Adults need toys, too: Some holiday gift suggestions
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adults, they need toys too. There’s a wide range of gifty possibilities this holiday…
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Germany’s 1st LNG terminal takes shape at North Sea port
By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany (AP) — Germany has marked the completion of port facilities for…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation eases to 8%, 4th straight slowdown
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level rose 8% in October from a year ago, the fourth straight…
Continue Reading Amazon plans new virtual care offering based on messaging
The Associated Press Amazon is stepping back into virtual care with a new service that uses secure messaging to connect patients with doctors for…
Continue Reading Walmart puts up strong Q3, announces opioid settlement
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported strong third quarter profits and revenue as more Americans seek to cut…
Continue Reading Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold…
Continue Reading Climate activists throw liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists in Austria have attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a…
Continue Reading Home Depot tops 3Q expectations again, but sticks by outlook
ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot easily topped expectations for both profit and revenue in the third quarter, but investors are spooked because the…
Continue Reading Japan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year ban
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…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: What makes a Black Friday deal worth it?
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?…
Continue Reading Turkey makes more arrests in connection with deadly bombing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says the number of people in custody in connection with the deadly bomb attack on a bustling…
Continue Reading Global luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting…
Continue Reading ‘Did not end well’: New Pence book details split with Trump
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those…
Continue Reading Total to launch sea exploration after Lebanon-Israel deal
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the…
Continue Reading Australian PM raises trade ‘blockages’ with China’s Xi
By NINIEK KARMINI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised with…
Continue Reading Russian airstrikes reported in cities across Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of Russian airstrikes rocked Ukraine on Tuesday, with authorities immediately…
Continue Reading Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition
By NINIEK KARMINI and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major…
Continue Reading Climate activists slam fossil fuels, protest restrictions
By FRANK JORDANS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders…
Continue Reading US, China climate envoys meet at COP27 summit in Egypt
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…
Continue Reading Britain’s vulnerable await PM’s spending plans with anxiety
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment,…
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