Stock market today: Asian stocks pulled lower by profit warnings and signs the US economy is slowing
Asian stocks are mostly lower after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish as momentum slowed following a strong rally in the first half of November
2023-11-17 15:53
At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastics credits are on the table. What are they?
As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that's been discussed is plastics credits
2023-11-17 15:27
Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse
As President Joe Biden and other global leaders spent the past few days melding minds with Silicon Valley titans in San Francisco, their discussions frequently focused on artificial intelligence, a technology expected to reshape the world, for better or worse
2023-11-17 07:59
A health official in Michigan is taking her county to court over $4 million resignation offer
The top health official in one of Michigan’s largest counties is asking a judge to uphold a $4 million settlement in exchange for her resignation
2023-11-17 07:58
PG&E bills will go up by more than $32 per month next year in part to pay for wildfire protections
About 16 million people in California will pay higher electric and gas bills next year
2023-11-17 07:53
Judge rules against tribes in fight over Nevada lithium mine they say is near sacred massacre site
A federal judge in Nevada has dealt another legal setback to tribes trying to halt construction of a huge lithium mine they say is near the sacred site of an 1865 massacre along the Oregon border
2023-11-17 06:51
Tesla didn't squelch United Auto Workers message when it cracked down on T-shirts, court says
A federal appeals court in New Orleans says automaker Tesla did not infringe on its workers’ rights to unionize when it ordered employees at a California assembly plant to stop wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the United Auto Workers logo
2023-11-17 06:15
Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says
U.S. health inspectors found a host of sanitation and manufacturing problems at an Indian plant that recently recalled eyedrops sold in the U.S. The problems include cracked floors, barefoot workers and manipulated testing records
2023-11-17 05:22
Max Verstappen unimpressed with excess and opulence of Las Vegas Grand Prix
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is an absolute spectacle of neon extravagance and Max Verstappen has absolutely no interest in the excess and opulence weaved into Formula One’s first visit to Sin City in 41 years
2023-11-17 04:25
Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local car dealers starting next year
Want to buy a car on Amazon
2023-11-17 02:29
A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US
A 27-year-old cannabis industry worker died in Massachusetts from an asthma attack related to her work
2023-11-17 02:28
Alibaba shares plunge as much as 10% after canceling plans to spin off cloud unit
Shares of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding plunged as much as 10% in New York after it said Thursday it scrapped plans to spin off its cloud business because of uncertainties related to U.S. chip restrictions
2023-11-17 01:22