer in a year of screwed up supply chains: Shipments and deliveries are…
Continue Reading Italy requires quarantines for unvaccinated EU visitors
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s health minister has signed an ordinance requiring any unvaccinated visitor from another EU country to quarantine for five…
Continue Reading OJ Simpson a ‘completely free man’; parole ends in Nevada
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former…
Continue Reading Harley-Davidson is spinning off its electric motorcycle brand
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand, LiveWire, will be spun off as a separate publicly traded…
Continue Reading FDA pick Califf parries questions at confirmation hearing
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Dutch extend COVID lockdown; school holidays to start early
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has ordered elementary schools to close a week early for…
Continue Reading Boston Starbucks workers seek to unionize after Buffalo vote
BOSTON (AP) — Starbucks workers at two locations in Boston are looking to unionize, days after the first successful union vote at a Starbucks in…
Continue Reading Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are…
Continue Reading Omicron and Delta be damned: Americans won’t stop flying
Opinion by Khalid Usman, Bruce Hamory and Andrew Buchanan for CNN Business Perspectives Parts of the world may be facing new restrictions amid rising…
Continue Reading Omicron and Delta be damned: Americans won’t stop flying
CNN Opinion by Khalid Usman, Bruce Hamory and Andrew Buchanan for CNN Business Perspectives Parts of the world may be facing new restrictions amid…
Continue Reading Harvard professor’s trial a test of DOJ’s China prosecutions
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Elf On Shelf Co-CEO Christa Pitts
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer It all began with an elf named Fisbee. In the 1970s, when her three children were growing up, Carol Aebersold…
Continue Reading Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a $2.5 trillion debt limit hike, sending legislation to avert a…
Continue Reading Rising grocery prices force customers to buy less, change brands and switch stores
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Morgan Moore’s grocery bills are sky-high. So she has started to stay away from name brands and buy more…
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Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron…
Continue Reading UAE suspends talks on $23B weapons deal with US
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Arab Emirates is suspending talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made…
Continue Reading Egypt backs federal peace deal for ethnically split Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister has rebuffed a Turkish push for a two-state peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus. The Egyptian…
Continue Reading CP railroad’s $31B purchase of Kansas City Southern advances
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The railroad merger that was nearly derailed by a bidding war earlier this year is moving forward although regulators…
Continue Reading ‘This is weird and murky.’ Trump SPAC deal values firm at more than $10 billion despite red flags
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump’s new media venture has no known revenue or product. Trump Media & Technology…
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