
Stock investors’ nerves tested by inflation, omicron, Russia
By STAN CHOE and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is losing crucial support from the Federal Reserve. Omicron is…
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is losing crucial support from the Federal Reserve. Omicron is…
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to chat more with everyday Americans and followed through Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBy BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Extremist groups in the United States appear to increasingly view attacking the power grid as a means…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday after another volatile day of trading. Technology companies like Microsoft were again…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Nvidia, General Electric fall; IBM, American Express…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Neil Young versus Joe Rogan for the allegiance of Spotify. Or is it? The veteran rocker…
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to…
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The International Monetary Fund wants El Salvador to drop the highly volatile cryptocurrency Bitcoin as legal…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah is reporting record cargo volumes for 2021 thanks to a surge in trade that…
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s health minister has urged people to get vaccinated and save the country’s hospitals from collapse as…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has further eased his country’s coronavirus…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns. That’s…
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An employee-led effort to unionize a franchise of Tudor’s Biscuit World in West…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are suing to block a Lockheed Martin acquisition that it says would limit competition among companies that…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Signaling an eagerness to diversify its energy offerings, coal-dependent West Virginia would…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through…
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeking to streamline the sometimes chaotic travel between its member states…
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company plans to hold its annual shareholders meeting that used to routinely attract more than 40,000 people…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — The parent group of MSC Cruises is partnering with Lufthansa in a bid for a majority stake in…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Huge spinning wheels, “floating” wooden blocks and suspended geometric shapes hovered over a…
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined this month as Americans became slightly less optimistic…
Continue ReadingGeneral Electric Co. anticipates returning to revenue growth this year, even as it deals with supply chain challenges. The company said Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its forecast for the world economy this year.…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID EGGERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is making the largest investment in company history in its…
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The former chairman of the Israeli spyware maker NSO Group says he has left the firm. But Asher…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has taken a stake in agriculture startup Plenty, becoming the first…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Unilever, which makes Vaseline skin care products and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, says it’s laying off 1,500 staff as part of a…
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The administrators of the SAT say the exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format. They say the…
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