Detroit begins demolition of blighted Packard car plant
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Demolition of the long-vacant Packard auto plant that for generations has been a symbol of urban…
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US proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new permitting program for wind energy…
Continue Reading ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought…
Continue Reading Report: Women gained fewer US company board seats in 2022
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report finds that U.S. companies added women to their boards of director at a slower…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street as worries about a possible recession and rising bond yields put the squeeze back on…
Continue Reading CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts…
Continue Reading Suit: MGM paid problem gambler to not report online glitches
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New York City man alleges in a lawsuit that an Atlantic City casino and others paid…
Continue Reading House approves antitrust bill targeting Big Tech dominance
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved antitrust legislation targeting the dominance of Big Tech companies by…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 92 cents to $81.23 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
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California bars tech companies from complying with other states’ abortion-related warrants
CNN By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for…
Continue Reading California bars tech companies from complying with other states’ abortion-related warrants
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for Silicon…
Continue Reading US officials troubled by controversial UK tax cut plan
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US officials are increasingly troubled by the United Kingdom’s proposal to slash taxes at a time of crushing…
Continue Reading Google is shutting down its gaming service Stadia
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Google plans to shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia in January, a little more than three years after…
Continue Reading Google is shutting down its gaming service Stadia
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Google plans to shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia in January, a little more than three years after it…
Continue Reading Think mortgage rates are high now? Homebuyers in the 1980s were paying 19%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Think mortgage rates are high now? Connie Strait remembers when she was starting her career in real estate in the early…
Continue Reading Senate passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown, aid Ukraine
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a partial government…
Continue Reading Chloe goes for pared-down 1970s, riffing on disco in Paris
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chloe got almost ready-to-dance at Paris Fashion Week as designer Gabriela Hearst developed disco…
Continue Reading H&M could start charging customers for making returns
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business So much for impulse buying at H&M. The next time you shop there, specifically online, and then regret bagging…
Continue Reading Ex-eBay execs get prison time for bizarre harassment scheme
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former eBay Inc. executive has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for leading a…
Continue Reading Germany will borrow nearly $200 billion to cap consumers’ energy bills
By Reuters and Anna Cooban, CNN Business The German government announced plans to borrow €200 billion ($195 billion) to cap natural gas prices for…
Continue Reading Out-of-service satellites must be removed within 5 years, FCC says
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Satellites that are no longer in service must get out of the sky far more quickly under a new rule adopted by US federal…
Continue Reading EU takes Malta to court over passport-for-pay program
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is taking Malta to court over a golden passport program that allows wealthy people to buy European Union…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How will we know if the U.S. is in recession?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the July-September quarter, underscoring…
Continue Reading Pumpkin farms adapt to improve soil, lower emissions
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press Writers ATLANTA, Illinois (AP) — This Thanksgiving, your pumpkin pie might have a lower…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond is failing fast
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Bed Bath & Beyond is losing shoppers and money at a rapid clip, and the company will need to quickly…
Continue Reading Amazon raising hourly pay for warehouse and delivery workers
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday said it is raising the average starting pay for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers…
Continue Reading Google rolls out tool for users to request excluding search results that contain private information
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Google on Wednesday said it has begun rolling out an option for users to request excluding search results featuring…
Continue Reading Buffett’s company buys nearly 6M more Occidental shares
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company picked up another $368 million worth of Occidental Petroleum…
Continue Reading US long-term mortgage rates up for 6th week; 30-year at 6.7%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before…
Continue Reading Albania secures 2 satellites to monitor territory from space
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has reached a three-year agreement with an American company for a dedicated satellite constellation to provide the…
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