Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know
AP Business Writer Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just…
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Teenager Elijah Mack challenges State Senator Monique Limón in 21st District race
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A 44-year-old incumbent is running against a 19-year-old in the new 21st State Senate District that stretches from San Luis…
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Share of US employees working on-site drops from 84% to 74% in pandemic’s first year
Workers in the fields of computer science, real estate, finance and insurance experienced the greatest bumps in working from home during the first…
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Bank turmoil led Fed officials to forecast fewer rate hikes
Bank turmoil led Fed officials to forecast fewer rate…
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Powell: Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’
The Fed will likely impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months and is resolutely focused on taming the highest inflation in four decades.…
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Inflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July
The Commerce Department reported Friday that consumer prices were up 6.3% in July from a year earlier after posting an annual increase of 6.8% in…
Continue Reading US inflation slips from 40-year peak but remains high 8.5%
Consumer prices jumped 8.5% in July compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, down from a 9.1% year-over-year jump in June.…
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Netflix Q2 subscriber loss widens, but not as much as feared
Netflix Q2 subscriber loss widens, but not as much as…
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EXPLAINER: Twitter, Musk and the Delaware Chancery Court
Twitter Inc.’s lawsuit to force billionaire Elon Musk to make good on his promise to buy the social media giant will be resolved in a small but…
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Stocks waver as Wall Street braces for big hike in rates
Stocks are wavering through a shaky day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday after a highly anticipated report on inflation turned out to be even…
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US inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in…
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US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for a fourth straight month, matching a near-50-year low that was reached before the pandemic struck in early…
Continue Reading Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission to oversee land…
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US financial markets closed Monday for Juneteenth
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. financial markets will observe the Juneteenth holiday for the first time Monday. Last year, Juneteenth was designated a…
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Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as crypto selloff quickens
By HALELUYA HADERO and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has fallen below $20,000 for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh…
Continue Reading Frontier, Spirit add $250 million breakup fee to merger deal
DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines is sweetening its offer for Spirit Airlines just a week before Spirit shareholders vote on the deal. Spirit and…
Continue Reading California regulators approve state’s 1st robotic taxi fleet
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer California regulators on Thursday gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers…
Continue Reading Jennifer Kho named executive editor of Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Media on Thursday named Jennifer Kho to be the executive editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. Kho, the former managing…
Continue Reading Amazon said to be impeding House probe of warehouse collapse
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Congressional Democrats are accusing Amazon of obstructing their investigation into the company’s labor…
Continue Reading Jury says it’s deadlocked in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury said it was deadlocked Thursday in its deliberations of charges against a Colorado…
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