Edmunds compares: 2022 Lucid Air vs. Tesla Model S
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Tesla’s Model S has enjoyed a nearly 10-year head start on the premium electric sedan competition, but the gap between it…
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How company off-sites are changing business travel
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet With fewer employees working in offices, several companies have begun turning toward off-site retreats and meetups to…
Continue Reading EU agrees on price cap for Russian oil over Ukraine war
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new…
Continue Reading WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting global trade volumes to grow a lackluster 1% next year as…
Continue Reading Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the final papers Wednesday to annex four regions of…
Continue Reading UK’s Truss stands by ‘disruption’ agenda despite Tory doubts
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plans as she tries to convince…
Continue Reading Top EU official vows to ‘stress test’ pipelines after leaks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive arm wants to introduce checks on key EU infrastructure, including energy, after the…
Continue Reading Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Amnesty International has appealed to international creditors to provide debt…
Continue Reading OPEC+ makes big oil cut to boost prices; pump costs may rise
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries decided Wednesday to sharply cut…
Continue Reading As Europe’s leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from more than 40 countries meeting in the Czech capital Thursday are set to launch a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed on strong US hiring, OPEC oil output cuts
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after strong U.S. hiring dampened hopes the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Daniel Kelly and his wife bought a 1977 doublewide mobile home in May for about…
Continue Reading Keep it or toss it? ‘Best Before’ labels cause confusion
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular is drawing…
Continue Reading Can Biden save democracy one US factory job at a time?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is working to create a manufacturing revival — even helping to put factory…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Musk Twitter turnaround reflects legal challenges
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s sudden about face on a $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter, reversing…
Continue Reading Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and DAVID BILLER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Brazil’s biggest gold refiners, which processes gold suspected of being…
Continue Reading Musk says he wants Twitter again and will pay $44B price
By TOM KRISHER, MATT O’BRIEN, RANDALL CHASE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Elon Musk wants Twitter again — and Twitter is game. The…
Continue Reading Depositors storm 4 Lebanese banks, demanding their own money
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese depositors, including a retired police officer, stormed at least four banks in the…
Continue Reading US vows to supply green-fuel-laggard Japan with bioethanol
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. officials are touting bioethanol in Japan, which trails other nations on using the green fuel…
Continue Reading Seattle woman gets probation for massive Capital One hack
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019…
Continue Reading CEO of election software firm held on ID info theft charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The founder and CEO of a software company targeted by election deniers has been arrested on suspicion of stealing personal…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Ukraine aims to restart occupied reactors
By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the company operating Europe’s largest nuclear plant says…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next in Musk’s epic battle with Twitter?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s monthslong tussle with Twitter has taken a sharp turn after the Tesla billionaire seemed to…
Continue Reading Report: Amazon freezes hiring on corporate retail division
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is implementing a hiring freeze on the corporate side of its retail business for the rest of the…
Continue Reading Fourth union approves deal with railroads to get 24% raises
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another union has approved the deal it made with the major freight railroads last month that…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 10/4/2022
The Associated Press Stocks rose sharply again on Wall Street and clawed back more of the ground they lost in a miserable several weeks. The S&P…
Continue Reading Blackbaud, Acuity Brands rise; AXT, KalVista fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Blackbaud, Acuity Brands rise; AXT, KalVista…
Continue Reading Amazon sues Washington’s labor agency over alleged hazards
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has sued Washington state’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $2.89 to $86.52 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Britain’s Wallace calls Ukraine war a ‘wakeup call’ for NATO
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary says Russia’s war on Ukraine has been a “wake-up call” for NATO members. He said the…
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