AP National Business

By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany (AP) — Germany has marked the completion of port facilities for…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported strong third quarter profits and revenue as more Americans seek to cut…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold…

ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot easily topped expectations for both profit and revenue in the third quarter, but investors are spooked because the…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following…

By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Black Friday deals are plentiful. So how do you know which ones are truly great and which ones you should avoid?…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the…

By NINIEK KARMINI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised with…

By NINIEK KARMINI and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major…

By FRANK JORDANS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders…

By FRANK JORDANS, KELVIN CHAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment,…

By DANA BELTAJI and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press BRIDGWATER, England (AP) — Wedged between the southwestern town of Bridgwater and the…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling party has called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID” policy in an apparent attempt to…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese consumer spending contracted in October and factory activity weakened as anti-virus…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy has contracted at an annual rate of 1.2% in the July-September quarter, as…

By SEUNG MIN KIM, ZEKE MILLER and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Leaders of the world’s largest economies appeared…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden and other leaders of the Group of 20 top economies will have…