Taiwan’s Tsai thanks British minister for support
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the…
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Kenya Airways pilots’ strike set to end after 4 days
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pilots working for Kenya’s national airline are set to resume work on Wednesday after a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St down before US inflation update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday ahead of a U.S. inflation update that…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to…
Continue Reading Chinese maker announces 300 orders for new jetliner
BEIJING (AP) — A state-owned Chinese commercial jet manufacturer says it has secured orders for 300 of its first long-range jetliners from Chinese…
Continue Reading Nintendo counting on forays beyond video games to boost fans
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo hopes to leverage a new Super Mario movie, various merchandising and theme parks to draw…
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Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla stock since Twitter deal closed
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock since completing his purchase of Twitter late last month.…
Continue Reading Stock futures mostly unchanged as election results roll in
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business US stocks were mostly unchanged in premarket trading as results from Tuesday’s midterm elections rolled in.…
Continue Reading Stock futures mostly unchanged as election results roll in
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business US stocks were mostly unchanged in premarket trading as results from Tuesday’s midterm elections rolled…
Continue Reading Musk seeks to reassure advertisers on Twitter after chaos
By MATT O’BRIEN, MAE ANDERSON and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Elon Musk sought to reassure big companies that advertise on Twitter on…
Continue Reading One Indian family lost 12 members in the Morbi bridge collapse
By Swati Gupta, Rhea Mogul, Sandi Sidhu and Mohit Lathiya, CNN A marigold garland hangs across a photo frame with the faces of 12 members of the…
Continue Reading Hacker releases Australian health insurer’s customer data
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Client data from Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, has been released by an…
Continue Reading Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s pivotal midterms grappled with misleading claims about glitchy election…
Continue Reading Brazil’s da Silva forms mixed economics team for transition
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s transition has added a team of economists…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: Mark Zuckerberg tells employees layoffs coming Wednesday
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told company executives that major layoffs at the tech giant will begin on Wednesday…
Continue Reading US Judge lays out case for blocking publishing giants merger
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has laid out a data-laden case for why she blocked Penguin Random House’s…
Continue Reading Disney posts Q4 results below Wall Street estimates
By The Associated Press The Walt Disney Co. has posted lower-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter. The company said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Disney+ beats subscriber expectations but that growth came at a cost
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney’s fourth quarter earnings were a mix of good and bad news for the company. The good: the company added…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 11/8/2022
The Associated Press Election Day brought another tick higher for stocks, as Wall Street braces for the results from the day’s midterm elections…
Continue Reading Lyft, TripAdvisor fall; Five9, Hims & Hers rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Lyft Inc., down $3.24 to $10.90. The ride-hailing app reported…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $2.88 to $88.91 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell…
Continue Reading Wall Street is bracing for a potential game changer, but it’s not the election
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Wall Street is waiting for the results of Tuesday’s midterm election like the rest of the world, but traders say…
Continue Reading EU opens deeper probe of Microsoft’s Activision deal
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The European Union is taking a closer look at Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion purchase of video game giant…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared in trial of 2 former nonprofit officials
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has declared a mistrial in an embezzlement and bribery case against two men acquitted along with a Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Stocks rise as Americans head to the polls
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business #RedWave? #VoteBlue? Wall Street saw green on this midterm Election Day. Stocks ended Tuesday with solid gains,…
Continue Reading Spanish minister under growing pressure over border deaths
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s interior minister is coming under increased pressure to be more transparent…
Continue Reading Stocks rise as Americans head to the polls
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business #RedWave? #VoteBlue? Wall Street saw green on this midterm Election Day. Stocks ended Tuesday with solid…
Continue Reading A plan to tax the rich to fund electric defeated by California voters
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business California has long been a leader among states, and even countries, in promoting a shift to electric cars,…
Continue Reading Crypto exchange Binance to buy rival FTX in apparent bailout
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in the latest…
Continue Reading EU’s Call of Duty: Probe Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
By MATT O’BRIEN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned…
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