Inflation fears are boosting gold and the US dollar
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The stock market is booming, and despite uncertainty about the economy, Wall Street is confident it can keep pressing…
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What supply chain crisis? America’s largest retailer is doing just fine
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The supply chain crisis isn’t slowing down Walmart. America’s largest retailer and a bellwether of…
Continue Reading JPMorgan is suing Tesla over Elon Musk’s tweets
By Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Monday sued Tesla for $162.2 million, accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of “flagrantly”…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is returning the Egg McMuffin to its original price
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s Egg McMuffin is turning 50 years old, and it’s giving the breakfast sandwich a price to…
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Strong sales, profit for Walmart on cusp of holiday season
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart raised its outlook for the year after another surprisingly strong quarter…
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El Paso Better Business Bureau warns of holiday season job scams
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More businesses are looking to fill seasonal positions as the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season kicks off next…
Continue Reading JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon allowed to skip quarantine in Hong Kong
By Michelle Toh and Lauren Lau, CNN Business Jamie Dimon is the latest big name in business to skip one of the world’s longest quarantines.…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 4 reasons to shop Small Business Saturday
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet It’s a critical year to shop small for the holidays, as businesses continue dealing with the fallout of pandemic…
Continue Reading Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to…
Continue Reading Home Depot sales continue to surge in hot housing market
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot’s sales continued to climb through third quarter with the U.S. housing market red hot. The…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sells another $931 million of Tesla stock
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s sales of his company’s stock continued Monday. His latest filing promises more are…
Continue Reading UK labor market ‘resilient’ despite end of salary program
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Analysts say the Bank of England is one step closer to raising interest rates next month after official…
Continue Reading Gas prices soar as Germany suspends approval for Nord Stream 2 pipeline
By Mark Thompson and Walé Azeez, CNN Business Natural gas prices in Europe soared on Tuesday after Germany confirmed that it has suspended the…
Continue Reading Gas prices soar as Germany suspends approval for Nord Stream 2 pipeline
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson and Walé Azeez, CNN Business Natural gas prices in Europe soared on Tuesday after Germany confirmed that it has…
Continue Reading German agency suspends approval process for Russia pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s network regulator says it’s suspended its procedure to certify the operator of a new pipeline that would bring…
Continue Reading Hong Kong customs seize smuggled lobsters amid Australia ban
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs say officers seized about 2,000 pounds each of live lobster and sea cucumbers…
Continue Reading Greece’s tavernas, coffee shops close for pandemic protest
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Associations representing restaurants and catering businesses in…
Continue Reading Bitcoin falls as China takes aim once again at ‘extremely harmful’ crypto mining
By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese authorities are ramping up a crackdown on crypto mining, calling it an “extremely harmful” practice…
Continue Reading Girl, 16, says she was raped by hundreds of men in western India
By Esha Mitra, Rhea Mogul, Arpit Goel and Manveena Suri, CNN At least seven men have been arrested in western India after a 16-year-old girl claimed…
Continue Reading Girl, 16, says she was raped by hundreds of men in western India
CNN By Esha Mitra, Rhea Mogul, Arpit Goel and Manveena Suri, CNN At least seven men have been arrested in western India after a 16-year-old girl…
Continue Reading ‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard
By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Many people in Turkey are facing increased hardship as prices of food and other…
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Developer seeks to partner with county for upscale park in far east El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso land developer wants to bring a world class park to far east El Paso. Hunt Communities is proposing a private/public…
Continue Reading Asian shares slip despite Wall St gains after Biden-Xi talks
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are slipping despite stocks closing higher on Wall Street, as investors review solid…
Continue Reading Google is making its biggest investment ever in Australia
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Google is making its largest-ever investment in Australia, after a clash with the government that saw the tech giant…
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‘It’s a domino effect’: Las Cruces searches for solutions as businesses close on El Paseo
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Once a busy and bustling stretch of Las Cruces, business owners say they’ve watched El Paseo Road greatly deteriorate in the…
Continue Reading Australia central banker says rates could stay low until ’24
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank governor says the nation’s benchmark interest rate could…
Continue Reading Ohio retirement fund sues Facebook over investment loss
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest public employee pension fund has sued Facebook, alleging that it broke federal securities law by…
Continue Reading Biden signs $1.2T infrastructure bill into law
UPDATE: President Joe Biden has signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, with a smattering of Republican…
Continue Reading LA, Long Beach ports delay fines for backlogged cargo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex will delay fining shipping companies that let cargo containers stack up at terminals.…
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New Mexico spaceport boss seeks funds to keep momentum going
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The executive director of New Mexico’s spaceport says operations are ramping…
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