Shares of EV maker Lucid slide after disclosing SEC subpoena
By MATT OTT Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares in the electric vehicle startup Lucid Group are tumbling after saying that it had…
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Report says Russian hackers haven’t eased spying efforts
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds…
Continue Reading EU drug agency recommends approving COVID-19 treatment
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s drugs agency has recommended approving the use of an anti-inflammatory medicine to treat…
Continue Reading Nigeria slams UK’s ‘discriminatory’ travel ban over omicron
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official has criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the…
Continue Reading WHO: No ‘doomsday,’ but malaria fight disrupted by pandemic
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as…
Continue Reading Nehammer sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in 2 months
BERLIN (AP) — Karl Nehammer has been sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in two months. Monday’s ceremony capped a round of upheaval…
Continue Reading DoorDash employs full-time workers for fast delivery in NYC
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starting Monday, DoorDash is offering grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less in the Chelsea neighborhood in New…
Continue Reading Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies
By JILL LAWLESS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes are receiving their awards in scaled-down local…
Continue Reading Toyota to build $1.3B battery plant near Greensboro, NC
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and TOM KRISHER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota says it plans to build a $1.3 billion electric vehicle battery…
Continue Reading Treasury wants more oversight of all-cash real estate deals
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 8 rules for saving, borrowing and spending money
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A personalized financial blueprint from a qualified planner should offer smart ways to manage your money both now and in…
Continue Reading Scientist behind UK vaccine says next pandemic may be worse
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next…
Continue Reading Russia reports its first cases of omicron COVID-19 variant
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers…
Continue Reading China tries to reassure on Evergrande as default fears rise
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank expanded the supply of money for lending Monday as Beijing tried to…
Continue Reading ECB plans to redesign euro bills, decision expected in 2024
BERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank says it plans to redesign its euro banknotes, with a final decision on the new look expected in 2024. The…
Continue Reading Taiwan, Slovakia hold talks as island firms ties with Europe
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Senior officials from the Slovak Republic are in Taiwan for talks on deepening ties with the island in the highest-level…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asia stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest…
Continue Reading German factory orders see 2nd big drop in 3 months
BERLIN (AP) — Official statistics show that German factory orders dropped steeply in October, pushed down by much lower demand from countries…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated Italians face new restrictions as holidays near
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people as the holidays draw near. It is…
Continue Reading Alibaba appoints new CFO, reshuffles e-commerce businesses
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kirin seeks arbitration to help end Myanmar venture
BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings is seeking commercial arbitration in a dispute over unwinding its joint venture brewery in…
Continue Reading This Week: Consumer borrowing, job openings, Costco earns
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve issues its October snapshot of U.S. consumer borrowing Tuesday. The Labor Department delivers its monthly…
Continue Reading India hosts Putin as it balances ties with Russia, US
By ASHOK SHARMA and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Survey: Business economists foresee persistent inflation
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s business economists have sharply raised their forecasts for inflation,…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after China Evergrande warns of cash woes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande warned  late…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Chris Cuomo accuser was disgusted by ‘hypocrisy’
By DAVID BAUDER and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who lodged a sexual harassment allegation against former CNN…
Continue Reading Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced hope for a quick approval of the country’s…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas drops 3 cents over 2 weeks, to $3.46
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell 3 cents over past two weeks, to $3.46 per gallon. Industry analyst…
Continue Reading Deutsche Welle suspends cooperation with Jordan broadcaster
BERLIN (AP) — German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle says it is suspending cooperation with a Jordanian partner, Roya TV, because of…
Continue Reading 2 Louisiana insurance companies fail after Hurricane Ida
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Insurance companies operating in Louisiana will be charged at least $100 million to pay claims of two failed property…
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