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Economist says NASCAR owes $364.7M to teams in antitrust case

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An economist testified in Michael Jordan's federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing series owes a combined $364.7 million in damages to the two teams suing it over a revenue-sharing dispute. Edward Snyder testified as a ...

Top manager leaves Warren Buffett’s Berkshire as incoming CEO names team

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Incoming Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is assembling his team to help him lead the conglomerate Warren Buffett built starting in January after a couple of key departures. Berkshire said Monday that one of its two investment managers ...

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022. Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest ...

Cinnabon worker fired after racist outburst directed at customers goes viral

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been fired after a racist outburst directed at two customers went viral, the Georgia-based cinnamon roll chain said. Cinnabon posted a statement on social media that the worker, who it did not identify, was "immediately terminated" ...

Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta

By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized in recent years is now safely on display in Atlanta in an exhibit that opens Monday. It memorializes an event that some people in rural southern ...