Spain agrees on temporary wealth tax, hikes for big earners
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government says residents whose wealth exceeds 3 million euros…
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Treasury moves forward with database on corporate ownership
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of millions of small U.S. companies will soon be required to submit details on their…
Continue Reading Russia’s nuclear trade with Europe flows despite Ukraine war
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — European Union nations are continuing to import and export nuclear fuel that is not under EU…
Continue Reading US economy drops at 0.6% annual rate from April through June
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a…
Continue Reading Fewer people seek US unemployment aid amid solid hiring
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits dropped last week, a sign that few…
Continue Reading Germany to spend billions to tackle high energy prices
BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to spend up to 200 billion euros helping consumers and businesses cope with the surge in energy prices. Chancellor Olaf…
Continue Reading Bulgaria to hold election overshadowed by war in Ukraine
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians will go to the polls for the fourth time in less than two years in a general…
Continue Reading Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13. The Central…
Continue Reading Porsche shares rise in one of Europe’s largest market debuts
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in luxury automaker Porsche have risen on their first day of public trading.…
Continue Reading Russia to annex more of Ukraine on Friday at the Kremlin
By JON GAMBRELL and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia planned to annex more of Ukraine on Friday in an escalation of the…
Continue Reading Harris, Yellen focus on community finance at Freedman Forum
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to…
Continue Reading US candidate to lead UN telecoms agency after US-Russia race
By STEPHEN McGRATH and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States has been elected to head…
Continue Reading Agency: joining NATO makes Finland target for Russian ops
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s future NATO membership will make the Nordic country a more interesting target for Russian intelligence and influencing…
Continue Reading UK’s Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan that roiled…
Continue Reading Welfare group reports severe breaches on Romanian fur farms
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) — In a dingy basement, chinchillas bred to provide the fashion industry with their fur…
Continue Reading Asian stocks sink on German inflation, British tax cuts
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks sank again Friday after German inflation spiked higher, British Prime Minister Liz…
Continue Reading Chinese tycoon Richard Liu faces civil trial in alleged rape
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Chinese billionaire, one of the richest people in the world, is heading to trial in…
Continue Reading Australia flags tough new data protection laws this year
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says Australia could have tough new data protection laws…
Continue Reading Amazon to raise average hourly pay by $1 to $19 in October
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18 to $19 a…
Continue Reading Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s…
Continue Reading California governor approves farmworker unionization law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved one of the most contentious bills before him…
Continue Reading 900 apply for NY’s first licenses to sell recreational pot
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 900 would-be pot shop operators have applied for a chance to open New York state’s first legal dispensaries for…
Continue Reading JetBlue, Southwest spar over slots in antitrust trial
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Testimony at the antitrust trial involving American Airlines and JetBlue is turning toward access to airports in…
Continue Reading LIV Golf denies report of deal to buy TV time on FS1
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to…
Continue Reading Rail unions emphasize positives of their tentative deals
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The two biggest U.S. railroad unions were working Wednesday ahead of key ratification votes to…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/28/2022
The Associated Press Stocks on Wall Street soared to their first gain in more than a week as some calm returns to financial markets around the world.…
Continue Reading Biogen, Thor rise; Apple, Equitrans Midstream fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Biogen, Thor rise; Apple, Equitrans Midstream…
Continue Reading California governor signs laws to boost housing production
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two new laws in California will let developers bypass local governments to build housing on…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $3.65 to $82.15 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery rose…
Continue Reading Regions Bank to refund $141M for illegal overdraft fees
By KEN SWEET and JAY REEVES The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Regions Bank for a second time in a decade was found charging illegal overdraft…
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