Study: 1-in-5 U.S. adults bet money on sports in past year
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new surveys shows nearly one in five U.S. adults bet money on sports over the past…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.17 to $88.48 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery rose 93…
Continue Reading Agency OKs nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil lease sale
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration accepted nearly $190 million Wednesday in bids from an offshore…
Continue Reading Haiti to raise fuel prices, setting off street protests
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has announced steep increases in fuel prices despite fears the move would crush…
Continue Reading California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust law violations
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust and…
Continue Reading Czech government readies $1.2B for businesses’ energy costs
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has unveiled a plan to help businesses cope with surging energy costs. Prime Minister Petr Fiala says the…
Continue Reading Panthers withdraw city, county deal over abandoned facility
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s real estate company wants to revoke a bankruptcy…
Continue Reading 1 rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads…
Continue Reading WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest…
Continue Reading 3 Iranian citizens charged in broad hacking campaign in US
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with…
Continue Reading Starbucks labor organizer resigns from Buffalo store
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A high-profile labor organizer has resigned from Starbucks, saying the company forced her out because of her…
Continue Reading A less-glitzy Detroit auto show returns after 3-year absence
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General…
Continue Reading US sets up Afghan relief fund with frozen central bank money
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will transfer $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds to…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda, others seek Puerto Rico silver lining
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico five years ago and highlighted the funding problems the…
Continue Reading Jim Beam outlines expansion to ramp up bourbon production
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Jim Beam plans to ramp up bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery to meet growing global demand in…
Continue Reading French court awards damages for 2009 Yemenia plane crash
MASHA MACPHERSON and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has ordered a Yemeni airline to pay damages to the lone survivor of…
Continue Reading EU Parliament adopts new bloc-wide rules on minimum wages
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have adopted new legislation aimed at guaranteeing “decent” minimum wages for all workers across the…
Continue Reading US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown…
Continue Reading EU moves to ban products made with forced labor
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has unveiled plans to ban products made with forced labor from the 27-nation…
Continue Reading German government could raise stake in gas supplier Uniper
BERLIN (AP) — German energy supplier Uniper says it is exploring the possibility of the government acquiring a majority holding in the company as…
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