AP National Business

By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The call went out from leaders in the medical marijuana industry:…

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mortgage rates continue to jump, home sales slump and credit cards and auto loans increase. Savings…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A senior Ukrainian government official says Elon Musk has given assurances to Ukraine that…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.’s top quality executive is retiring as the company continues to struggle with high…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says that it plans to make plastic manufacturers contribute to the cost of cleaning up litter in streets and…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The devastating effects of COVID-19 lockdowns in China overshadowed a strong quarter at Estee Lauder and…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is warning that many financial institutions are moving too…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The world’s biggest container shipping company Maersk has reported a substantially improved third quarter profit and…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Online shopping, including travel shopping, has shifted from desktop to mostly mobile devices. Yet, research on shopping…

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed an earlier decision not to attend the U.N. climate summit in Egypt. Sunak’s office…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health booked a third-quarter loss of more than $3 billion after setting aside money for a potential opioid…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The number of sedans on the market has been dwindling for years. Fortunately, there are two compelling choices left that…

By FAY ABUELGASIM and BARBARA SURK Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Leaders have concluded a two-day summit of the Arab League in Algeria.…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed his country’s commitment to invest in Pakistan despite a slowdown in recent years.…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Despite finishing first in Denmark’s election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish soldiers have begun laying razor wire along Poland’s border with the Russian…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescue crews searching for dozens of migrants missing from the sinking of a sailing boat…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Schools and offices closed and some events in Hong Kong were canceled as Tropical Storm Nalgae…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Access to an industrial zone in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou was suspended Wednesday after…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after the Federal Reserve added to recession fears by saying…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese regulators have downplayed risks from the country’s real estate slump and slowing growth…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to strike a delicate balance at a…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Apple employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the tech giant out of more than $17…