Airbus 3rd-quarter earnings grow despite supply chain woes
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Airbus has reported that earnings grew in the third quarter and revenue is up through the first nine months of 2022 as it…
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Germany sees unexpected growth in 3rd quarter; inflation up
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely…
Continue Reading EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers and member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035.…
Continue Reading Wall Street rally marks first weekly win streak since summer
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Technology stocks led a broad rally on Wall Street Friday, capping another strong…
Continue Reading India ruling party official to sue critical news website
NEW DELHI (AP) — An official from India’s ruling party says he will sue an independent local news website after it reported in a now-retracted…
Continue Reading Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors take charge of probe into Baldwin shooting
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in…
Continue Reading IRS hires 4,000 customer service workers ahead of tax season
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has hired an additional 4,000 customer service representatives who are being trained…
Continue Reading Rail strike worry prompts businesses to seek WH intervention
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two…
Continue Reading NTSB: Valve leak fueled 2021 pipeline blast that killed 2
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that…
Continue Reading Explosives topple former coal-fired power plant in Minnesota
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A decommissioned coal-fired power plant in western Minnesota has crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom as part…
Continue Reading Apple’s revenue and profit edge up despite slowing economy
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple has managed to boost both its sales and profit during a summertime quarter that depressed the fortunes…
Continue Reading Amazon posts weaker-than-expected 3Q revenue, stock tumbles
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has reported that it returned to profitability after two consecutive quarters of…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 10/27/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market. Facebook’s…
Continue Reading Biden signs international climate deal on refrigerants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an international agreement that compels the United States and…
Continue Reading Timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter
By The Associated Press On Oct. 4, Elon Musk reversed himself and offered to honor his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion — a deal he…
Continue Reading Meta, Wolfspeed fall; Caterpillar, Southwest rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Caterpillar Inc., up $15.18 to $212.14. The construction…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.17 to $89.08 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Attorneys general say Albertsons should delay $4B dividend
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A bipartisan group of attorneys general is asking Albertsons to delay a $4 billion payout to its shareholders…
Continue Reading Official: 2021 Colorado wildfire losses surpass $2 billion
DENVER (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses,…
Continue Reading Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced another independent journalist to three years in prison. It’s the second prison…
Continue Reading Bulgaria to buy a second batch of eight new F-16s from US
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker government has approved the purchase of a second batch of eight new F-16 fighter jets needed to bring…
Continue Reading Father, son convicted in assault spurred by Pokemon Go
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has convicted a father and son for attacking a Pokemon Go rival in a dispute that ended with all three men in a…
Continue Reading NLRB alleges Amazon’s Jassy violated labor law in interviews
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint accusing Amazon CEO Andy Jassy of…
Continue Reading Auto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — All summer long, Aleen Hudson kept looking for a new minivan or SUV for her growing passenger shuttle…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian’s lucrative cleanup deals generate new storm
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are…
Continue Reading Crisis-stricken Cuba caught between ally Russia, nearby U.S.
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian caused an island-wide blackout when it tore through western Cuba in late September.…
Continue Reading Nord Stream 1 operator sends ship to survey pipeline damage
BERLIN (AP) — The operator of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline says a ship that it chartered has arrived at the site of last month’s…
Continue Reading US mortgage rates top 7% for the first time in 2 decades
By MATT OTT and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than…
Continue Reading Musk doesn’t seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t…
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