Correction: China-Evergrande story
BEIJING (AP) — In a story published January 4, 2022, about Chinese real estate developer Evergrande Group, The Associated Press erroneously…
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Activists urge Tesla to close new Xinjiang showroom
BEIJING (AP) — American activists are appealing to Tesla Inc. to close a new showroom in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, where officials…
Continue Reading AT&T, Verizon delay new 5G service after Buttigieg request
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer AT&T and Verizon say they will delay new 5G wireless service for two weeks, putting off a planned start this…
Continue Reading Nurses ratify new contract, end nearly 10-month strike
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Nurses at a Massachusetts hospital have voted to ratify a new four-year contract with management that ends what their union…
Continue Reading Hawaii upholds order requiring Navy to drain fuel tanks
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Department of Health is upholding the governor’s order requiring the Navy to drain…
Continue Reading Man accused of orchestrating $4.2M COVID relief fraud scheme
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a South Florida man tried to obtain more than $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by filing…
Continue Reading Starbucks says employees must get vaccine or test weekly
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks says its U.S. workers must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 or face a weekly COVID testing requirement.…
Continue Reading Tesla, ODP rise; Applied Therapeutics, Newmont fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tesla, ODP rise; Applied Therapeutics, Newmont…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street got 2022 off to a solid start with more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Every…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG’s probe
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on…
Continue Reading Thousands of flights canceled, delayed at start of workweek
By DAVID KOENIG and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press A winter storm hitting the mid-Atlantic combined with the pandemic to further frustrate air…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Kroll Institute’s Megan Greene
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting economic change in a pandemic was always going to be hard. Now omicron, the new…
Continue Reading Germany calls nuclear power ‘dangerous,’ rejects EU plan
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: 5 steps to reach your money goals in 2022
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet The new year is a time to set money goals. Inflation and economic uncertainty make shoring up your finances even…
Continue Reading $29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Prices for used cars are soaring so high, so fast, that buyers are being increasingly priced out of…
Continue Reading CES gadget show stages a wary return amid COVID-19
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Is anyone going to CES this year? A long-simmering question in the tech world will finally get its answer…
Continue Reading Biden: More competition in meat industry can ease food costs
By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met virtually with independent farmers and ranchers…
Continue Reading Scientist, enforcer, high-flyer: 3 women put a mark on tech
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made a significant mark on the…
Continue Reading Turkey’s inflation hits a 19-year high of 36%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official figures show that Turkey’s yearly inflation has climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in…
Continue Reading This Week: Job openings, Walgreens earns, nonfarm payrolls
The Associated Press The Labor Department issues its latest monthly snapshot of U.S. job openings Tuesday and its December tally of hiring by nonfarm…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed, oil gains after rally on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are trading mixed as worries about the omicron variant of coronavirus tempered…
Continue Reading Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of duping investors into believing her startup…
Continue Reading Investigators narrow search for origin of Colorado wildfire
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, BRITTANY PETERSON and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Investigators looking for the cause of the Colorado…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall St ends 2021 with big gain
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are on 2022′s first trading day after Wall Street ended last year with a double-digit gain. Hong Kong…
Continue Reading AT&T, Verizon reject U.S. request to delay 5G wireless plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Verizon and AT&T have rejected a request by the U.S. government to delay the rollout of next-generation wireless technology.…
Continue Reading Tesla says it delivered record 936K vehicles in 2021, up 87%
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla says it delivered a record 936,000 vehicles last year, up 87% from its 2020 delivery count. The electric vehicle company…
Continue Reading Snow storms and pandemic ground flights, delay holiday’s end
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the…
Continue Reading 2021 box office closes with more fireworks for ‘Spider-Man’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out 2021 with more fireworks at the box office for “Spider-Man: No Way Home,”…
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