Poland is restoring gas supplies halted by Russian firm
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state gas giant says it is gradually restoring the flow of gas to the municipalities that lost it after a…
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Q&A: Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe on how to help Ukraine
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Helping Ukrainians can generally be done by using existing aid strategies. It’s just a matter of scale and…
Continue Reading A key inflation gauge jumped 6.6% in March, most since 1982
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve surged 6.6% in March…
Continue Reading Ford recalls Explorer SUVs that can roll away while in park
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than a quarter-million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because they can roll away unexpectedly while…
Continue Reading Airbnb allows employees to live and work from anywhere
Airbnb says its employees can live and work almost anywhere around the world, as the company embraces a fully remote work policy to attract staff and…
Continue Reading Federal judges are asked to pave way for Purdue Pharma deal
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A woman who lost two sons to overdoses says she hopes a federal court clears the way for a settlement of lawsuits…
Continue Reading Exxon profits surge despite $3.4B hit from Russian exit
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and gas prices…
Continue Reading Former ski resort owner gets 5 years in Vermont fraud case
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The former owner of two Vermont ski resorts has been sentenced to five years in prison for…
Continue Reading 2022 best cities for freelancers
By TINA OREM of NerdWallet Using recent metro-area data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state-level data from the Federation of State Tax…
Continue Reading China regulator says 14,684 Teslas recalled for crash risk
BEIJING (AP) — China’s market regulator says Tesla has recalled 14,684 Model 3s due to a software glitch that could cause collisions, its…
Continue Reading China halts freight train traffic with North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — China says it halted railroad freight traffic with North Korea as it deals with the spread of COVID-19 in the border town of…
Continue Reading IAEA: Japan making progress on Fukushima water release plan
BERLIN (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that Japan is making “significant progress” on its plans to release treated…
Continue Reading Inflation hits record high of 7.5% in countries using euro
BRUSSELS (AP) — Inflation has hit a record for the 19 countries that use the euro. The European Union’s statistics agency reported on Friday…
Continue Reading Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches
By The Associated Press Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will…
Continue Reading New gas pipeline boosts Europe’s bid to ease Russian supply
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — European countries that are dependent on Russian imports are looking to get greater…
Continue Reading Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers More steep losses for technology stocks pushed the S&P 500 down 3.6% on Wall Street…
Continue Reading South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19…
Continue Reading UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations is working doggedly to broker an evacuation of…
Continue Reading Heat wave scorches India’s wheat crop, snags export plans
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India is in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave that is stunting wheat production.…
Continue Reading 102 marathons in 102 days: Amputee’s unofficial world record
By WILLIAM J. KOLE and ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — An amputee athlete from Arizona has set an unofficial world record,…
Continue Reading ‘March Madness’ atmosphere lifts Vegas economy from pandemic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos reported near-record March house winnings, while the airport in Las Vegas reported passenger traffic almost as…
Continue Reading Most Americans could file their taxes for free, but don’t
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government watchdog report finds that while most Americans are eligible to file their…
Continue Reading Micron Technology is sued for alleged patent infringement
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bell Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against computer chipmaker Micron…
Continue Reading Grain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press EDGARD, La. (AP) — Descendants of slaves who lived in southeastern Louisiana have won a key ruling allowing…
Continue Reading Amazon reports rare quarterly loss as online shopping slows
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its money-making juggernaut…
Continue Reading California subpoenas ExxonMobil in probe of plastics waste
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general has subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he called a…
Continue Reading Apple delivers strong quarter, but warns of trouble ahead
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Thursday reported strong quarterly results despite supply shortages, but…
Continue Reading Robinhood’s revenue fell more than expected at year’s start
NEW YORK (AP) — Growth slammed into reverse at the start of this year for Robinhood Markets, whose trading app has turned millions of people into…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks rallied on Wall Street Thursday as technology companies clawed back some of the ground they had lost recently. The gains…
Continue Reading McDonald’s, Qualcomm rise; Ford, Domino’s fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: McDonald’s, Qualcomm rise; Ford, Domino’s…
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