Tag: Business

Money in NCAA sports has changed life for a few. For many athletes, college degree remains the prize

PHOENIX -- Sponsorship deals were far from Jonny Bottorff's mind when he transferred to Northern Arizona University on a football scholarship. As money-making...

Arizona regulators fine natural gas utility $2 million over defective piping

PHOENIX -- A natural gas utility with more than 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California is being fined $2...

Spanish phone giant Telefónica to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme

WASHINGTON -- Spain's largest telecommunications operator will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a scheme to...

The US extends avocado import permissions to Guatemala, but don't expect cheaper guacamole soon

MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. government extended avocado import permissions to Guatemala on Friday, but don’t expect that to result in cheaper guacamole...

US agency says Tesla's public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can't

DETROIT -- The U.S. government's highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting...

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 11/8/2024

U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their best week in a year.The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday. The index posted its biggest...