A look at what Biden’s requested aid for Ukraine might buy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The money that President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve for Ukraine is designed to help with a range of needs —…
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Drop in US GDP challenges Biden’s pitch to voters
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest report on gross domestic product is complicating President Joe Biden’s pitch that the…
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Big US energy transmission projects inch closer to approval
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government has finished another environmental review of a proposed…
Continue Reading Arkansas sues Family Dollar over rodents found in facility
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is suing Family Dollar over the discovery of 1,000 rodents in a distribution…
Continue Reading Top Democrats push for federal crackdown on high gas prices
By KEVIN FREKING and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade…
Continue Reading School board member censured for ‘typo’ linking to porn site
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio school board outside Cincinnati has censured a member who says she accidentally posted a link to a pornography website on…
Continue Reading Feds: Michigan man left nooses, notes mocking BLM movement
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan optometrist faces federal charges for allegedly leaving nooses and notes mocking the Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading Turkey rejects Greek accusations of illegal overflights
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has rejected accusations by Athens that its warplanes conducted unauthorized military flights over Greek islands and…
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FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored…
Continue Reading Yellen says more shocks likely to ‘challenge the economy’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the global pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Continue Reading Putin gas cutoff shakes up Europe at little cost to Kremlin
By LORNE COOK, DANICA KIRKA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is putting pressure on European…
Continue Reading Long-term US mortgage rates edge down this week to 5.1%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged down for the first time in two months following a…
Continue Reading Once Wall Street’s stars, Big Tech falls back to Earth
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After years of screaming higher, almost regardless of what the economy was doing, tech-oriented…
Continue Reading US economy shrinks, threats loom, but growth likely to last
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank last quarter for the first time since the pandemic recession…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans file for jobless claims last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell again last week and…
Continue Reading Biden seeks $33B for Ukraine, signaling long-term commitment
By ALAN FRAM, ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Congress to provide $33 billion to bolster…
Continue Reading Spain scrambles to stem storm over gas with supplier Algeria
By ASHIFA KASSAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Algeria has threatened to suspend its gas exports to Spain, the latest twist in a complex triangle…
Continue Reading UK delays post-Brexit border checks until end of 2023
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is postponing until the end of 2023 some checks on imports from the European Union that are…
Continue Reading Southwest loses $278M in Q1 but sees profitable rest of 2022
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is reporting a loss of $278 million in the first quarter but says it will be…
Continue Reading Danish brewer Carlsberg reports strong growth in 1st quarter
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish brewer Carlsberg says it saw a strong growth in the first three months of the year despite trying to sell its…
Continue Reading Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation’s youngest children. Kids…
Continue Reading Surging sales at McDonald’s offsets trouble in China, Russia
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s said higher U.S. menu prices and easing COVID restrictions in Europe helped offset troubled markets…
Continue Reading Caterpillar sales surge in first quarter, but so do costs
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Caterpillar’s first-quarter sales climbed as construction equipment demand continues to surge even though…
Continue Reading What to do if there’s a mistake on your business taxes
By TINA OREM of NerdWallet For small-business owners, preparing an income tax return is far from simple, which can increase the chances of making a…
Continue Reading COVID-19 treatment, Keytruda boost drugmaker Merck in Q1
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Merck soared past first-quarter expectations, helped by sales of its long-standing blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda…
Continue Reading Sweden’s central bank raises interest rate to hit inflation
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised a key interest rate, citing the highest inflation level since the 1990s. Riksbanken said…
Continue Reading Huawei’s Q1 sales down 14% as U.S. sanctions remain
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — Chinese telecoms equipment and smartphone maker Huawei has reported its sales fell 14% in the last…
Continue Reading Taiwan faces largest COVID-19 outbreak yet
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan had been living mostly free of COVID-19 until this month. The island is now facing its…
Continue Reading Nokia sees 1Q operating profits down 18%, sales up 1%
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported first-quarter operating profits of 354 million euros, down…
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