Cyprus, Israel pledge quick deal in gas field dispute
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israel and Cyprus say they have made “significant” headway in resolving a…
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New Orlando terminal is $2.8 billion bet on Florida tourism
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Visitors to the new terminal at Orlando International Airport may want to wear sunscreen.…
Continue Reading US traffic deaths dip in Q2 but still high as pandemic eases
By TOM KRISHER and HOPE YEN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The number of people killed on U.S. roadways fell slightly from April through June.…
Continue Reading How much ‘pain’? Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the…
Continue Reading Volkswagen sets Porsche IPO at up to 9.4 billion euros
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen has set the price range for the multibillion-euro sale of a minority stake in luxury brand Porsche. The deal…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Roy Bingham, CEO of cannabis research firm BDSA
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colorado-based research firm BDSA projects legal marijuana sales in the U.S. will jump 8% this…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 6 new rules for smarter European travel
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The effects of the pandemic, along with the rebound in European tourism, require a new playbook that balances flexibility…
Continue Reading Baltic nations close borders to Russians over Ukraine war
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have closed their borders to most Russians in response to…
Continue Reading Bill Clinton: ‘The world’s on fire,’ but teamwork can help
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Bill Clinton says he is amazed by the massive response to the return of the Clinton…
Continue Reading Environment groups attack EU’s green label for gas, nuclear
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Several environmental groups have launched legal challenges to the European Union’s decision…
Continue Reading This Week: Housing starts, Fed policy update, FedEx earns
The Associated Press The Commerce Department releases its monthly snapshot of U.S. housing starts Tuesday. The Federal Reserve delivers its latest…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral
By DANICA KIRKA, MIKE CORDER and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom and the world bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II…
Continue Reading US stocks rise ahead of expected interest rate hike by Fed
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended with stocks closing higher Monday as investors…
Continue Reading First public global database of fossil fuels launches
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The world’s first public database of fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launched Monday. Called The…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How the strong U.S. dollar can affect everyone
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The buck isn’t stopping. The value of the U.S. dollar has been on a tear for more than a year…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy promises no ‘lull’ in taking back Ukrainian towns
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised his country there would be no letup in the…
Continue Reading Bidens among thousands paying respects to Queen Elizabeth II
By MIKE CORDER, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden paid his respects at Queen Elizabeth II’s…
Continue Reading EU proposes to suspend billions in funds to Hungary
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch recommended Sunday that the bloc suspend around 7.5 billion…
Continue Reading Maggots key to crisis-time fertilizer for Ugandan farmers
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAYUNGA, Uganda (AP) — Moses Wamugango peered into the plastic vats where maggots wriggled in decomposing…
Continue Reading Prospect of far-right female premier divides Italian women
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — If Italy elects the nation’s first female premier, will its women be delighted or…
Continue Reading Talks to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt fail
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Mediation talks to restructure more than $9 billion in debt held by Puerto Rico’s power company…
Continue Reading Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees for ships in 2023
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says it will increase transit fees for vessels, including oil-laden tankers, passing through Suez Canal, one of the world’s…
Continue Reading Chinese factory churns out British flags after queen’s death
SHAOXING, China (AP) — Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of…
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Queen’s death triggers media bonanza in works for decades
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When word came that Queen Elizabeth II was close to her death, media organizations around the world…
Continue Reading Poland opens new sea waterway to cut dependence from Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top leaders celebrated the opening of a new canal that they say will mean ships no longer must secure Russia’s…
Continue Reading It’s tapped: Germany’s Oktoberfest opens after 2-year hiatus
MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the…
Continue Reading Royal fans give London tourism a bump amid UK economic woes
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Royal fans have poured into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled…
Continue Reading Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media…
Continue Reading Minnesota governor rolls out plan to fight climate change
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has rolled out a framework for fighting climate change that shows…
Continue Reading California governor signs sweeping climate legislation
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/ Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills aimed at…
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