Peloton shares up after departure of co-founders announced
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Peloton are rising before the opening bell a day with co-founders John Foley and Hisao Kushi…
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Slovakia has new ministers after party leaves coalition
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president has sworn in new ministers who replaced their predecessors from a junior coalition partner that…
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LYNN, Mass. (AP) — The largest union representing General Electric Co. workers says it’s reached a tentative deal with the company to speed…
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By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Custodial accounts are a way to invest for minors and give them a headstart on building wealth. How can you ensure…
Continue Reading Fire erupts at oil well in Iran, officials blame sabatoge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state TV says a fire has ripped through an oil well in southwestern Iran. Local officials blamed…
Continue Reading German court rejects environmental group’s suit vs Mercedes
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group which sought to have automaker Mercedes-Benz barred from selling…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the…
Continue Reading Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter
By MARCY GORDON, MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter’s former security chief told Congress…
Continue Reading From humble past, William Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s president
By CARA ANNA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya’s president after narrowly winning…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s economy struggles as war reignites in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Once home to one of Africa’s fastest growing economies, Ethiopia is struggling as the war in its Tigray region has…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s military claims downing Iran drone used by Russia
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military has claimed for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied…
Continue Reading Asian markets open lower after price data slam Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets skidded lower on Wednesday after Wall Street fell the most since June 2020 as a report showed…
Continue Reading Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state-linked newspaper in the United Arab Emirates published a story this…
Continue Reading Prominent Native Hawaiians named to Mauna Kea authority
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor has appointed several people, including some prominent Native Hawaiian…
Continue Reading Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the…
Continue Reading US inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most…
Continue Reading China’s Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
By JOE McDONALD and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is using his first trip abroad since the start…
Continue Reading Endangered status sought for snail near Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for a tiny Nevada snail half the…
Continue Reading Dubai court rejects Danish extradition request for financier
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati court has ruled that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7…
Continue Reading Lebanon: Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Central Bank has lifted its remaining subsidies on fuel. The spokesman of the…
Continue Reading In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops,…
Continue Reading GM’s Cruise robotaxi service to expand into Phoenix, Austin
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company on Monday announced plans to expand a robotaxi service that recently launched…
Continue Reading Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant…
Continue Reading Real Madrid closes 2021-22 season with profit of 13M euros
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it closed the 2021-22 season with a profit of 13 million euros and a cash balance of 425 million euros. The club…
Continue Reading Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock International says Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant…
Continue Reading US, Mexico to cooperate on semiconductors, electric vehicles
By MARÍA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A high-level United States delegation invited Mexico to participate in…
Continue Reading Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted…
Continue Reading US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump…
Continue Reading North Sea nations plan huge expansion of wind power by 2050
BERLIN (AP) — Nine nations bordering the North Sea announced plans Monday to massively increase offshore wind power in the coming decades as part…
Continue Reading Fraud trial begins for founder of automaker Nikola
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the fraud trial of Trevor Milton. The founder and former executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is accused…
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