Ericsson to buy cloud service company Vonage in $6.2B deal
LONDON (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson says it’s buying U.S. cloud communications company Vonage in a $6.2 billion deal that will…
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Elizabeth Holmes to resume testimony in her own criminal trial
CNN, KGO, THERANOS, HBO FILMS, ELIZABETH HOLMES, GETTY IMAGES By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For months, Elizabeth Holmes sat silently,…
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For months, Elizabeth Holmes sat silently, masked, in a San Jose federal courtroom as the government…
Continue Reading Target to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 3 times you need money advice from a human
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You likely lean on a variety of apps and websites to manage your professional life, your social life and even your…
Continue Reading Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal. But they said Monday the…
Continue Reading Thailand’s DTAC and True to merge, pursue tech businesses
The Associated Press Thailand’s DTAC and True Corp. plan a merger that they say will create an “equal partnership” for pursuing…
Continue Reading US fund KKR interested in Italian telecoms giant TIM
ROME (AP) — The Italian telecommunications company TIM says it is assessing a non-binding “indication of interest” by the U.S. investment fund…
Continue Reading China fines Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu for more antitrust violations
By Jill Disis, CNN Business China is bringing the regulatory hammer down yet again on some of the country’s largest tech firms. Alibaba,…
Continue Reading China may have to juice its economy soon as ‘stagflation’ risk rises
By Laura He, CNN Business A Chinese central official has warned that stagflation could weigh on an already struggling economy next year. It’s…
Continue Reading This Week: Home sales, Best Buy earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors reports its October tally of U.S. home sales Monday. Best Buy serves up its third-quarter…
Continue Reading Auckland lockdown to end as New Zealand tries new virus tack
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers…
Continue Reading Dems confident on methane fee as budget bill moves to Senate
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge social and environmental policy bill passed by House Democrats includes a plan to impose…
Continue Reading ‘Annoyed’: Austria’s national lockdown dampens holiday mood
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrians have begun a new 10-day national lockdown and many are wondering how they will endure…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after late slump on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late drop left major Wall Street indexes mostly lower. Tokyo was closed…
Continue Reading China says 5 citizens kidnapped from Congo mining operation
BEIJING (AP) — China says five of its citizens have been kidnapped from a mining operation in eastern Congo. The Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa posted…
Continue Reading Australia to welcome vaccinated foreign students, workers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government expects 200,000 vaccinated foreign students and skilled…
Continue Reading Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from Fox News, protesting ‘irresponsible’ voices like Tucker Carlson
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can…
Continue Reading Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from Fox News, protesting ‘irresponsible’ voices like Tucker Carlson
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
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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 WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish ruling
LONDON (AP) — WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging the information for European users. The update is to comply with a…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber called on to cancel Saudi Arabia concert by slain journalist’s fiancée
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi wrote an open letter published by the Washington Post calling for…
Continue Reading Nikole Hannah-Jones: Anti-CRT coverage is a ‘propaganda campaign’
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business What began as a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine cover story, the 1619 Project has now produced two…
Continue Reading Nikole Hannah-Jones: Anti-CRT coverage is a ‘propaganda campaign’
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business What began as a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine cover story, the 1619 Project has now produced two…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas steady over past 2 weeks, at $3.49
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline held steady over the past two weeks, at $3.49 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading In UAE, French finance minister warns of climate action cost
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just over a week after some 200 nations struck an agreement aimed at…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ scares up a solid opening at the box office
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, “Ghostbusters” became one of the most popular comedies in film history. Now, nearly four decades…
Continue Reading El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City’, backed by bitcoin bonds
CNN, NYSE, BITO ETF, COINBASE, ROBINHOOD Reuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by…
Continue Reading El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City’, backed by bitcoin bonds
Reuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by bitcoin-backed bonds, President Nayib…
Continue Reading El Salvador to build cryptocurrency-fueled “Bitcoin City”
By DAVID BARRAZA Associated Press LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says his government will build an oceanside…
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