Beyond Meat revenue drops as it cuts prices to boost demand
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat said its revenue fell 22.5% in the third quarter as it cut prices in the face…
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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 11/9/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street closed sharply lower, giving back a big chunk of the gains built in a three-day rally running up to Election Day.…
Continue Reading Walt Disney, Redfin fall; Sprouts, Array rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., down $3.87 to $52.77. The theme…
Continue Reading Canada FM warns businesses against deepening China ties
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s foreign minister says China is an increasingly disruptive, global power and is warning…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $3.08 to $85.83 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Best EVs with the longest driving range
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The term “range anxiety” has been synonymous with EVs for most of their existence, but that shouldn’t be the case…
Continue Reading US vote counting unaffected by cyberattacks, officials say
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No instances of digital interference are known to have affected the…
Continue Reading Shock for visitors hoping for new Argentine exchange rate
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Visitors to Argentina are still not receiving the more favorable exchange rate for…
Continue Reading More big donors supporting – and discussing – mental health
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Wealthy donors publicly gave more to mental health last year than in any…
Continue Reading Defying inflation worries, US casinos have best quarter
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing…
Continue Reading Potential railroad strike delayed until early December
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early…
Continue Reading Dutch, UK fentanyl sellers hit with Treasury sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Dutch nationals, an Englishman and nine companies have been targeted for sanctions by the…
Continue Reading US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance
By KELVIN CHAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry unveiled a plan at the COP27…
Continue Reading UK delays N Ireland election call to buy time for talks
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has delayed calling a fresh election in Northern Ireland, hoping to buy time…
Continue Reading Qatar unveils 6,000 cabin World Cup fan village near airport
By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for…
Continue Reading Redfin to cut another 13% of workforce, shutter RedfinNow
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Online real estate broker Redfin is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer…
Continue Reading German economy to shrink in 2023, government advisers expect
BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will shrink by 0.2%…
Continue Reading EU proposes more forgiving debt plans a decade after crisis
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrencies plunge as Binance scraps deal for rival FTX
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency prices plunged for a second-straight day after crypto exchange Binance said it was…
Continue Reading EU eyes cheap loan plan for ‘stable’ Ukraine funding in 2023
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is planning to provide Ukraine with around 18 billion euros in financial aid next…
Continue Reading Carmaker SEAT to build Spain’s 1st electric battery plant
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish carmaker SEAT says it plans to build Spain’s first electric car battery plant as part of a 10-billion-euro…
Continue Reading Swedish reactor unexpectedly shuts down after turbine fault
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A reactor at a nuclear plant in southern Sweden has unexpectedly shut down after suffering a fault in its turbine. A plant…
Continue Reading 5 mistakes you’re making with Medicare open enrollment
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Millions of retirees are in the thick of Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, but many find the…
Continue Reading Hungary’s government sets price cap on eggs, potatoes.
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Grocers in Hungary will be ordered to sell eggs and potatoes at prices no higher than…
Continue Reading Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13% of workforce
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering…
Continue Reading IMF, Bangladesh reach preliminary deal for $4.5B in loans
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has reached a preliminary agreement with Bangladesh to provide $4.5 billion to help the…
Continue Reading Belgian strike over cost of living hits traffic, companies
BRUSSELS (AP) — A nationwide strike over the cost of living increases caused by runaway inflation and the war in Ukraine has snarled traffic…
Continue Reading Germany blocks Chinese-owned firm’s chip factory deal
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has blocked the sale of a chip factory to a Swedish subsidiary of a Chinese…
Continue Reading Nissan’s quarterly profit falls amid computer chip crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s profit declined 68% in the last quarter as a computer chips shortage hindered the…
Continue Reading Inflation strikes disrupt trains, flights in Greece, Belgium
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers have walked off the job in Greece and Belgium during nationwide strikes against…
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