France’s Macron visits military sites, touts arms production
PARIS (AP) — In a show of France’s military prowess, President Emmanuel Macron has visited a Caesar cannon firing range and missile testing…
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No one hit Powerball jackpot, new drawing an estimated $800M
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for…
Continue Reading Call of Duty’s latest battle is between Microsoft and Sony
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Hunting down your enemies on the bustling streets of Amsterdam, along the U.S.-Mexico border or in a…
Continue Reading Danske Bank books $1.9 bln provision to settle Estonia case
HELSINKI (AP) — Danish lender Danske Bank says it will book a 14 billion Danish kroner ($1.9 billion) provision in the third quarter for impending…
Continue Reading US unemployment claims inched higher, but remain very low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains…
Continue Reading Altria inks new deal on heated cigarettes as sales slide
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria has announced a new partnership with Japan Tobacco to bring a heat-not-burn cigarette…
Continue Reading Drugmaker Merck tops 3Q forecasts as Keytruda sales jump 20%
The Associated Press Merck turned in a better-than-expected third quarter and raised its 2022 forecast as the drugmaker’s top seller brought in…
Continue Reading Energy stocks get oil price support as recession looms
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Surging oil prices charged energy stocks through 2022 and could keep supporting the sector…
Continue Reading TotalEnergies income hits $6.6 billion despite Russia loss
By BARBARA SURK and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s TotalEnergies has reported third-quarter net income of $6.6 billion…
Continue Reading Southwest posts record 3Q revenue as summer travel returns
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG Southwest posted record operating revenue in its third quarter as travelers returned in force over the summer.…
Continue Reading McDonald’s Q3 sales boosted by higher prices, promotions
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Higher prices and general unease about the economy didn’t keep customers away from McDonald’s in the third…
Continue Reading Hard-drive maker Seagate Tech faces China sanctions warning
BEIJING (AP) — Seagate Technology says the U.S. Department of Commerce has warned it may charge the computer hard-drive maker with violating…
Continue Reading Inflation, gas prices looming over sports biz, concessions
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Persistently high inflation and gas prices are looming over sports and the monetary pipeline that…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower as Japan preps massive stimulus
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after a mixed session on Wall Street, where tech sector losses…
Continue Reading China’s Huawei says revenue down 2.2% so far this year
BEIJING (AP) — Figures reported by Chinese tech giant Huawei indicate its revenue rose in the latest quarter as infrastructure sales helped to…
Continue Reading Biden zeroes in on economic message as campaign winds down
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden is focusing on economic issues as he fine-tunes his closing argument in…
Continue Reading Rural areas to get $759M in grants for high-speed internet
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Agriculture Department has announced $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural…
Continue Reading Report: Global crises can speed up move to clean energy
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Spiraling energy costs caused by various economic factors and the Ukraine war could be a…
Continue Reading Shell 3Q earnings double, stir debate on energy profit tax
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shell’s earnings have more than doubled in the third quarter. That has fueled the debate over…
Continue Reading Europe sees fastest pace of rate hikes since euro launched
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has made another outsized interest rate hike aimed at…
Continue Reading Battle of the Alps? Water woes loom amid climate change
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BRIG, Switzerland (AP) — A battle is brewing around Europe’s rooftop over the planet’s most precious…
Continue Reading Europe’s energy crisis raises firewood prices, theft fears
By VANESSA GERA, DAVID McHUGH and AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Tudor Popescu swings his ax down on a log, then feeds the…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse unveils ‘radical’ strategy as 3Q loss hits $4B
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss bank Credit Suisse has unveiled a “radical strategy” meant to overcome recent troubles…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s up with the Bank of Japan’s unique track?
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Even as the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks raise interest rates to try to…
Continue Reading Samsung officially names third-generation heir Lee chairman
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as…
Continue Reading US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two…
Continue Reading UN optimistic on Ukraine grain deal; Russia has reservations
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official says he is “relatively optimistic” the deal for returning…
Continue Reading Ye kicked out of Skechers’ headquarters in California
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted out of the California-based headquarters of athletic shoemaker…
Continue Reading Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge on Wednesday fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for…
Continue Reading Ford disbands Argo AI autonomous vehicle unit, posts loss
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford is disbanding Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle company it co-owns with Volkswagen. The company…
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