Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Reddit’s Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help It Soar to Its First-Ever Profit
March 28, 2022, Brazil. In this photo illustration, a woman’s silhouette holds a smartphone with the Reddit logo displayed on the screen and in the backgroundNEW YORK (AP) - For the first time i...
Cumulus Media Oct 30, 2024

Autonomous Truck Company Aurora Delays Hauling Freight Without Human Drivers Until April
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won't start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year. That’s a delay from previous statements that co...
Cumulus Media Oct 30, 2024

US Job Openings Fell in September to a 3 1/2-Year Low
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum. Still, openings remain well above pre-pandemic le...
Cumulus Media Oct 29, 2024

Biden Announces $3B to Reduce Carbon Emissions at US Ports, ‘The Linchpin to America’s Supply Chain’
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including in Baltimore, where a deadly brid...
Cumulus Media Oct 29, 2024

Federal Government Hands Out $2.4 Billion for 122 Railroad Projects Nationwide
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants...
Cumulus Media Oct 29, 2024

Trump’s Social Media Company is Now Worth More Than Musk’s X After Recent Surge in Stock Price
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – JULY 24: U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to attendees during his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024 i...
Cumulus Media Oct 29, 2024

Treasury Issues Rule to Block US Investors From Helping China Develop Advanced Military Technology
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict and monitor American investments in...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2024

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Back on the Menu After Testing Rules Out Beef Patties as E. Coli Source
Frankfort – Circa October 2021: McDonald’s Restaurant. McDonald’s will no longer lobby against minimum wage hikes and is offering higher hourly wages, paid time off, backup child car...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2024

Oil Prices Fall as Reality of Weak Global Demand Overtakes Risk of Wider War in Middle East
Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude s...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2024

Ford Cuts 2024 Earnings Guidance Due to Warranty Costs and Slow Pace of Cost Cutting
DETROIT (AP) - Stubbornly high warranty expenses and lagging cost-cutting efforts are holding back Ford Motor Co.'s profits this year, causing the company to lower its full-year earnings guidance. Tha...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2024









