EU fines 4 banks $390M in foreign exchange trading cartel
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has fined four major banks a combined $390 million for colluding in a foreign exchange spot trading cartel that…
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wins latest court battle with Mail on Sunday publisher
By Jack Guy, Lauren Kent and Max Foster, CNN Business Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has won the latest round of a prolonged privacy battle with the…
Continue Reading DoorDash thinks speedy grocery delivery is the future
CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business DoorDash is jumping on the speedy delivery trend. Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to…
Continue Reading Grab plunges 21% in biggest Wall Street debut by a Southeast Asian company
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The Southeast Asian unicorn Grab had a rough first day on Wall Street. The Singaporean startup closed down nearly 21%…
Continue Reading Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren’t vaccinated will soon be excluded from…
Continue Reading Tel Aviv is priciest city, outranking Paris in new report
By AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Residents of Israel’s seaside metropolis Tel Aviv have for years complained of how…
Continue Reading UK court backs Meghan in dispute over privacy with publisher
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has won the latest stage in her long-running privacy lawsuit…
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Fastest dogs in the world
Stacker ranked 23 dog breeds by top speed, using data from the American Kennel Club, Vetstreet, and World’s Fastest…
Continue Reading OPEC, allies stick to modest output boost despite omicron
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to stick to their…
Continue Reading EU court advisor wants scrapping of Hungary-Poland challenge
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top adviser to the European Union’s highest court says the principle of linking the bloc’s…
Continue Reading Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
By ARITZ PARRA and EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — The scientists come with eagle-eyed drones and…
Continue Reading Erdogan replaces finance minister as Turkey’s lira crashes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a new treasury and finance minister after the previous one stepped down…
Continue Reading Uber partners with Meta to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Uber wants to make booking a ride in India as easy as sending a WhatsApp message. The San Francisco-based company has…
Continue Reading Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Governments around the world are weighing new measures for populations tired of hearing about…
Continue Reading Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices
By TERENCE CHEA Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after broad rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks are trading mixed in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of…
Continue Reading What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
By TOM KRISHER Associated Press The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but…
Continue Reading ‘That’s not what’s happening:’ Biden tries to rebut news coverage about empty store shelves
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading India formally repeals controversial farm laws after year of protests
By Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN India has formally repealed three contentious farm laws that sparked more than a year of protests, nearly two…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Texas social media ‘censorship’ law from taking effect
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Texas law that seeks to restrict how social media companies moderate their content and was…
Continue Reading Asian markets mixed after Wall St decline, virus unease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast…
Continue Reading Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood exposes 400,000 patients’ personal data
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Los Angeles chapter of Planned Parenthood suffered a ransomware attack in October that compromised the personal information…
Continue Reading GivingTuesday: Record $2.7B raised during day of generosity
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Organizers for GivingTuesday say American donors gave $2.7 billion during Tuesday’s giving day. The…
Continue Reading Prosecute shoplifters under existing laws, governor says
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says in no uncertain terms that he thinks shoplifters should be…
Continue Reading Slithering ‘snake burglar’ steals thousands from CA salon
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Police were looking for a man dubbed the “snake burglar” who wriggled his way through a Southern California business…
Continue Reading Hawaii: Petroleum detected in tap water near Pearl Harbor
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The state of Hawaii says a laboratory has detected petroleum product in a water sample from an…
Continue Reading From Square to Block: Another tech company changes its name
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There’s a new Silicon Valley corporate name change on the block. A month after Facebook changed its name to Meta, Square…
Continue Reading Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts
By JOE McDONALD, SAM McNEIL and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Laos, an isolated, mountainous nation of 7 million people wedged…
Continue Reading Data hacked for 400,000 Planned Parenthood LA patients
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles branch of Planned Parenthood chapter has been hit by a data breach involving about 400,000 patients, but the…
Continue Reading Airlines told to keep data on travelers from southern Africa
By The Associated Press Airlines are being required to gather information about some passengers that will help with contact tracing if they develop…
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