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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit hit an all-time high of $80.9 billion in September as American exports fell sharply while imports, even with supply chain problems at American ports, kept climbing. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the September deficit topped the previous record of $73.2 billion
Continue Reading By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Central and Eastern Europe is seeing spiraling coronavirus cases. Several countries in the regions that have lower vaccination rates than the rest of the continent reported daily record highs on Thursday. Other countries registered the most infections in months. Most countries in Central and Eastern Europe
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By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly. The new requirements are the Biden administration’s boldest move yet to persuade reluctant Americans to finally get a vaccine
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly. The new requirements are the Biden administration’s boldest move yet to persuade reluctant Americans to finally get a vaccine
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Get ready to pay even more for the fun stuff in your grocery cart. Top snack makers Kraft Heinz and Mondelez say they will hike prices for retail customers on varieties of Kraft Mac & Cheese, Jell-O, Bagel Bites, Cool Whip, Toblerone, Sour Patch Kids and other items
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hoffman, CNN The Biden administration announced Thursday that its vaccine rules applying to private businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors will take effect January 4. The rules stipulate that employees that fall into those groups will need to have received the necessary shots to be fully
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Apple TV+ must really like Tom Hanks, with “Finch” representing the second movie featuring the actor the service scooped up during the pandemic. Like “Greyhound,” this one is in a modest affair that would likely have been hard-pressed to make waves in theaters, casting Hanks in a last-man-on-Earth scenario that’s
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Apple TV+ must really like Tom Hanks, with “Finch” representing the second movie featuring the actor the service scooped up during the pandemic. Like “Greyhound,” this one is in a modest affair that would likely have been hard-pressed to make waves in theaters, casting Hanks in a last-man-on-Earth scenario
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CNN By Pauline Lockwood and Rob Picheta, CNN Police in Western Australia have charged a 36-year-old man in relation to the disappearance of 4-year-old Cleo Smith, who went missing from a campsite on October 16 and was finally found this week after a highly publicized search. The man, who was identified by Australia’s public broadcaster
Continue Reading CNN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE By Pauline Lockwood and Rob Picheta, CNN Police in Western Australia have charged a 36-year-old man in relation to the disappearance of 4-year-old Cleo Smith, who went missing from a campsite on October 16 and was finally found this week after a highly publicized search. The man, who was identified
Continue ReadingCNN, HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, PFIZER By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Moderna fell short of profit and sales expectations for the third quarter, and the Covid vaccine maker warned that its full year shipments of the vaccine will not meet its forecasts. Shares of Moderna plunged nearly 20% at their low point of the day Thursday and
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Mariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — La recuperación del mercado laboral de Estados Unidos se topó con un obstáculo a fines del verano y principios del otoño. En los últimos meses, el recuento de puestos de trabajo agregados a la economía ha sido decepcionantemente bajo. Pero los economistas tienen grandes esperanzas de que la
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch newspaper reporter has been expelled from Russia, a move denounced as “unacceptable” by the Netherlands’ foreign ministry. The De Volkskrant newspaper reported Thursday that its Moscow correspondent, Tom Vennink, was ordered to leave Russia earlier this week after his residency permit was withdrawn
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch newspaper reporter has been expelled from Russia, a move denounced as “unacceptable” by the Netherlands’ foreign ministry. The De Volkskrant newspaper reported Thursday that its Moscow correspondent, Tom Vennink, was ordered to leave Russia earlier this week after his residency permit was withdrawn
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Jackson Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canada is expected to spend a record $308 billion on health care in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says. The report, published on Thursday, says the country’s total health spending
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Every year Judy and Micael Sullivan create hand-crafted wooden toys to give to children in need during the holiday season. The toys vary from different vehicles, puzzles, keepsake boxes, and trinkets. The Sullivans spend several days in the year in their wood workshop designing, cutting, and painting each toy. Judy also goes through each toy
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Beauchemin Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Somewhere in Kabul, families in a network of safe houses are running out of time to find a new place to hide, with funds meant to support them dwindling. Among them are a family of seven, including a newborn baby boy.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For about 20 months, central banks have funneled an unprecedented amount of cash into the financial system, aiming to limit the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy. Now, with an eye on inflation, they’re changing course — with big ramifications for stocks and bonds. What’s happening: The
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department told attorneys representing families separated at the US southern border under the Trump administration that the reported settlement figures “are higher than anywhere that settlement can land,” American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero told CNN. “DOJ communicated Wednesday night that the numbers reported in the
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has confounded market expectations and held interest rates steady. It said Thursday that it wanted to see more information about what happens to unemployment after the government recently ended a program that subsidized worker pay during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to keep
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