AP National Business

By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the…

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government have…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there’s “no guarantee” the central…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says he will intensify efforts to understand…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has the second reading of a proposed law that would allow the…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say a cyberattack has temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new agreement in Israel will put Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back on shelves in annexed…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond’s CEO is out of the top post as the home goods retailer looks to fix declining sales…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year even…

MOSCOW (AP) — As the ruble strengthens to levels not seen in seven years, Russia’s minister of economic development warns that the country’s…

PRAGUE (AP) — Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. company Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand,…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet To avoid overpaying for travel, customers should beware of hidden fees that airlines, hotels and vacation rentals can add…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has proposed a ban on the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of its plan to…

By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The car experts at Edmunds compare two premium electric four-door sedans, the 2022 Audi e-tron GT and the 2022…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch prime minister has condemned a violent protest by farmers outside the home…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa says her Rappler news website is operating as usual and will let Philippine…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have approved the country’s first domestically…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A few years ago, Sri Lanka had an economy strong enough to…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the U.S. economy contracted and China reported…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries reached a deal following hard-fought talks that dragged into early…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down…