
Bank of England raises key rate to highest level in 13 years
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate to the highest level in 13 years. It comes as policymakers around the world…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate to the highest level in 13 years. It comes as policymakers around the world…
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official data show that inflation in Turkey has soared to nearly 70% in April, as skyrocketing prices eat away at earnings…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are gradually increasing the amount of crude they send to the world. That decision Thursday…
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — War-ravaged Ukraine has received pledges for $6.5 billion more in humanitarian aid at an…
Continue ReadingBy IAN PHILLIPS Associated Press MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is defending Russia’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenues despite lower deliveries, with no significant impact from the…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY, VESELIN TOSHKOV and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those…
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful bacterial disease from its herd…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street lower as fears spread that U.S. interest rate hikes to…
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Telecommunications industry groups have ended their bid to block California’s net neutrality law that prevents…
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian fighters at Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant are holding out…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates — as it did Wednesday — the impact…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Flying to Florida has turned into a nightmare at times in recent months, and now federal officials say they are going to do…
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stanford University will launch a new school focusing on climate change thanks to a $1.1 billion…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks soared to their biggest gain in two years Wednesday and bond yields dropped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airbus says its first-quarter profit rose sharply from a year ago, as the airlines that buy its planes recover…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by…
Continue ReadingWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man will be sentenced in July for his role in a hoax call that led to a fatal police shooting in 2017. Shane Gaskill…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge has approved a second round of refunds for customers of a utility that poured billions of dollars into…
Continue ReadingBy CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch has accused Russian mercenaries of executing, torturing and beating…
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a…
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tupperware’s turnaround isn’t exactly going as planned, with inflation, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion…
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against…
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s taking steps to prevent people from throwing parties at houses they rent for the Memorial Day and July…
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