Asian shares mostly decline after US stocks shuffle lower
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have mostly declined after indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in…
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EXPLAINER: Europe lacks natural gas. Is it Russia’s fault?
By DAVID McHUGH and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is short of gas. Russia could in theory supply more…
Continue Reading Japan, US set framework for talks on trade, broader ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Katharine Tai and Japan’s trade minister have agreed to work to…
Continue Reading Biden pushes electric vehicle chargers as energy costs spike
By AAMER MADHANI and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his big new…
Continue Reading Amid crypto’s Wild West, Binance says a sheriff is needed
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the cryptocurrency world, which gets likened to the Wild West of financial markets, one of the…
Continue Reading Q&A: Binance CEO on bubbles, meme coins and crypto’s swings
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, doesn’t try to explain why…
Continue Reading A decade after New Zealand mine explosion, bodies are found
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than a decade after a methane explosion killed 29 workers at a New Zealand coal…
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US and China agree to relax restrictions on journalist visas following Biden-Xi meeting
By Steven Jiang, CNN Business The United States and China have agreed to relax visa restrictions on each other’s journalists, according to…
Continue Reading China, US to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists
BEIJING (AP) — China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists amid a slight easing of tensions between the…
Continue Reading Xi-Biden talks raise hope for better ties but strains remain
By KEN MORITSUGU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has welcomed a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S.…
Continue Reading Australia aims to protect, promote critical technologies
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a plan to protect and promote…
Continue Reading Chick-fil-A will be closed Christmas weekend
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Chick-fil-A customers looking for their fix over Christmas weekend this year will be disappointed. The chicken chain…
Continue Reading Water your Christmas tree or else, warns US safety group in an alarming alert
By Sara Smart and Justin Lear, CNN As the holiday season approaches and many across the US are setting up their Douglas firs, white pines or spruce…
Continue Reading Biden plan to run LA port 24/7 to break backlog falls short
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden last month announced a deal to operate the Port of Los Angeles around…
Continue Reading Biden choice for Justice antitrust post wins Senate approval
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice…
Continue Reading Regulators seek to suspend Trump rule on railway natural gas
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed…
Continue Reading Yellen extends to Dec. 15 date for potential debt default
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress Tuesday that she believed she would run…
Continue Reading Adele tops Swift in musician faceoff, nearly beats Oscars
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adele reached 10.33 million viewers on Sunday for a special that showcased her new songs on CBS.…
Continue Reading Book about Sackler family and opioid crisis wins UK prize
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A book about a wealthy American family whose actions helped unleash the United States’ opioid…
Continue Reading Bill Gates venture picks Wyoming city for sodium nuke plant
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A small city in the top U.S. coal-mining state of Wyoming will be home to a Bill Gates-backed…
Continue Reading Activision Blizzard CEO faces pressure from employees to step down after report
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard confronted its second employee walkout in less than six months after a report raised new questions…
Continue Reading Twitter rolls out redesigned misinformation warning labels
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more…
Continue Reading ‘Red Notice,’ ‘Squid Game’ top Netflix hours-watched metric
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Tuesday rolled out a new website that measures its most-watched films and series by the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Wall Street closed higher Tuesday as investors reviewed solid earnings reports from retailers and an encouraging update on…
Continue Reading N. Carolina AG files lawsuit over kid-friendly e-cigarettes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has announced he’s suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his…
Continue Reading Axon, Peloton rise; Desktop Metal, Freeport-McMoRan fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Axon, Peloton rise; Desktop Metal, Freeport-McMoRan…
Continue Reading Baby formula is getting harder to find
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Stores are having trouble quickly restocking baby formula onto shelves, as serious supply chain problems persist…
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 Netflix used to be secretive about viewership. Now it has a new top 10 website.
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix leads the streaming world with 213 million subscribers. Now the company is making it easier to see what they…
Continue Reading Some grantmaking changes made during pandemic going away
By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The pandemic spurred foundations to change their grant-making practices in…
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