Business Stories from October 11, 2021 (Change date)
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Israel a step closer to commercial drones with latest testsOct 11, 2021 3:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Dozens of drones floated through the skies of Tel Aviv on Monday, ferrying cartons of ice cream and sushi across the city in an experiment that o...
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Fire-hit Greek island races to fix damage before next stormOct 11, 2021 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Authorities on the Greek island of Evia said Monday that more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected areas left...
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Bing Crosby's heirs sell stake in estate to boost his workOct 11, 2021 7:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Harry Crosby was 19 when his father, Bing, died in 1977. But when he goes to a shopping mall or party in December, there's a strong chance he'll hear his...
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Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surgeOct 11, 2021 2:00 pm - VENICE, Italy (AP) - The Italian glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to highly prized artistic creations to outrun low-priced c...
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Amazon to allow employees to work remotely indefinitelyOct 11, 2021 3:30 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon said Monday it will allow many tech and corporate workers to continue working remotely indefinitely, as long as they can commute to the office when...
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Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers strandedOct 13, 2021 6:49 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines canceled more than 350 flights Monday following a weekend of major disruptions that it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control iss...
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High winds prompt PG&E to shut power to 25,000 in CaliforniaOct 11, 2021 11:30 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pacific Gas & Electric began shutting off power to about 25,000 customers in central and northern California Monday and Southern California Edison w...
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Alan Horn, longtime film executive, to retire from DisneyOct 11, 2021 4:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Alan Horn, the film executive who helped turn Walt Disney Studios into the most powerful movie studio in Hollywood and whose 50-year career has touched f...
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German companies urge next government to step up on climateOct 11, 2021 12:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Dozens of large German companies have urged the country's next government to put in place ambitious policies to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord....
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Stocks edge lower as Wall Street prepares for earningsOct 11, 2021 4:30 pm - Stocks edged lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as communications companies and banks fell broadly. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 2:40 p.m. Eastern after ri...