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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Construction demand drove third quarter sales higher at Caterpillar as did rising demand from miners and other…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, says the social media giant does not…

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say an American Airlines flight from New York to California was diverted to Denver after a passenger assaulted a flight…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — European gas prices have dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported third-quarter profit above analyst…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Statistics Institute says consumer prices increased this month by the country’s highest rate in 29 years…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported its profit fell 54% in the last quarter, mainly due to a one-time tax-related…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has decided to keep its pandemic stimulus efforts unchanged…

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have grilled Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety. The questioning comes as European…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen has lowered its forecast for deliveries to customers and reported a decrease in operating profits for the…

By KEVIN FREKING and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Democrats are getting low marks from the public as…

By DANICA KIRKA and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it will summon the French ambassador for a dressing-down, the latest…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants have denied spreading disinformation about…

By DAVID RISING and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians are looking ahead warily toward the holiday travel season,…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are slipping, despite recent signs of optimism about the global economy, including…

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic”…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Park Service has partnered with a tourism association to ensure the contributions of Native Americans are…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has ruled out promising to cut methane emissions by 30% by the end of the…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics has reported its highest quarterly profit in three years as it continues to see robust demand for its…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will gradually loosen its border quarantine system, which has been among…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay minimum wage — rather than $1 a day —…

The Associated Press Stocks faded in the last hour of trading and ended mostly lower Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones…

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it’s hacked the National…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Texas Instruments, Cortexyme fall; Microsoft, Enphase…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropy, Lucy Bernholz says, is like Chex Mix. It has a lot of different components, but they all contribute…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors allege eight people connected to an organization based in Kansas City, Kansas, forced children to work…