Fourth union approves deal with railroads to get 24% raises
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another union has approved the deal it made with the major freight railroads last month that…
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The White House released an ‘AI Bill of Rights’
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The White House on Tuesday released a set of guidelines it hopes will spur companies to make and deploy artificial…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 10/4/2022
The Associated Press Stocks rose sharply again on Wall Street and clawed back more of the ground they lost in a miserable several weeks. The S&P…
Continue Reading Blackbaud, Acuity Brands rise; AXT, KalVista fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Blackbaud, Acuity Brands rise; AXT, KalVista…
Continue Reading In major reversal, Elon Musk again proposes buying Twitter at full price
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk on Monday sent a letter to Twitter proposing to follow through with his deal to buy the company at the…
Continue Reading Amazon sues Washington’s labor agency over alleged hazards
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has sued Washington state’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $2.89 to $86.52 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Waiting for a better time to buy a car? Keep waiting
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Average car prices are shooting higher and higher thanks to continued auto parts shortages. Interest rates are…
Continue Reading NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The first Native American woman ever to travel to Earth’s orbit will take flight this week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon…
Continue Reading Micron to invest up to $100 billion to build chip factory in upstate New York
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Micron on Tuesday said it would invest up to $100 billion over the next two decades to build a massive…
Continue Reading Biden didn’t get us into this inflation mess; Jerome Powell did, Ro Khanna says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Congressman Ro Khanna wants Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to apologize for the central bank’s handling of…
Continue Reading Britain’s Wallace calls Ukraine war a ‘wakeup call’ for NATO
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary says Russia’s war on Ukraine has been a “wake-up call” for NATO members. He said the…
Continue Reading Barriers to Black entrepreneurship widen the wealth gap
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business One of the best ways to build wealth in the United States is to own your own business. But just 2% of businesses with…
Continue Reading Barriers to Black entrepreneurship widen the wealth gap
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business One of the best ways to build wealth in the United States is to own your own business. But just 2%…
Continue Reading Mexican government considering army-run airline
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is analyzing the creation of a state-owned, army-run airline that would fly 10 leased airplanes, as…
Continue Reading A timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter
The Associated Press Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. The offer comes just two weeks…
Continue Reading German gas price plan exposes EU divisions over energy
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany’s plan to spend billions of euros to help keep gas prices low for its consumers and…
Continue Reading Deal back on? Elon Musk gets closer to buying Twitter
By TOM KRISHER, MATT O’BRIEN, RANDALL CHASE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again…
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Dow rallies more than 1,500 points in two days as fear begins to fade
(CNN) — Is the worst really over on Wall Street? It’s too soon to say. But stocks rose sharply again Tuesday following Monday’s big rally.…
Continue Reading Billionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio cedes control of Bridgewater
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, is stepping down from his role at the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s bumpy road to owning Twitter: A timeline
CNN By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business A board seat accepted and then rejected. A stunning $44 billion takeover offer with uncertain financing. And a…
Continue Reading Key suspect in murder-for-hire case pleads not guilty
By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Los Angeles biotech investor pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a transcontinental…
Continue Reading Jack Thomas, longtime Boston Globe journalist who wrote about his terminal cancer, dies at 83
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Jack Thomas’ byline appeared in the Boston Globe for an impressive 60 years. He was a copy boy to start, working for the…
Continue Reading Billionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio cedes control of Bridgewater
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, is stepping down from…
Continue Reading Poll: Many pessimistic about improving standard of living
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While most Americans say having a good standard of living is important, more than half believe…
Continue Reading Apple is one step closer to being forced to ditch its Lightning charger in Europe
By Brian Fung, CNN The European Union is one step closer to forcing Apple and other electronics vendors to use a single charging standard for devices…
Continue Reading Spain’s govt ups social and defense spending in 2023 budget
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s left-wing coalition government has unveiled a 2023 budget plan that includes increased…
Continue Reading Dutch government announces energy price cap for consumers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled details of its energy price cap for households, together with the outlines of a…
Continue Reading US job openings sink as economy slows, cost to borrow rises
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July as…
Continue Reading The number of US job openings fell by more than 1 million in August
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The tight US labor market started to show signs of loosening in August. The number of job openings dropped to just…
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