Amazon Prime Day comes amid slowdown in online sales growth
Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event today much differently than how it entered the pandemic. The company has long used the…
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Frontier Airlines says it lacks the votes for Spirit merger
Frontier Airlines, facing likely defeat in its bid to merge with Spirit Airlines, is asking for another delay in a shareholder vote on the deal….
Stocks fall on Wall Street, led by drops in technology
NEW YORK — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street today as markets turned cautious ahead of earnings reports from big U.S. companies and…
Looming Musk-Twitter legal battle hammers company shares
NEW YORK — Shares of Twitter slid more than 6% at the opening bell today after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his…
Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone to be charged with fraud over assets
LONDON — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation into his overseas assets, British…
Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia
BERLIN — A major gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe shut down for annual maintenance today amid concern in Germany that Russia may not…
London’s Heathrow airport apologizes for travel disruptions
LONDON — London’s Heathrow Airport apologized today to passengers whose travels were disrupted by staff shortages and warned it may ask airlines to cut more…
Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval
WASHINGTON — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S….
G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war’s impact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations failed to find common ground today over Russia’s war…
US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
WASHINGTON — America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur…