Australia foreign minister welcomes EU security pledge
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister has started a European tour in Athens. Marise Payne on Wednesday welcomed a recent…
Continue ReadingBiz/Tech
French junior finance minister resigns after conviction
PARIS (AP) — A junior finance minister has quit the French government after being convicted of failing to declare all his wealth and income. The…
Continue Reading
Costco is offering a new perk to club members
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Costco is searching for ways to make paying $60 for a membership every year worth more to online shoppers —…
Continue Reading US businesses advertised near-record 11 million open jobs
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high…
Continue Reading Bosnian security chief accused of corruption in weapons sale
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s security minister has been formally charged with malfeasance and corruption over the irregular sale…
Continue Reading Market volatility is back but investors are still buying the dip
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Last week’s stock market selloff seems like ancient history. Stocks surged Monday and Tuesday and were flat…
Continue Reading America’s job openings jumped to 11 million in October
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American companies’ search for workers didn’t get any easier this fall. In October, the nation’s…
Continue Reading Europe’s largest travel company says Omicron is hurting winter bookings
By Walé Azeez, CNN Business TUI says a surge in Covid-19 infections and the Omicron variant is taking its toll on winter holiday bookings.…
Continue Reading Europe’s largest travel company says Omicron is hurting winter bookings
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Walé Azeez, CNN Business TUI says a surge in Covid-19 infections and the Omicron variant is taking its toll on winter holiday…
Continue Reading Report: Chinese hackers targeted Southeast Asian nations
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence Chinese hackers, likely…
Continue Reading Intel CEO: The best way to fix America’s chip shortage
Opinion by Pat Gelsinger for CNN Business Perspectives For almost a year, US companies and consumers have had to navigate a global chip shortage.…
Continue Reading Flood insurance costs rise in areas once deemed lower risk
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many…
Continue Reading Instagram head faces senators amid anger over possible harms
By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep…
Continue Reading Austria to end lockdown on Sunday but not for unvaccinated
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s new chancellor says the country’s fourth national lockdown will end on Sunday…
Continue Reading EU unveils trade sanction plan to counter foreign coercion
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to set up a system of trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign…
Continue Reading Mercedes F1 team and firm end deal opposed by fire survivors
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One…
Continue Reading City honors nightclub where Ray Charles sang during Jim Crow
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is planning to put up a historical marker to commemorate a nightclub that hosted Black musicians and…
Continue Reading Why Dollar Tree’s price hike to $1.25 could be ‘one of the worst decisions in retail history’
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business In 1986, three retail veterans opened a chain of stores in the southeast named Only $1.00. They were building…
Continue Reading Trying to make sense of the Omicron market? Look at bank stocks
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If you want to determine where investors think the economy is heading, it makes sense to turn to shares of banks.…
Continue Reading Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 5 must-have features on new cars
MILES BRANMAN Edmunds (AP) — One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving…
Continue Reading WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing…
Continue Reading Parents of the social media generation are not OK
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Video by John General, Janelle Gonzalez & Sofia Barrett, CNN Business Last September, just a few weeks…
Continue Reading Instagram offers ‘drug pipeline’ to kids, tech advocacy group claims
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Instagram says it prohibits drug sales, but accounts advertising the sale…
Continue Reading Thai court affirms tycoon’s prison sentence for poaching
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court has affirmed a three-year, two-month prison sentence for a top…
Continue Reading Avoid going overboard and over budget on kids’ holiday gifts
By AMANDA BARROSO of NerdWallet It’s easy to go overboard on gifts for your kids for the holidays, but the result could be a drained bank account…
Continue Reading Gas prices will tumble below $3 a gallon soon, government forecasts
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump have finally started to creep lower, and that trend should significantly accelerate in the coming…
Continue Reading Scholz replaces Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has become Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the…
Continue Reading End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a…
Continue Reading Scholz’s team: Key players in Germany’s new government
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has taken over as Germany’s new chancellor at the head of a three-party coalition…
Continue Reading