Ford, Olin fall; Apogee, Oxford Industries rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Ford, Olin fall; Apogee, Oxford Industries…
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Thousands protest Slovak government, demand early election
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in the Slovak capital of Bratislava to protest the government amid soaring energy…
Continue Reading Gap slashes 500 corporate jobs in cost-cutting move
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap is slashing 500 corporate jobs in San Francisco and New York as it looks to reduce…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $1.28 to $84.45 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue Reading FTC reviewing Amazon’s $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot.…
Continue Reading Manchin rails against ‘revenge politics’ on permit plan
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used…
Continue Reading NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped…
Continue Reading GOP AGs push Visa, Mastercard, AmEx not to track gun sales
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Republican attorneys general are pushing the major payment networks — Visa, Mastercard…
Continue Reading Turkish leader to United Nations: Be ‘much more influential’
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Turkey’s president used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly to shine a spotlight on…
Continue Reading Amid energy squeeze, Paris’ Champs-Elysees trims shop lights
PARIS (AP) — The committee governing Paris’ Champs-Elysees says it is switching off shop lights on the famed avenue hours earlier each night to…
Continue Reading Germany in deal for Slovenia to send tanks to Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — The Defense Ministry in Berlin says Germany and Slovenia have agreed upon a deal that will see Slovenia send 28 tanks of Soviet-era…
Continue Reading US: 48 exploited pandemic to steal $250M from food program
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — United States authorities charged 48 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in…
Continue Reading Hertz to order up to 175K GM electric vehicles over 5 years
Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years. The…
Continue Reading Potential jurors quizzed on Trump in inaugural chair’s trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors in a federal case against an ally of Donald Trump have been quizzed on what they…
Continue Reading Spotify launches audiobook store with some 300,000 titles
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The expanding audio books market has a major new retailer: Spotify. On Tuesday, the music streaming service…
Continue Reading UK’s Truss says she’ll slash taxes despite economic crisis
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said Tuesday that she’s ready to make “unpopular decisions”…
Continue Reading Hackers accessed data on some American Airlines customers
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines says personal information of a “very small number” of customers and employees was compromised after hackers…
Continue Reading Walgreens to buy remainder of Shields Health for $1.4B
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Walgreens is spending nearly $1.4 billion to buy the remaining stake in Shields Health Solutions it doesn’t already…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat executive charged with biting man in fight
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight…
Continue Reading Spain arrests 32 allegedly linked to Italy’s ‘ndrangheta mob
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Europol says 32 people have been arrested in Spain for alleged ties to Italy’s ‘ndrangheta mafia for…
Continue Reading NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will lift its private-sector COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Nov. 1 but will continue…
Continue Reading Lebanon aims to adopt long-delayed IMF reforms in October
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker economy minister says the crisis-hit country hopes to…
Continue Reading Spain cuts natural gas sales tax to help people with costs
MADRID (AP) — Spain will temporarily slash sales tax on natural gas from 21% to 5% to help consumers face rising energy costs this winter as Russia…
Continue Reading EU court rules German data retention rules illegal
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ruled that a German requirement for companies to retain the location and connection data of all…
Continue Reading Police: 12 hostages freed at bank in country of Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in the country of Georgia said Tuesday that 12 people who were held hostage for hours in a bank by a gunman have…
Continue Reading Company loses bid to recover payout for Dubai hotel fire
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An insurance company that was ordered to pay more than a billion Dirhams in…
Continue Reading 4 Ukrainian regions schedule votes this week to join Russia
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start…
Continue Reading DP World wins another ruling in battle over Djibouti port
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based shipping giant DP World says it has won another ruling in a longstanding legal battle over the…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Furnish your new place on a budget
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet If you’re settling into a new home, you might be looking to fill it with furniture. But after your rent or mortgage,…
Continue Reading Dutch king unveils billions in aid amid soaring inflation
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander has unveiled government plans to help households squeezed…
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