Portugal sees jump in COVID-19 cases, eyes restrictions
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is reporting its highest number of new daily COVID-19 infections since July amid a surge in cases across Europe.…
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Deere Q4 profit jumps 69% despite strike and supply problems
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere & Co. said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 69% on strong sales of its agricultural and construction…
Continue Reading Germany faces grim COVID milestone with leadership in flux
By DANIEL NIEMANN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press ESCHWEILER, Germany (AP) — Germany is inching toward the mark of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Georgia proposes $3 million fine for cargo ship pollution
ATLANTA (AP) — State environmental regulators are proposing a $3 million fine for the Hyundai Glovis Co. logistics and shipping firm after a cargo…
Continue Reading Russia grants Moldova 2-day extension to make gas payments
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Russian gas giant Gazprom says it has has granted Moldova a two-day extension to…
Continue Reading JPMorgan’s Dimon regrets joke about Chinese Communist Party
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Friday that “he truly regrets” a quip he made this week…
Continue Reading Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the…
Continue Reading Denmark seeks support to reintroduce face mask use
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will seek support in parliament to reintroduce mandates for wearing face masks in public…
Continue Reading South Dakota Supreme Court rules against pot legalization
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a…
Continue Reading US mortgage rates mixed: 30-year unchanged at 3.1%
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan…
Continue Reading Subway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck dies at 90
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Subway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck has died. He was 90. Subway says Buck died on Nov. 18 at a hospital in Danbury,…
Continue Reading UK aims to put latest energy firm casualty in administration
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s energy regulator is looking to appoint an administrator to oversee the latest business…
Continue Reading Turkey, UAE sign cooperation agreements as they mend ties
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince have overseen…
Continue Reading EU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says the massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threatening the…
Continue Reading Booster to be required in Cyprus for some indoor access
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Authorities in Cyprus say they will deny access to indoor areas such as shopping malls, restaurants and supermarkets to…
Continue Reading US new homes sales rise 0.4% in October as prices climb
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of new homes edged up 0.4% last month, coming in below expectations as housing…
Continue Reading Americans are spending but inflation casts pall over economy
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are doing the main thing that drives the U.S. economy — spending — but…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka heeds protests, lifts ban on agrochemical imports
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has lifted a ban on imports of agrochemicals that it said…
Continue Reading Japan, Vietnam express serious concern about South China Sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Vietnam have expressed serious concern about any unilateral actions aimed…
Continue Reading White House: 92% of fed workers under mandate are vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers…
Continue Reading Public nuisance laws in opioid cases give hope to both sides
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Pharmacies have lost in a groundbreaking trial in Ohio over the toll of…
Continue Reading US jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level…
Continue Reading US GDP slowed sharply in Q3 but big rebound expected in Q4
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy slowed to a modest annual rate of 2.1% in the July-September quarter,…
Continue Reading Biden picks women of color to lead White House budget office
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Shalanda Young to lead the…
Continue Reading Italy targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government is targeting unvaccinated people in its latest effort to contain rising…
Continue Reading EU urged not to forget Belarus as bloc prepares sanctions
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is appealing to the European Union not to forget…
Continue Reading So you want a new job? Here’s how to retrain
By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet Workers seeking a new career may face challenges if they’re looking to retrain, labor experts say. That’s because…
Continue Reading Slovakia approves 2-week nationwide lockdown as virus surges
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The Slovak government has approved a two-week national lockdown amid a record surge of coronavirus infections. Prime…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Low inventory means high car prices on Black Friday
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds This has been a tough year to buy a new or used car in America. With COVID-19 factory shutdowns, semiconductor chip…
Continue Reading German business confidence drops for 5th consecutive month
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence has dropped for the fifth consecutive month amid persistent…
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