Judge delays Twitter trial, gives Musk time to seal buyout
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers A judge has delayed a looming trial between Twitter and Elon Musk. The move gives the…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 69 cents to $88.45 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Fed’s Cook says more rate hikes needed to combat inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says more interest rate increases will be necessary…
Continue Reading UK nurses vote on strikes as cost-of-living squeeze worsens
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest nurses’ union is asking its 300,000 members whether they want to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Members of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How will OPEC+ cuts affect gas prices, inflation?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia have decided to slash the…
Continue Reading Venus Williams, Spike Lee set for Black Entrepreneurs Day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A celebration of Black business success and opportunity is back for its third year. Black Entrepreneurs Day was founded and…
Continue Reading Silent films to live on in movie theater lobby card project
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — “Missing Millions” is a 1922 silent film with a darkly prescient title — like…
Continue Reading Leaders of Turkey, Armenia hold face-to-face meeting
PRAGUE (AP) — The leaders of Turkey and Armenia have held their first face-to-face meeting since the two countries agreed to improve relations.…
Continue Reading IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two principal economists painted very different pictures Thursday of what the global economy…
Continue Reading JetBlue bid for Spirit wins support from 2 advisory firms
By The Associated Press JetBlue’s $3.8 billion bid to buy Spirit Airlines is getting a boost. The deal has been endorsed by two firms that advise…
Continue Reading France’s Macron opposes building new Iberia gas pipeline
PRAGUE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says his government doesn’t support building a new pipeline to pump natural gas between the…
Continue Reading Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for holidays, similar to 2021
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates dip to 6.66% this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked down modestly this week after six straight weeks of…
Continue Reading Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent…
Continue Reading Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent…
Continue Reading 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles
By LYNN BERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Winning the Nobel Peace Prize often provides a boost for a grassroots activist or…
Continue Reading Fire reported at another Amazon warehouse in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire broke out late Wednesday at an Amazon facility in upstate New York that’s voting in a union election next week. Amazon is…
Continue Reading Peloton to cut 500 jobs as turnaround efforts continue
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Peloton is cutting hundreds of jobs in a corporate reorganization of its stalled business as the…
Continue Reading 11 turkey farm workers charged with cruelty caught on video
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Eleven people working for a leading turkey producer have been charged with animal cruelty in Pennsylvania after…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits increased last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, the largest number in four months, but…
Continue Reading Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel as ties warm
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Ankara has appointed a new ambassador to Israel in the latest step between the two…
Continue Reading Hot inflation slows 3Q earnings growth forecasts
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Wall Street expects the latest round of quarterly profits to show burn marks from the hottest inflation in…
Continue Reading To fill teacher jobs, community colleges offer new degrees
By JANELLE RETKA of The Seattle Times Amid national teacher shortages, community colleges are stepping in, launching teacher-training programs…
Continue Reading Sweden seizes evidence at Baltic Sea pipeline leak site
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency said Thursday that its preliminary investigation of…
Continue Reading Japan’s Toyota finds wheel, airbag fixes for recalled EVs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota said Thursday that it has identified how to fix its 2023 model year…
Continue Reading Germans warned: Gas use is too high to avoid energy crisis
BERLIN (AP) — Germans are using too much gas now to avoid a potential energy shortage this winter. That’s the warning delivered Thursday by…
Continue Reading France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive
PARIS (AP) — Under the watchword “Every gesture counts,” France’s government has launched an energy-saving drive to get the country…
Continue Reading Russia strikes Ukraine housing; detains refugees at border
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit apartment buildings in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on…
Continue Reading Biden: IBM investment to help in tech competition with China
By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden says a $20 billion investment by IBM in New York’s…
Continue Reading Europe hails united stand over Russia’s war in Ukraine
By LORNE COOK, KAREL JANICEK and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The leaders of 44 European countries are hailing their united stand…
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