3 US companies sanctioned over blueprints sent to China
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has accused three U.S. companies of sending China blueprints and…
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Senate panel backs Michael Barr, Biden pick as Fed regulator
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator…
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The Associated Press Wall Street closed lower Wednesday in more choppy trading as investors were discouraged to see more evidence of inflation’s…
Continue Reading Workers protest Starbucks’ plan to close a unionized store
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca,…
Continue Reading Trump set to undergo questioning in July in NY civil probe
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer…
Continue Reading ‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to…
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Union: 4 Atlantic City casinos not cleaning rooms daily
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A union representing housekeeping workers at Atlantic City’s casinos says four of the…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen: Stimulus spending contributed only modestly to inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday defended the Biden administration’s 2021 stimulus package against…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.70 to $122.11 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $3.01…
Continue Reading This lunar robot prototype looks like a centaur meant for the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A Japanese company has built a four-legged, rolling robot that looks vaguely like a centaur — boasting two arms…
Continue Reading This lunar robot prototype looks like a centaur meant for the moon
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A Japanese company has built a four-legged, rolling robot that looks vaguely like a centaur —…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s top cop proposes massive changes to the stock market
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The agency that oversees Wall Street has proposed major changes to the way millions of everyday investors buy and…
Continue Reading Fannie and Freddie unveil plans to tackle the racial homeownership gap
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced Wednesday a series of actions that aim to make it easier to buy a…
Continue Reading Georgia investment adviser on the run ordered to pay $12M
ATLANTA (AP) — A financial adviser who’s been on the run for nearly two years has been ordered to pay $12 million to his victims in Georgia,…
Continue Reading Amazon executive to serve as CEO of logistics company
Associated Press An Amazon executive who recently announced his surprising resignation is joining logistics startup Flexport as its new CEO. Flexport…
Continue Reading META alert! Facebook’s old FB stock ticker is no more
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you want to find the stock price of Mark Zuckerberg’s company, typing the familiar “FB”…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s blank-check boom has gone bust
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The once hot blank-check merger trend is fading fast. The stock market has been cratering so far this year —…
Continue Reading Interior phasing out plastic water bottles at national parks
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other…
Continue Reading President Biden talks gun control with Jimmy Kimmel for his first in-person late night appearance
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business President Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance on a late night talk show when he stopped by “Jimmy…
Continue Reading President Biden talks gun control with Jimmy Kimmel for his first in-person late night appearance
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business President Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance on a late night talk show when he stopped by “Jimmy…
Continue Reading Florida faces $1.2 million verdict for killing citrus trees
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest…
Continue Reading Rising prices are pushing shoppers to dollar stores
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Great Recession in 2008 pushed struggling Americans to rely more heavily on dollar stores and prompted other…
Continue Reading Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal…
Continue Reading Report: Philanthropy can help protect against climate change
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropists could help ease the damage from climate change by donating more money to address global warming…
Continue Reading Weary waiting for EU, Balkan trio boost regional integration
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Three Western Balkan leaders are moving to further boost regional economic and labor integration while their bids to…
Continue Reading Ikea Norway offers help with baby names after COVID-19 boom
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish retailer Ikea is known for the distinctive names of its flat-pack home products. Now, the company’s Norway…
Continue Reading EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have approved a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035 to step up the fight…
Continue Reading Are social media platforms like railroads? The future of Facebook and Twitter could depend on the answer
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Services like Facebook and Twitter could change radically for millions of Americans in the coming years depending on how…
Continue Reading Opinion: Black consumers like me want change — not Juneteenth-branded products
CNN Opinion by Lisa Osborne Ross for CNN Business Perspectives During a recent visit to Minneapolis, a colleague and I stopped by Cup Foods, the…
Continue Reading Opinion: Black consumers like me want change — not Juneteenth-branded products
Opinion by Lisa Osborne Ross for CNN Business Perspectives During a recent visit to Minneapolis, a colleague and I stopped by Cup Foods, the…
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