Union Pacific Q3 profit up 23% even with flat volume
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hauled in 23% more profit in the third quarter even though the total number of…
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Romanian president nominates former army general as premier
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president has nominated a former army general to be prime minister in the…
Continue ReadingFarmer fined $304K over alleged water theft during drought
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A farm in southeastern Washington has been fined $304,000 by the Washington state Department of Ecology for irrigating 250…
Continue ReadingPet hospital to pay $43K to settle sex harassment suit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland veterinary services provider Hannah Pet Hospital will pay over $43,000 to a former pet nurse to settle a federal…
Continue ReadingFarmer fined $304K over alleged water theft during drought
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A farm in southeastern Washington has been fined $304,000 by the Washington state Department of Ecology for irrigating 250…
Continue ReadingFarmer fined $304K over alleged water theft during drought
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A farm in southeastern Washington has been fined $304,000 by the Washington state Department of Ecology for irrigating 250…
Continue ReadingInflation, Fed action set stage for higher mortgage rates
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates are hovering near all-time lows, but that could begin to change. The Federal…
Continue ReadingTurkish lira drops to new low after harsh interest rate cut
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish lira has plunged to a record low against the U.S. dollar after a harsher-than-expected cut in interest rates. The…
Continue ReadingTurkish lira drops to new low after harsh interest rate cut
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish lira has plunged to a record low against the U.S. dollar after a harsher-than-expected cut in interest rates. The…
Continue ReadingRosamund Pike to narrate audiobook of ‘The Eye of the World’
NEW YORK (AP) — Rosamund Pike is already starring in the Amazon Prime Video based on Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel of Time” books.…
Continue ReadingOlivia Newton-John offers cancer update
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Olivia Newton-John says she has her good days and her bad days as she once again battles cancer. In an interview with…
Continue ReadingOlivia Newton-John offers cancer update
CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Olivia Newton-John says she has her good days and her bad days as she once again battles cancer. In an interview with…
Continue ReadingUS unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low…
Continue ReadingEric Adams, Curtis Sliwa spar in 1st NYC mayoral debate
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The two men running to become New York City’s next mayor offered starkly different visions…
Continue ReadingSyria says it executed 24 for igniting deadly wildfires
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s Justice Ministry says authorities have executed 24 people for igniting deadly wildfires last year. The blazes…
Continue ReadingParents of 6-year-old girl killed on Colorado amusement park ride file wrongful death suit
By Amy Simonson, CNN The parents of a 6-year-old who died on a free-fall ride at a Colorado amusement park in September have filed a wrongful death…
Continue ReadingUS unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low…
Continue ReadingHow the maker of Cheerios and Häagen-Dazs copes with hundreds of supply chain snafus a month
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The global supply chain is struggling under the weight of a series of disruptions, including a shortage of…
Continue ReadingWeWork is finally going public. A lot has changed
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When WeWork’s plans for a blockbuster initial public offering imploded in 2019, the company became a poster…
Continue ReadingFacebook says it will pay French publishers for news content
PARIS (AP) — Facebook says it’s struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared by…
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