Legal pot growers frustrated by illegal operations in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A licensed cannabis grower, a vineyard owner and a sheriff were among witnesses who testified…
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4 ex-coal mine officials cleared in Kentucky fraud trial
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has cleared four former coal company officials who were accused of skirting…
Continue Reading Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The massive infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed this week includes…
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Teamsters set to elect successor to Hoffa’s son. Here’s why it matters to you
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The Hoffa era is about to come to an end at the Teamsters union. And that could have a big impact on UPS, by far the…
Continue Reading Sky high home prices may push Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to back loans of nearly $1 million
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices all over the country have seen stratospheric increases within the past year, as demand for homes spiked and…
Continue Reading Sky high home prices may push Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to back loans of nearly $1 million
CNN, CBC, KTVT By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices all over the country have seen stratospheric increases within the past year, as demand for…
Continue Reading TJ Maxx is raising prices on some upscale brands
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business TJ Maxx’s stores have been popular in the pandemic with shoppers looking to score bargains on designer brands…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stock indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street Wednesday, pulling a bit further off their record heights. The S&P 500 fell and…
Continue Reading Visa, Target fall; TJX, Varex Imaging rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Visa, Target fall; TJX, Varex Imaging…
Continue Reading Boston museum workers on 1-day strike over pay, COVID safety
BOSTON (AP) — Pandemic-weary workers at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts are holding a one-day strike over stalled contract negotiations with…
Continue Reading Court sides with expelled student over memes deemed a threat
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court says district administrators overreached when they…
Continue Reading Under pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to iPhones, Macs
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long…
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 Musk sells more shares than he needs to pay current tax bill
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say…
Continue Reading Toyota recalls Camrys to fix power brake-assist problems
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling more than 238,000 Camry sedans mainly in North America because they can suddenly lose the power assist in the…
Continue Reading California asks review of order tossing ban on private jails
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are asking the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider…
Continue Reading NJ breaks own monthly sports betting record: $1.3B in bets
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in…
Continue Reading Electric vehicles get spotlight at Los Angeles Auto Show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Battery-powered vehicles will get top billing at the Los Angeles Auto Show opening this week after a year’s hiatus due to the…
Continue Reading ‘Flashing red’: Belgium tightens rules amid COVID-19 surge
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has extended the use of facemasks and mandatory remote work in an attempt to contain a new…
Continue Reading Biden asks FTC to ‘immediately’ look into whether illegal conduct is pushing up gas prices
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to “immediately” investigate whether illegal…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs CEO is worried about excessive market greed
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Unlike Michael Douglas’ Gordon Gekko character, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon thinks greed is not good for…
Continue Reading Deere workers approve 3rd contract offer, will end strike
By JOSH FUNK and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Deere workers approved a new contract Wednesday that will deliver 10% raises…
Continue Reading Labor shortage? Not at Target
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs and businesses are desperately struggling to fill open…
Continue Reading ‘This is a distraction.’ Oil industry hits back at Biden’s request for FTC investigation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden’s push for a Federal Trade Commission…
Continue Reading Iran-backed hackers accused of targeting critical US sectors
By ERIC TUCKER, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United…
Continue Reading Biden’s nominee for bank regulator faces hostile opposition
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency…
Continue Reading Czechs, Slovaks hit virus records, target the unvaccinated
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic and Slovakia have both reported record daily new coronavirus cases. The Czech…
Continue Reading Amazon-sponsored artwork that ‘learns’ debuts at Smithsonian
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A sculpture sponsored by Amazon Web Services that uses artificial intelligence to integrate…
Continue Reading How to get your free reusable holiday mug at Starbucks
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Attention red cup fans: Starbucks is giving away reusable holiday cups for one day only. Customers who order a…
Continue Reading Miramax is suing Quentin Tarantino over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Miramax — the movie studio behind the classic crime movie “Pulp Fiction” — is suing Quentin…
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