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Spirit Airlines will talk to JetBlue about takeover bid
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Spirit Airlines said late Thursday that it will talk to JetBlue Airways about its $3.6 billion bid to combine the two airlines, which appeared to leapfrog ...
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UK looks to nuclear power to cut Russian energy dependence
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced plans to build more nuclear power plants, boost renewable energy production and further tap domestic oil...
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Asian shares track Wall St retreat on interest rate worries
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Asian shares tracked a retreat on Wall Street after details from last month's Federal Reserve meeting showed the central bank plans to be aggressive in fi...
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Grains mostly higher, Livestock mixed
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - Wheat for May fell 18.25 cents at $10.20 a bushel; May corn was up 1.25 cents at $7.5775 a bushel, May rose 14.75 cents at $7.6725 a bushel; while May soybeans advanced ...
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Bird flu's grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The spread of a bird flu that is deadly to poultry raises the grisly question of how farms manage to quickly kill and dispose of millions of chickens ...
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Asian shares mostly lower after tepid gains on Wall Street
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and what the world's central banks might do to keep inflation in check. Benchmark...
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McDonald's investors will consider civil rights audit
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - McDonald's investors will consider a proposal for a civil rights audit of the company after the federal government denied McDonald's request to remove the proposal from ...
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Grains mixed,Livestock higher
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May was fell 10.50 cents at $10.31 a bushel; May corn was o...
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Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government announced Thursday it will ban foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid to ...
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Amazon plans to object to union win in New York
Apr 07, 2022 7:00 am - Amazon plans to file objections to the union election on Staten Island, New York, that resulted in the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company's history. ...