Czech government readies $1.2B for businesses’ energy costs
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has unveiled a plan to help businesses cope with surging energy costs. Prime Minister Petr Fiala says the…
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Here’s how the freight rail strike will impact commuters
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter rail service will face a huge disruption Friday if a freight rail strike is not avoided. Many passenger…
Continue Reading Inside Starbucks’ plan to speed up service
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is rolling out a sweeping plan to spark growth over the next three years — from faster…
Continue Reading Panthers withdraw city, county deal over abandoned facility
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s real estate company wants to revoke a bankruptcy…
Continue Reading 1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads…
Continue Reading King Charles got the ultimate promotion. 100 staffers could lose their jobs
By Sharon Braithwaite and Anna Cooban, CNN Business About 100 people who worked for Prince Charles could lose their jobs now he has become King, a…
Continue Reading WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest…
Continue Reading As markets wobble, buy the stocks that pay you back
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tuesday’s massive stock market meltdown should serve as a reminder to investors that in times of…
Continue Reading As markets wobble, buy the stocks that pay you back
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tuesday’s massive stock market meltdown should serve as a reminder to investors that in times of turmoil, it…
Continue Reading 3 Iranian citizens charged in broad hacking campaign in US
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with…
Continue Reading Starbucks labor organizer resigns from Buffalo store
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A high-profile labor organizer has resigned from Starbucks, saying the company forced her out because of her…
Continue Reading A less-glitzy Detroit auto show returns after 3-year absence
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General…
Continue Reading EU proposes $140 billion plan to rein in soaring energy prices
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Union wants to raise €140 billion ($140 billion) by tapping the windfall earnings of some energy…
Continue Reading US sets up Afghan relief fund with frozen central bank money
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will transfer $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds to…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is closing all its UK restaurants Monday for the Queen’s funeral
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s roughly 1,200 locations across the United Kingdom will close for most of the day Monday for Queen…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda, others seek Puerto Rico silver lining
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico five years ago and highlighted the funding problems the…
Continue Reading Jim Beam outlines expansion to ramp up bourbon production
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Jim Beam plans to ramp up bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery to meet growing global demand in…
Continue Reading French court awards damages for 2009 Yemenia plane crash
MASHA MACPHERSON and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has ordered a Yemeni airline to pay damages to the lone survivor of…
Continue Reading Opinion: Here’s how to make it easier for workers to find better jobs
Opinion by Todd Greene, Ioana Marinescu, Jake Rosenfeld and Elisabeth Jacobs for CNN Business Perspectives Each day seems to bring new headlines of…
Continue Reading Some good inflation news: Wholesale prices fell in August
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Just one day after August’s disappointing Consumer Price Index report triggered a meltdown on Wall Street, a…
Continue Reading EU Parliament adopts new bloc-wide rules on minimum wages
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have adopted new legislation aimed at guaranteeing “decent” minimum wages for all workers across the…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown…
Continue Reading EU moves to ban products made with forced labor
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has unveiled plans to ban products made with forced labor from the 27-nation…
Continue Reading German government could raise stake in gas supplier Uniper
BERLIN (AP) — German energy supplier Uniper says it is exploring the possibility of the government acquiring a majority holding in the company as…
Continue Reading TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press TikTok may be the platform of choice for catchy videos, but anyone using it to learn about COVID-19, climate change…
Continue Reading Fred Franzia, creator of ‘Two Buck Chuck,’ has died
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fred Franzia, the man behind “Two Buck Chuck” and other value-priced wines that revolutionized the…
Continue Reading The Fed could crash the housing market
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Investors are getting spooked that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes could damage the US…
Continue Reading 4 non-investment questions to ask an adviser before retiring
By KATE ASHFORD NerdWallet Using a financial adviser for your investment needs is 100% on brand, but what about all the other parts of your…
Continue Reading Extreme weather could push food prices even higher
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Weather has long been a fickle farmhand, devastating fields one year while delivering bountiful harvests the next.…
Continue Reading Edmunds Compares: 2023 Toyota bZ4X vs. 2023 Volkswagen ID.4
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The Toyota bZ4X is the automaker’s first mass-market electric vehicle. Though it’s about the same size as a RAV4, the…
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