Asian stocks rise as Biden, Xi hold video summit
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping hold a summit…
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Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal with bipartisan crowd
By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal…
Continue Reading Democrats push for paid family leave ahead of critical votes
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised advocates, and even many of her Democratic…
Continue Reading Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three…
Continue Reading China stock exchange for entrepreneurs launches in Beijing
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A stock exchange set up in the Chinese capital to serve entrepreneurs has opened trading with 81…
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Call of Duty: Vanguard removes Quran pages after critics call the depiction disrespectful
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The publisher of the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard has issued an apology after receiving criticism from Muslim players who…
Continue Reading New book alleges Fox’s Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about…
Continue Reading New book alleges Fox’s Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about…
Continue Reading Information disorder ‘creates a chain reaction of harm,’ according to Aspen Institute report
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business “Information disorder is a crisis that exacerbates all other crises. When bad information becomes as…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy contracts on shrinking consumption, exports
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption…
Continue Reading Former New Orleans mayor Landrieu to manage Biden’s $1T plan
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former New Orleans mayor, Mitch Landrieu, to supervise his $1…
Continue Reading California sets gas price record for second day running
CNN, NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California gas prices hit $4.682 per gallon on Monday, setting a new record for…
Continue Reading California sets gas price record for second day running
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California gas prices hit $4.682 per gallon on Monday, setting a new record for the state for a second day in a row,…
Continue Reading ‘Watered-down hope’: Experts wanted more from climate pact
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — While world leaders hail the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a…
Continue Reading NPR books editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business NPR books editor Petra Mayer died Saturday at age 46, NPR reported. Mayer was a popular editor on NPR’s Culture…
Continue Reading America’s 10 most expensive zip codes have median home prices over $4 million
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The most expensive areas to live in the US have gotten even more pricey this year as the cost of homes has skyrocketed.…
Continue Reading ‘I keep forgetting you’re still alive:’ Elon Musk trolls Bernie Sanders on Twitter
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk is trolling again on Twitter, and this time his target is Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I keep forgetting…
Continue Reading JPMorgan is suing Tesla over Elon Musk’s tweets
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Monday sued Tesla for $162.2 million, accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of…
Continue Reading Inside the wild world of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Mike Lindell doesn’t just sell pillows. He also sells false hope, CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian…
Continue Reading Inside the wild world of My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Mike Lindell doesn’t just sell pillows. He also sells false hope, CNN’s chief media correspondent…
Continue Reading White House confident Biden’s bill will pass House this week
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser is expressing confidence the White House’s $1.85…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson: Climate deal sounds ‘death knell’ for coal
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow as a “game-changing agreement” that sounded…
Continue Reading Champion race car driver, top instructor Bob Bondurant dies
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Bob Bondurant, a former champion race car driver and founder of a high-performance driving school that taught many…
Continue Reading Troopers faulted in truck-bicyclists crash case in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas TV station reports that troopers investigating a crash that killed five bicyclists on a stretch of Nevada highway…
Continue Reading Here’s how Elon Musk’s fortune has benefited from taxpayer help
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk can thank investors for his staggering net worth of nearly $300 billion. But taxpayers played a crucial role…
Continue Reading Disney’s ‘Eternals’ tops domestic box office for 2nd weekend
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Disney and Marvel’s “Eternals” fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but it’s still hanging on to first…
Continue Reading UN climate boss: ‘Good compromise’ beats no deal on warming
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa was not happy with a last-minute fight over coal…
Continue Reading Mall Santas will be pretty much back to normal this year
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s beginning to look a lot like pre-pandemic Christmas, with malls and stores bringing back tree lighting…
Continue Reading Americans are still buying up a storm
By Paul R. La Monica and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Consumer spending continues to power the US economy. Whether it’s to buy a new house or…
Continue Reading Buttigieg’s star rises as $1T Biden agenda shifts toward him
By HOPE YEN, TOM BEAUMONT and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden gets set to sign a $1 trillion infrastructure…
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