By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy. Jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 22 inched up by 3,000 to 217,000 from 214,000 the previous week, the Labor Department
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy. Jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 22 inched up by 3,000 to 217,000 from 214,000 the previous week, the Labor Department
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN A common respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in the United States, leading to some children’s hospitals being overwhelmed. The influenza virus is also on the rise, along with other viruses — such as adenovirus and rhinovirus — that cause the common cold. At the same time, children are back
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN A common respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in the United States, leading to some children’s hospitals being overwhelmed. The influenza virus is also on the rise, along with other viruses — such as adenovirus and rhinovirus — that cause the common cold. At the same time, children are
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– La economÃa de Estados Unidos creció el último trimestre, recuperándose después de contraerse en la primera mitad del año. El Producto Interno Bruto ––la medida más amplia de la actividad económica–– aumentó a una tasa anualizada del 2,6% durante el tercer trimestre, según las estimaciones iniciales que publicó la Oficina de Análisis
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in which the economy’s health has emerged as a paramount issue. Thursday’s better-than-expected
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — Danish lender Danske Bank says it will book a 14 billion Danish kroner ($1.9 billion) provision in the third quarter for impending fines related to the bank’s involvement in a massive money laundering scandal in Estonia. The CEO said that “the discussions with U.S. and Danish authorities related to the Estonia matter
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN If Kanye West is worried about the multiple businesses that have ended relationships with him following his antisemitic comments, he’s not acting like it. The controversial artist and entrepreneur on Thursday posted a meme on his verified Instagram account that featured the headline, “Ye has reportedly cut ties with Kanye
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It’s getting spooky at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens as it prepares for its annual “Howl-a-ween” event and gives a special pumpkin treat to some of its animals. Spectators at the zoo on Wednesday got quite the show being able to see some of the animals enjoy pumpkins. https://youtu.be/NqwCbqwITMA Mr. Prickles, a porcupine at
Continue ReadingBy Alasdair Howorth, CNN Barcelona talked a lot about “economic levers” as the Catalan club looks to improve its finances, but it won’t be able to use the Champions League pulley anymore after exiting at the competition’s group stage for the second consecutive season. Even before a ball was kicked at the Camp Nou against
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy grew last quarter, bouncing back after shrinking in the first half of the year — but there are indications that consumer spending, which powers the US economy, is starting to soften. Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — rose by an annualized rate
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed A South Carolina judge on Wednesday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must appear for testimony in the Atlanta-area grand jury 2020 election meddling investigation. “I am going to find that the witness is material and necessary to the investigation and that the state of Georgia
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, CNN Russian TV host and 2018 presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak has fled Russia for Lithuania, Russian state news agency TASS reported Thursday. Sobchack entered Lithuania using her Israeli passport, according to the country’s State Security Department director Darius Jauniskis. “Yes, I can confirm that Sobchak is in Lithuania,” TASS cited Jauniskis as
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A Macintosh computer used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs went up for auction this week, with sellers estimating its worth at up to US$300,000. The Macintosh SE, which did not find a buyer at the Tuesday auction, came out in
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Bowden Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Across Canada, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are rising, particularly in children. RSV is a very common virus that causes infections in an individual’s respiratory tract, according to the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, an organization based in Winnipeg.
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The European Central Bank hiked interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point on Thursday, promising further hikes to come and forecasting an extended economic slowdown. The move will take the benchmark rate for the 19 countries using the euro to 1.5%. The central bank has now hiked rates
Continue Reading The Associated Press Merck turned in a better-than-expected third quarter and raised its 2022 forecast as the drugmaker’s top seller brought in over a third of its revenue. Sales of the cancer fighter Keytruda grew 20% to more than $5.4 billion in the quarter and would have jumped 26% without the impact of foreign exchange
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria has announced a new partnership with Japan Tobacco to bring a heat-not-burn cigarette to the U.S. market. The announcement comes one week after Altria exited a similar deal with Philip Morris International to sell its IQOS device. Marlboro-maker Altria announced the deal on the same
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank piled on another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, increasing rates Thursday at the fastest pace in the euro currency’s history and raising questions about how far the bank intends to go with the threat of recession looming
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Desert Hot Springs Police said they were investigating an early Thursday morning shooting that left three men injured. Officers were called to the 12800 block of W. Arroyo Drive at 12:45 a.m. They confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 that the injuries suffered were considered non-life-threatening. There was no immediate word on the injured men’s
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