US economy shrank by 1.5% in Q1 but consumers kept spending
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year even though consumers and…
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Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev triumph in five-set thrillers at the French Open
By George Ramsay, CNN It may still be early days in this year’s French Open, but some of the big names in the men’s singles draw have…
Continue ReadingThe Azores: Nine island gems with a volcanic past and a magical present
By Jeanine Barone, CNN Traveling to a paradise on Earth doesn’t necessarily require a long, arduous or perilous journey. In fact, an unspoiled…
Continue ReadingDavos Voices: What leaders say about climate change, war
By PETER PRENGAMAN, KELVIN CHAN, HELENA ALVES Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of CEOs,…
Continue ReadingSismo de 7,2 sacude el sur de Perú cerca de la frontera con Bolivia, reporta el USGS
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un sismo de magnitud 7,2 sacudió el sur de Perú este jueves, cerca de la frontera con Bolivia, según reportes…
Continue ReadingUK hits oil and gas companies with $6 billion windfall tax
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The UK government is introducing a £5 billion ($6.3 billion) tax on the windfall profits of its oil and gas companies,…
Continue ReadingCrypto is dead. Long live crypto
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The deepening chasm between the crypto evangelists and naysayers may never have been as stark. On Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingCEO pay rose 17% in 2021 as profits soared; workers trailed
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay for CEOs who run the biggest U.S. companies soared 17.1% last year, up to a median of $14.5…
Continue ReadingCEO pay rose 17% in 2021 as profits soared; workers trailed
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay for CEOs who run the biggest U.S. companies soared 17.1% last year, up to a median of $14.5…
Continue ReadingVirtual learning apps tracked and shared kids’ data and online activities with advertisers, report says
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data…
Continue ReadingAs CEO pay grows even bigger, so does its complexity
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Within the eight- and even nine-figure sums trumpeted for CEOs each year, just a small portion is…
Continue ReadingAs CEO pay grows even bigger, so does its complexity
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Within the eight- and even nine-figure sums trumpeted for CEOs each year, just a small portion is…
Continue ReadingPay for female CEOs rose 26% in 2021, but ranks remain small
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay packages for the women who run S&P 500 companies jumped in 2021 as the economy recovered…
Continue ReadingPay for female CEOs rose 26% in 2021, but ranks remain small
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay packages for the women who run S&P 500 companies jumped in 2021 as the economy recovered…
Continue ReadingSpain vows legal reforms in wake of spying allegations
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government will tighten judicial control over the country’s intelligence agency. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the…
Continue ReadingSpain vows legal reforms in wake of spying allegations
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government will tighten judicial control over the country’s intelligence agency. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the…
Continue ReadingHow AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay
The Associated Press For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined…
Continue ReadingHow much the top-paid male, female CEOs made in 2021
The Associated Press Expedia’s Peter Kern and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav are among the top paid CEOs in the S&P 500 index.…
Continue ReadingCancer patients seek damages from Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court began hearings Thursday in a lawsuit seeking nearly $5 million in damages for six…
Continue ReadingFather and son sentenced for charging police at US Capitol riot
CNN By Holmes Lybrand A father and son team was convicted Wednesday for rushing a group of police officers guarding an entrance to the US Capitol on…
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