Why Meta’s virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar — a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world — that…
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Iodine pills in short supply after Finland updates guideline
HELSINKI (AP) — Many pharmacies in Finland have run out of iodine tablets a day after the Nordic country’s health ministry recommended that…
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Saudis aren’t weaponizing oil like Americans claim, top official says
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said his country partnered with Russia to slash oil…
Continue Reading OPEC could tip the world economy into recession, warns IEA
CNN, CNNI By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Western governments are furious after OPEC+ decided last week to slash oil production by the largest amount…
Continue Reading Saudis aren’t weaponizing oil like Americans claim, top official says
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said his country partnered with Russia to slash oil production in…
Continue Reading Biden hit on economy as more say finances poor: AP-NORC poll
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation — a…
Continue Reading Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who…
Continue Reading Judge ends lobbying suit against casino developer Steve Wynn
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force longtime casino…
Continue Reading MacArthur’s 2022 ‘genius grant’ winners picked to inspire
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The winners of the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious fellowship this year include a waste management engineer, an…
Continue Reading The Fed only cares about inflation. That’s bad news for you
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Jerome Powell and other members of the Federal Reserve are obsessed with choking off inflation once and for all,…
Continue Reading CVS drops prices on its tampons and will pay the ‘pink tax’
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business CVS will reduce prices on its store-branded menstrual products nationwide and pay the sales taxes on those…
Continue Reading Rough times ahead: Hurricane Ian batters SW Florida economy
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian has come and gone, but it still could deliver prolonged blows to the…
Continue Reading Bezos family donates $710M to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced a $710 million gift from the Bezos family. It’s the…
Continue Reading PepsiCo raises forecasts after Q3 boosted by higher prices
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer PepsiCo raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecast Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected third…
Continue Reading Why Social Security checks are about to get a lot bigger
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are getting the biggest raise of their lifetimes.  The U.S.…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What caused UK’s economic crisis and what’s next?
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month promising to rebuild the British economy and put the…
Continue Reading A tweet launched an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot software
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Green, an influential Twitter account with a track record of revealing insights about Tesla from software analysis,…
Continue Reading European court tells Swiss to end discrimination against men
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland is grappling with how to respond to a European human rights court ruling that it…
Continue Reading Cyprus’ flawed program leads to 10 more losing citizenship
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cyprus has begun proceedings to revoke citizenship from three investors and seven of their family…
Continue Reading ‘Desperation’: Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s…
Continue Reading What spiking US veterinary prices reveal about inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most pets hate visiting the vet. Now it’s becoming a lot more unpleasant for their…
Continue Reading Microsoft unveils $4,299 Surface desktop computer
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Microsoft’s most expensive Surface device is about to get even pricier. At a press event on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading US clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand…
Continue Reading France tries to break oil refinery strike as drivers line up for gas
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The French government has ordered staff at an ExxonMobil refinery to return to work, taking the extraordinary measure…
Continue Reading Bahamas to increase minimum wage, implement price controls
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The prime minister of the Bahamas has announced an increase in the island’s minimum wage and temporary price…
Continue Reading The Children’s Place just went full grown-up
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Let’s admit it: Adults have basically been dressing like kids these past two years — opting for comfy PJs,…
Continue Reading This key inflation measure shows prices rose faster than expected last month
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A key measure of inflation increased faster than expected in September, raising concerns that the Federal…
Continue Reading US producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, its third…
Continue Reading Subway, offering a rare glimpse at its finances, says it’s hitting record sales
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Subway says its most extensive menu makeover in the company’s nearly 60-year history is paying off. Sales at…
Continue Reading German government: Economy to shrink in 2023 as war bites
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has slashed its growth forecast for this year and predicted that Europe’s…
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