India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow despite strong pressure from the…
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Wall Street opens lower; European markets slip on rate news
NEW YORK — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street today, putting major indexes into the red for the week. The S&P 500 was down…
Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads
SAN FRANCISCO — The test couldn’t have been much easier — and Facebook still failed. Facebook and its parent company Meta flopped once again in…
FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids’ data privacy online
WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children’s…
Senators urge CNH Industrial to offer striking workers more
A group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH Industrial plants who have been…
Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection
Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced today. COVID-19 vaccine makers…
Spirit Airlines, a bidding war target, postpones buyout vote
Spirit Airlines, the target of a budget airline bidding war, is postponing a Friday shareholder vote on whether to accept one of those buyout offers…
Amazon says it prevented 4 billion bad listings in 2021
Amazon, which has been under increasing pressure to tackle counterfeit products, said in its second-annual report that it prevented 4 billion bad listings from making…
High prices, low inventory, a new norm for car shoppers
Shopping for a new or used car over the last couple of years has become a more challenging endeavor. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Kohl’s Corp. negotiating to sell to Vitamin Shoppe operator
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin-based Kohl’s Corp. is in negotiations to sell the company to the group that runs Vitamin Shoppe stores. The Menominee Falls-based retailer said…