AP National Business

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Flowers, art, and Dior’s world-famous ateliers collided on Friday at Paris Fashion Week for a…

By FRANCESCA EBEL and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A day after endorsing Ukraine’s candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc’s leaders turned their attention to the severe…

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss customs authorities are tracking about 3 tons of gold of Russian origin that entered Switzerland from Britain last month to…

BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around…

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese electric car brand NIO says two employees involved in testing died when one of its vehicles fell three stories from a…

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Leaders of Commonwealth nations are meeting in Rwanda’s capital  to tackle climate…

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks racked up more gains on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 had its best day in two years…

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There’s no plaque on the gate of the U.S. ambassador’s new residence in Jerusalem, no Stars…

By ZEINA KARAM and DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is recalling 2,700 of its bZ4X crossover vehicles globally for wheel bolts that could…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press The company that operated a Kentucky candle factory leveled by a deadly tornado last winter is planning to ramp…

By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The sale of a couple thousand acres of prime North Dakota farmland to a group tied to Bill…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the…

By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate has rejected a proposal to ban involuntary servitude…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who…

The Associated Press Stocks shook off a midday slump and ended higher, keeping major indexes on track for weekly gains. Trading was wobbly throughout…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Mosaic, Bank of America fall; KB Home, Rite Aid…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Stung by stubbornly high inflation, Mexico’s Central Bank has announced a three-quarter-point increase in its prime…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.92 to $104.27 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.69…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is grappling with widespread fuel shortages that are forcing motorists to spend…

By The Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk described the electric automaker’s factories in Austin and Berlin as “money furnaces” that were…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As if their job weren’t hard enough at a time of raging inflation, Chair Jerome Powell and…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Instagram is testing new ways to verify the age of people using its service,…