Fleet operators want Teslas. But not ‘full self-driving’
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Westport, Connecticut police chief Foti Koskinas would love it if his patrol cars could drive themselves, but his…
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Oil selloff intensifies on Covid fears and risk of US-China intervention
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil market has gone from booming to busting, much to the relief of inflation-weary American drivers ahead of the…
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California man gets prison for Bitcoin money laundering
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed business that…
Continue Reading Ted Lasso’s Sudeikis helps raise funds for prosthetic limbs
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer With an Emmy win and a hit Apple TV+ series under his belt, Jason Sudeikis is having one big year. The show, of…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ hits theaters. Will audiences answer the call?
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, a film about three New York City owners of an unconventional startup took the country by storm, leading…
Continue Reading ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ hits theaters. Will audiences answer the call?
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, a film about three New York City owners of an unconventional startup took the country by storm, leading…
Continue Reading Two Democratic senators oppose Powell as Fed chair
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate Democrats will oppose the reappointment of Jerome Powell as chair of the…
Continue Reading Google reaches content deals with German publishers
BERLIN (AP) — Google says it has signed agreements with several large German publishers to avoid copyright disputes over the use of their material.…
Continue Reading CVS is closing 900 stores, and the big winner is Dollar General
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business CVS is heading in the wrong direction: Traditional pharmacies are on the decline, and America’s largest…
Continue Reading Biden mulls reversing Trump rules on western grouse species
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is considering new measures to protect a ground-dwelling bird…
Continue Reading Rare first printing of US Constitution sells for record $43M
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution has sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2…
Continue Reading DoorDash’s technological know-how offers help to food banks
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer By offering its existing delivery platform technology to food banks for free, DoorDash, like a growing number of…
Continue Reading Two Senate Democrats urge Biden not to keep Jerome Powell at the helm of the Fed
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jeff Merkley on Friday came out against to keeping Jerome Powell at the helm of…
Continue Reading US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is opening COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all…
Continue Reading Macy’s stock, once left for dead, is roaring back to life
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In spring 2020, in the depths of coronavirus lockdowns, investors couldn’t dump Macy’s stock fast enough.…
Continue Reading NYC aims to be first to rein in AI hiring tools
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or…
Continue Reading How hoarding saved Black Friday
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Continue Reading One week until Black Friday. Investors have already loaded up the shopping carts with retail stocks
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s no secret that consumers love Amazon, Walmart and Target. But they are not the only retailers that…
Continue Reading How to be a 5-star traveler this holiday season
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet If you skipped holiday travel last year (or haven’t traveled much at all since the start of the pandemic), your…
Continue Reading EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Another week of Brexit negotiations still left the European Union awaiting a firm counterproposal…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why did Modi repeal India farm laws after a year?
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a surprise announcement that he…
Continue Reading Europe’s central banker: Not adding to pinch with rate hike
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank is doubling down on the message that it’s…
Continue Reading China threatens Lithuania over Taiwan office opening
BEIJING (AP) — China is threatening to retaliate against Lithuania after the Baltic nation allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in its…
Continue Reading Key aid group says Afghanistan’s most pressing need is cash
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s economy hit as major clothing maker closes shop
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s once rapidly growing economy is taking another hit tied to its yearlong war, with…
Continue Reading Bowing to protests, India’s Modi agrees to repeal farm laws
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would repeal the controversial agriculture…
Continue Reading Stocks end mostly lower, but tech gains push Nasdaq higher
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday, though gains for several tech companies…
Continue Reading Alibaba shares plunge nearly 11% after warning of slower growth
By Laura He and Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of Alibaba plummeted in Hong Kong on Friday after the tech giant warned of weaker growth this…
Continue Reading Press Freedom Awards ceremony stands up for journalists in ‘increasingly repressive world’
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 House OKs $2T social, climate bill in Biden win; Senate next
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory. It’s approved his far-reaching,…
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