Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers has…
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Millennial Money: Take your money to the next level
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet You’ve mastered the basics of money management — the bank accounts, the emergency fund, the 401(k) you contribute…
Continue Reading European Union proposes Russian coal ban in new sanctions
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has proposed a ban on coal imports from Russia in what…
Continue Reading Germany shuts down darknet platform specializing in drugs
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators have shut down a Russian-language darknet marketplace that they say specialized in drug dealing. They seized…
Continue Reading Asia stocks decline amid worries over US rate hikes, Russia
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street lower after a Federal Reserve official’s comments fueled…
Continue Reading COVID outbreak ‘extremely grim’ as Shanghai extends lockdown
BEIJING (AP) — A city official says the COVID-19 outbreak in China’s largest metropolis of Shanghai remains “extremely grim” amid an…
Continue Reading Sudanese go hungry as prices spiral upward in wake of coup
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Living conditions for many in Sudan have rapidly deteriorated since an October military coup sent the…
Continue Reading Harvard students’ site helping Ukraine refugees find housing
By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Two Harvard University freshmen have launched a website designed to connect people…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N.…
Continue Reading Amazon’s first US union overcomes hurdles, faces new ones
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A stunning upset in a union election on Staten Island had…
Continue Reading World Bank says war shocks to drag on Asian economies
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A report by the World Bank says disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka opposition rejects proposed unity government
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s largest opposition party has rejected the president’s invitation…
Continue Reading Dick Kelsey, beloved AP broadcast editor, dies at age 76
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Dick Kelsey, a retired Associated Press broadcast editor who was revered as much for his humor as his…
Continue Reading McDonald’s workers reach settlement deal over harassment
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a…
Continue Reading Twitter, Hertz rise; Starbucks, Alnylam fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Twitter, Hertz rise; Starbucks, Alnylam…
Continue Reading Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger
By DAVID KOENIG and JULIE WALKER Associated Press Air travelers in the U.S. are getting a break after a bad weekend that left thousands of flyers…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday with help from big technology and communications stocks. Twitter soared following a…
Continue Reading Nevada toad declared endangered at site of geothermal plant
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — In a rare emergency move, the U.S. government has temporarily declared a Nevada toad endangered,…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Greece completes early repayment of bailout loans to IMF
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister says the country has repaid its outstanding debts dating back to its financial crisis to the…
Continue Reading Guyana OKs Exxon’s $10B Yellowtail offshore oil project
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government has granted permission for U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil to develop…
Continue Reading JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of myriad issues for economy, bank
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon laid out a laundry list of big risks looming for the global and U.S. economy in his…
Continue Reading Stock tied to Trump social firm drops on report of turmoil
By BERNARD CONDON and TALI ARBEL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in a company planning to buy former President Donald Trump’s new social…
Continue Reading Medicare enrollees to get free COVID-19 tests at drug stores
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free…
Continue Reading German agency takes charge of subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has put a government agency in charge of a longtime German subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom after an…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why is Europe balking at a ban on Russian energy?
By The Associated Press Shocking pictures from the Ukrainian town of Bucha and accusations of Russian war crimes are building pressure for more…
Continue Reading Small businesses in need of a loan find banks are stingy
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many small businesses are finding it tough to get a bank loan, making it difficult to move…
Continue Reading Easter delays for UK travelers as COVID cancels flights
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British travelers going abroad for the Easter holidays faced disruptions Monday as two main carriers,…
Continue Reading Rockefeller’s $105M plan to produce climate-friendly food
By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is…
Continue Reading Starbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz returns
By MATT OTT and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz returned to the company as interim CEO Monday. Among his…
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