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E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling …

5/2/2024
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal …

Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in …

5/2/2024
Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff that began Wednesday affects games played by a dozen …

Berkshire Hathaway board feels sure Greg Abel is the …

5/2/2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Everyone knows Warren Buffett 's successor won't be able to match the legendary investor, but Berkshire Hathaway 's board remains confident Greg Abel is the right guy to one day …

Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan …

5/2/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — This week's Global Citizen NOW conference featured appeals for long-term investments in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increased outreach to young …

Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts …

5/2/2024
HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer's deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the …

Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo express …

5/2/2024
Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion. That's according to a person familiar with the details. Sony would be the majority …

Apple suffers 10% drop in quarterly iPhone sales to …

5/2/2024
Apple has posted its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset. The results reflect a deepening a slump that’s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company to …

The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. …

5/2/2024
The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should have ripple effects across the economy. Mortgage rates, credit card rates, and auto loan rates will …

IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates …

5/2/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday that it has taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers, and is more closely examining the returns of …

Russian state media is posting more on TikTok ahead of …

5/2/2024
Russian state-affiliated accounts have boosted their use of TikTok and are getting more engagement on the short-form video platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election, according to a study …

Exxon Mobil deal with Pioneer gets FTC nod, but former …

5/2/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil's $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources on Thursday received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but the former CEO of Pioneer was barred from …

Average long-term US mortgage rate rises for again, …

5/2/2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbed this week to its highest level in more than five months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers in what's typically …