Lin-Manuel Miranda helps launch Latinx LGBTQ support program
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, pop star Ricky Martin and award-winning actress/singer Michaela Jae…
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US producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing…
Continue Reading ‘In our hearts’: London remembers 72 Grenfell fire victims
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William and British politicians have joined in memorial services to mark five years since 72…
Continue Reading Coinbase Global plans to cut 1,100 jobs, or 18% of staff
By The Associated Press Coinbase Global says it plans to cut about 1,100 jobs, or approximately 18% of its global workforce, as part of a…
Continue Reading Turkish national carrier to change name to ‘Türkiye’ airline
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday the Turkish national carrier will rebrand as “Türkiye Hava Yolları” instead…
Continue Reading Charter business thrives as US-expelled Haitians flee Haiti
By JULIE WATSON, GISELA PEREZ de ACHA, KATIE LICARI, TRENTON DANIEL and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — With jokes, upbeat…
Continue Reading US failed to stop fraud in COVID loan program, Clyburn says
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The U.S. failed to take basic steps at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent…
Continue Reading Musk to address Twitter employees for 1st time this week
Associated Press Elon Musk will address Twitter employees Thursday for the first time since the billionaire and Tesla CEO offered $44 billion to buy…
Continue Reading Mastercard SpendingPulse: Back-to-school sales to be up 7.5%
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 2022 back-to-school shopping season should enjoy strong sales increases from a year…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Maximize your music festival savings
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Summer music festivals can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but costs can be excessive for many fans. With expenses…
Continue Reading Poland changes judiciary law; demands EU release COVID funds
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law regulations replacing the controversial body disciplining judges with a new…
Continue Reading Russians control 80% of key Ukraine city, cut escape routes
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops control about 80% of the fiercely contested eastern city of Sievierodonetsk…
Continue Reading UK cancels first flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain canceled a flight that was scheduled to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda late Tuesday after…
Continue Reading Scotland leader launches campaign for new independence vote
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has started her campaign for a second independence referendum.…
Continue Reading Victim of pandemic, Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away
By KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and…
Continue Reading UN chief: Governments’ inaction on climate is ‘dangerous’
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb…
Continue Reading South Korean truckers end 8-day strike, return to work
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized truckers in South Korea have ended an eight-day strike that caused major…
Continue Reading Austrian government presents package to cushion inflation
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented a package of measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high inflation that includes 500-euro…
Continue Reading Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — As Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday amid…
Continue Reading China city mayor apologizes over COVID-19 lockdown response
BEIJING (AP) — The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border has apologized for unspecified failures related to its COVID-19…
Continue Reading Wall Street slips into a bear market; here’s what that means
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed rate hike decision
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s announcement of how…
Continue Reading Treasury bond yield inversion raises worries over recession
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession started blinking again. Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S. government…
Continue Reading US-expelled Haitians fuel charter business to Latin America
By JULIE WATSON, GISELA PEREZ de ACHA, KATIE LICARI, TRENTON DANIEL and PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — With jokes, upbeat…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro visits Kuwait, speaks to crown prince
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has visited Kuwait and spoken to the small, oil-rich nation’s crown…
Continue Reading Thieves make off with 20 freight containers at Mexican port
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican Employers Federation says thieves broke into a freight storage area at the Pacific coast seaport of Manzanillo and…
Continue Reading Prologis, Revlon fall; Day One, Bluebird bio rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Prologis, Revlon fall; Day One, Bluebird bio…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street entered a bear market Monday as the S&P 500 sank 3.9%, bringing it more than 20% below the record high it set in…
Continue Reading No bartender required: Premixed Jack and Coke going on sale
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Coca-Cola Co. says it’s partnering with Brown-Forman Corp., the maker of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, to…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 26 cents to $120.93 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for August delivery rose 26…
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