Asian stock markets fall ahead of US employment update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian shares followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data investors hope will…
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Australian police make first arrest in Optus hack probe
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A police investigation of a cyberattack on an Australian telecommunications company in…
Continue Reading Missing snow puts famed New Zealand ski areas on precipice
By NICK PERRY Associated Press TŪROA SKI AREA, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area is usually a white wonderland at this time of…
Continue Reading Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers…
Continue Reading Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand,…
Continue Reading Resident sues wood products company over California wildfire
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California resident who lost his home in a wildfire is suing a…
Continue Reading Twitter under Musk? Most of the plans are a mystery
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A super app called X? A bot-free free speech haven? These are some of Elon…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition isn’t a done deal yet
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk appears to be closer to completing his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter than at any point since he first…
Continue Reading Gas prices are starting to take off again. More increases are on the way
By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN Business Even before Wednesday’s action by OPEC+ to cut oil production, US gas prices were on their way up.…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 10/5/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended slightly lower on Wall Street as a gangbuster two-day rally ran out of gas. The S&P 500 ended 0.2% lower…
Continue Reading Smart Global Holdings, Newmont fall; Lamb Weston, RPM rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Smart Global Holdings, Newmont fall; Lamb Weston, RPM…
Continue Reading Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next in Musk’s epic battle with Twitter?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s monthslong tussle with Twitter took another twist this week when the Tesla billionaire…
Continue Reading Amazon suspends 50 workers who refused to work after warehouse fire
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon suspended dozens of workers at its only unionized warehouse on Tuesday, one day after they organized a…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $1.24 to $87.76 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Pilot sues Southwest after colleague exposes himself
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague…
Continue Reading Drug companies in opioid crisis donated $27K to Ohio’s Ryan
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who has made his opponent’s questionable record…
Continue Reading Report: Transitioning only 6% of American vehicles to electric could prevent 67,000 premature deaths
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Changing America’s fleet of trucks and buses to run on electricity while, at the same time, changing the…
Continue Reading Report: Transitioning only 6% of American vehicles to electric could prevent 67,000 premature deaths
CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Changing America’s fleet of trucks and buses to run on electricity while, at the same time, changing…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley calls for OPEC collusion crackdown after production cut
CNN by Matt Egan, CNN Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday called for punishing OPEC for its production cut by passing legislation that would…
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Las Cruces Mayor to propose 300-foot buffers for alcohol establishments
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima Monday announced an ordinance he plans to propose to City Council to establish 300-foot…
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Why does cold air make your tire pressure go low?
EL PASO, Texas — As the weather goes from hot to cold, the air molecules begin to slow and move closer together in cold weather. Cold air is denser;…
Continue Reading Hospital chain says ‘IT security issue’ disrupts operations
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major nonprofit health system with 140 hospitals in 21 states is reporting “an IT security issue” that has…
Continue Reading Tyson Foods consolidates corporate offices, leaves Chicago
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Tyson Foods is moving around 1,000 corporate positions from Illinois and South Dakota to…
Continue Reading Housing is slumping, but this real estate CEO explains why it’s not 2008 all over again
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Mortgage rates are soaring. And for many prospective home buyers, especially first-time purchasers, the…
Continue Reading Nigeria regulator seeks $70M penalty in lawsuit against Meta
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp…
Continue Reading Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — According to union organizers, Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse workers who refused…
Continue Reading Stocks end Wednesday slightly lower following huge two-day surge
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Maybe that October market rally has some legs after all? Stocks were mostly unchanged Wednesday, even as a fresh…
Continue Reading OPEC announces the biggest cut to oil production since the start of the pandemic
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of…
Continue Reading UN officials: Energy crisis shouldn’t delay emissions slash
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — United Nations officials say a switch back to coal and other fossil fuels by…
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