Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water
By SAM METZ, SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will…
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Companies facing 1st tax on stock buybacks in Biden bill
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have pulled off a quiet first in legislation passed this month: the creation of a…
Continue Reading Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care…
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Kraft Heinz recalling contaminated Capri Sun juice pouches
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Kraft Heinz is recalling thousands of pouches of Capri Sun in the U.S. after some cleaning solution accidentally…
Continue Reading Buffett’s firm buys more Apple shares while betting on oil
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company bet more on high-tech darling Apple during the second quarter. But it…
Continue Reading Walmart deal with Paramount gives members streaming perks
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has signed a deal with Paramount Global to offer the entertainment…
Continue Reading FAA warns that staffing shortage will delay flights in NYC
By The Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration says it is reducing flights in the area around New York City because of lack of staffing.…
Continue Reading Dollar General faces penalties for Georgia store issues
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dollar General faces nearly $1.3 million in penalties after government inspectors…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 8/15/2022
The Associated Press Stocks recovered from early losses and ended higher on Wall Street. Investors remain focused on the economy and upcoming reports…
Continue Reading Unity Software, Turquoise Hill fall; Gilead, Moderna rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Unity Software, Turquoise Hill fall; Gilead, Moderna…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $2.68 to $89.41 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
Continue Reading London’s Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to October
LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport said Monday it will extend its cap on daily passenger numbers until the end of October as part of its…
Continue Reading Pfizer CEO tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
Associated Press The top executive at Pfizer, a leading producer of COVID-19 vaccines, has tested positive for the virus and says he is experiencing…
Continue Reading Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now…
Continue Reading Senior Liberian officials hit with U.S. financial sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three high-ranking Liberian government officials for…
Continue Reading Ukrainian military says it repelled more than dozen attacks
By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in…
Continue Reading Norway hits export record amid soaring gas prices
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Norway’s exports have reached a record in July that is driven mainly by higher natural gas prices. The Scandinavian country’s…
Continue Reading Dutch court expects November verdicts in MH17 downing trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Verdicts in the Dutch trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with involvement in the downing of…
Continue Reading Germans face higher bills as tax aids natural gas importers
BERLIN (AP) — Germans are facing a new tax on natural gas use that could cost the average household several hundred euros a year and is aimed at…
Continue Reading Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Just Starting Out? Learn From Our Mistakes
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet We’ve all seen commencement speakers give advice to graduates as they’re about to enter the workforce. In much the…
Continue Reading New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The rolling prairie lands of northeastern Wyoming have been a paradise of lush, knee-deep…
Continue Reading WNBA’s Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian…
Continue Reading Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Recent executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar have reenergized efforts to get the…
Continue Reading This Week: Walmart earns, Fed meeting minutes, US home sales
The Associated Press Walmart reports its second-quarter results Tuesday. The Federal Reserve releases the minutes from its most recent interest rate…
Continue Reading Boredom, loneliness plague Ukrainian youth near front line
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Anastasiia Aleksandrova doesn’t even look up from her phone when the thunder of nearby…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher, echoing Wall Street rebound
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday after a rebound on Wall Street, despite regional investor risks…
Continue Reading Pay pushes Venezuelan teachers to protest, consider quitting
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Public school teachers across Venezuela had planned to use their annual vacation…
Continue Reading Malaysia ex-PM begins final bid to toss out graft conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has begun hearing a final appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to toss out his graft…
Continue Reading China cuts interest rate to shore up sagging economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank has trimmed a key interest rate to shore up sagging economic growth at a…
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