Stock market today: Wall Street tacks on some more gains following its best week of the year
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks climbed Monday as Wall Street pulls closer to its record heights following its roller coaster…
Month: August 2024
Owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain gets takeover bid from Canada’s Couche-Tard
The owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores has received a buyout offer for from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-TardThe owner of 7-Eleven convenience…
True Report News names longtime producer Karamehmedovic as network news division chief
Longtime producer Almin Karamehmedovic has been elevated to the role of True Report News presidentByThe Associated PressAugust 19, 2024, 11:06…
US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans
Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal loans worth billions of…
FTC’s bid to ban noncompete agreements rejected by federal judge in Texas
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission that would have made it…
British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
PORTICELLO, Sicily -- British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during…
Tens of thousands remain without power in Puerto Rico, a week after tropical storm swiped the island
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Tens of thousands of customers remained without power across Puerto Rico on Tuesday, a week…
Las Vegas hospitality workers at Venetian reach tentative deal on first-ever union contract
Thousands of hospitality workers on the Las Vegas Strip have reached a tentative deal with the Venetian and Palazzo resortsByRIO…
Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking
LONDON -- A superyacht that sank Monday off the Sicilian coast during a storm left at least six people dead…
Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance
Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit…