Health

By ALAN SUDERMAN – Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – It’s a crime that’s stealing untold billions from the economy — but many people have never heard of it. In business email compromise scams, criminals hack into email accounts, pretend to be someone they are not, and trick victims into sending money where it doesn’t … Read more

(Katie Brockman) Deciding when to apply for Social Security benefits is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make, so it’s important to choose carefully. Rushing that decision and making a claim before you’re ready could cost you the road. On the other hand, if you wait too long to apply for benefits, you may regret … Read more

Amazon is trying to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses, arguing in a lawsuit filed Friday that union organizers and the National Labor Relations Board acted in a way that skewed the results. Now she wants to repeat the election. The e-commerce giant listed 25 objections in the … Read more

By MORGAN LEE – Associated Press SANTA FE, NM (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Friday to provide payments of $500 to single adults or $1,000 to households to offset increased prices for fuel and other consumer goods . Payments of $250 per person are planned for June and August … Read more

JEFFERSON CITY — A Kansas City-based cannabis company said in a lawsuit filed earlier this year that a marijuana grower in Perryville illegally traded in foreign marijuana, a claim the grower said was an attempt to “smear” its reputation. Kansas City-based Green Four Ventures, trading as Clovr Cannabis, sued Archimedes Medical Holdings Jan. 10, stating … Read more

By NICOLE WINFIELD – Associated Press ROME (AP) – Prices of foodstuffs such as grains and vegetable oils hit their highest levels last month, mainly because of the Russian war in Ukraine and the “massive supply disruptions” it is causing to millions of people in Africa and the Middle East threatened with hunger and malnutrition … Read more

Teresa Bayer was promoted to Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Intelica Commercial Real Estate. Hired Grant’s farm Craig Thomas as animal curator to oversee all animal care operations. Powers Insurance & Risk Management promoted Kate Murphy to the licensing coordinator and Shari Smith to the account manager of the sister company Valley Insurance … Read more

CLAYTON — Longtime head of Centene Corp. Michael Neidorff, a pillar of the St. Louis business community, died Thursday at the age of 79. Neidorff led the Clayton-based company for 26 years, growing it from a small healthcare company to a Fortune 25 behemoth — and the largest company headquartered in the region. He and … Read more

ST. LOUIS – Bayer reached another settlement on Thursday to settle a collection of claims that its weed killer Roundup caused cancer – and avoided a trial that was due to start next week in St. Louis. The deal shatters what is nearly the first attempt of its kind to reach the hometown of Monsanto, … Read more

By MARCY GORDON – AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban imports of its oil, President Joe Biden’s action to escalate U.S. pressure on Russia’s economy may now intensify. The action by the US House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday to remove Moscow’s … Read more