AP National Business

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store in the heart of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rate rose this week as inflation pressures, the coronavirus pandemic and some supply shortages linger.…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A company that made and operated casino-style games used for illegal gambling will pay $3.5 million and permanently stop its…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Workers at three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, will hold union elections next month after winning a…

By TOM KRISHER and HOPE YEN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The government has reported that the number of U.S. traffic deaths in the first half of…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has declined to validate a contract granting permanent access to…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s iPhone sales soared yet again in the past quarter, but didn’t grow as…

By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Strong U.S. sales helped make up for weakness in other markets in Starbucks’ fiscal fourth quarter. The…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn’t just grappling with the easing of pandemic-induced splurges. The online…

The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, marking more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Dow…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Ford, KLA rise; Twilio, eBay…

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that search warrants will be unsealed in an…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an…

LONDON (AP) — Britain has removed the seven remaining countries on its travel “red list.” The change means that travelers who have been…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of restaurant owners, chefs, waiters and bartenders are protesting in cities…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances has announced plans to add more than 1,000 jobs at its sprawling Kentucky…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s justice minister says the European Union member should not pay any of…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent Dutch government advisory panel says the government must urgently take more action to rein in…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A company in the United Arab Emirates hopes to sell its electric pod transit…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market has…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Energy prices are soaring in 2021 and oil and gas stocks are the clear winners, but the losers might just turn…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hampered by COVID-19 cases and supply shortages, the U.S. economy slowed sharply to a 2%…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a pandemic low last week,…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Merck fell out of the race to develop COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year but could vault to head of the pack for…

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A program at the University of Michigan to combat struggles that…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials have praised the “steel friendship” with China during talks with…