New Mexico will raise minimum wage to $11.50 for 2022
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s hourly minimum wage is set to increase by a dollar to $11.50 at the start of 2022. The Workforce Solutions…
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Police: Gunman in Denver who killed 5 targeted some victims
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage in several locations in the Denver…
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Lawyer for Arizona Senate election audit firm wants to quit
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The attorney representing the private company that oversaw the Arizona Senate’s partisan review…
Continue Reading 20 injured after Greyhound bus veers off Utah highway
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in central Utah late…
Continue Reading Vista Outdoor, PulteGroup rise; Kiniksa, Pfizer fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Vista Outdoor, PulteGroup rise; Kiniksa, Pfizer…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Wall Street closed mixed Tuesday, leaving the S&P 500 just shy of its latest record high set a day earlier. After wavering…
Continue Reading Mexico says cruise ships with coronavirus cases can dock
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it will allow cruise ships carrying people infected with the coronavirus to dock. The announcement…
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 US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
By ZEKE MILLER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19…
Continue Reading Home prices jumped 19.1% in October from a year earlier
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices saw double-digit price growth yet again in October, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller…
Continue Reading Omicron is messing with the economic recovery
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Thousands of flights canceled. Back-to-the-office plans shelved. College football bowl games and Broadway shows called…
Continue Reading Quick! Costco has restocked the Xbox Series X
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Act fast, Costco members! The retailer has the hard-to-score Xbox Series X gaming console back in stock and…
Continue Reading Setback for Belgian govt as coronavirus measures overturned
BRUSSELS (AP) — An advisory body in Belgium has suspended a government-ordered closure of part of the cultural sector. The Council of State said…
Continue Reading Spider-Man defeated Omicron. Next, it’s Batman’s turn
By Brian Lowry, CNN Business Spider-Man has triumphed against tough box-office odds and the Omicron variant. As theaters and Hollywood get ready to…
Continue Reading Spider-Man defeated Omicron. Next, it’s Batman’s turn
CNN By Brian Lowry, CNN Business Spider-Man has triumphed against tough box-office odds and the Omicron variant. As theaters and Hollywood get ready…
Continue Reading Every DoorDash employee, from engineers to CEO, will make deliveries
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business DoorDash is asking its employees, all the way up the ranks to its CEO, to again make a delivery at least once a…
Continue Reading HR executives share some of the biggest challenges of 2021
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business As the pandemic persisted throughout 2021, so did the challenges that companies faced. Many corporate leaders and…
Continue Reading Tusk says hacking marks crisis of democracy in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s main opposition party is calling for the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate…
Continue Reading SEC: Payday loan scheme bilks investors out of millions
MIAMI (AP) — Federal regulators say the owner of a Miami-based payday loan company bilked hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars and…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes jury finishes fifth day of deliberations
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes left…
Continue Reading Delta turned flight around mid-air, saying China’s new Covid cleaning rules are unworkable
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A Delta Air Lines flight originating in Seattle and heading to Shanghai last week turned around midair because of a…
Continue Reading Spain’s govt clears crucial labor reform and budget for 2022
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s left-wing ruling coalition is securing its hold on power with the approval of a landmark…
Continue Reading 2021: When infrastructure got its due
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Following decades of talk about failing infrastructure, the country finally took a major step toward repairing it in…
Continue Reading US home prices surge 18.4% in October
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices surged again in October as the housing market continues to boom in the wake…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites catch heat in China over close calls with space station
By Jackie Wattles and Jill Disis, CNN Business Elon Musk’s rocky year in China is ending on another sour note. The tech billionaire’s…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites catch heat in China over close calls with space station
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jackie Wattles and Jill Disis, CNN Business Elon Musk’s rocky year in China is ending on another sour note. The tech…
Continue Reading $4 gas could be here by Memorial Day, GasBuddy predicts
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Pain at the pump will get worse before it gets better. That’s according to a new GasBuddy forecast that predicts the…
Continue Reading Apple closes all New York stores to browsing as Omicron cases surge
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. The roughly…
Continue Reading People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Would you relocate for $10K? Should you?
By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Some cities and states are targeting remote workers as a way to boost the local tax base and combat decades of brain…
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