Italian EV startup takes on US, Chinese rivals with design
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — A new fully electric vehicle startup in Italy is challenging U.S. and Chinese rivals with “Made…
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Japan says repayment of TEPCO Fukushima cleanup delayed
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government says repayment of the more than 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) government…
Continue Reading Air show seeks to position China as global competitor
BEIJING (AP) — China is displaying its latest generation fighter jets and civilian aircraft as it looks to carve a larger role for itself in the…
Continue Reading Emirates buys 5 Boeing 777 freighters in $1.7B-valued deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-hauled carrier Emirates is buying five Boeing 777 freighters in a deal valued at more than $1.7 billion,…
Continue Reading Renault, China’s Geely announced powertrain joint venture
BEIJING (AP) — Renault SA and China’s Geely say they plan to launch a joint venture to produce gasoline-powered and hybrid powertrains, adding to…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed as market await vote results, price data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. midterm…
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Taiwan’s virtual beauty brand struggles on Wall Street debut
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Taiwan’s latest entrant to Wall Street has had a rough ride since it went public a week ago. Shares of Perfect…
Continue Reading Residents clash with Chinese authorities over COVID rules
BEIJING (AP) — Police in northeastern China said that seven people have been arrested following a clash between residents and authorities enforcing…
Continue Reading Controversial DC tipping proposal approved by voters — again
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial proposal to change the pay structure for servers and other workers at…
Continue Reading The world needs India to avert climate catastrophe. Can Modi deliver?
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN It’s not unusual for temperatures in India’s Thar Desert to reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit).…
Continue Reading Americans convicted in Japan on Ghosn’s escape return home
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A lawyer for an American father and son convicted in Japan on charges of helping Nissan’s…
Continue Reading Extortionist threatens to publish Australian customer data
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An extortionist has threatened to make Medibank customer data public within 24 hours…
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Daylight saving time ends in El Paso, impacting border residents as Juarez didn’t fall back
JUAREZ, Chihuahua, Mexico — Daylight saving time changed on Sunday. Clocks turned back one hour in El Paso and Las Cruces but not in Juarez.…
Continue Reading Designer ready for high court fight on excluding gay couples
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A Christian web designer who contends her religious beliefs prevent her…
Continue Reading California settles with firm in Volkswagen emissions scandal
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions…
Continue Reading Musk’s partisan tweets call Twitter neutrality into question
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk used his Twitter megaphone to appeal to “independent-minded voters” on Monday, urging them to…
Continue Reading How to read your social media feeds on Election Day
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday’s pivotal…
Continue Reading Twitter’s pared-down staff struggles with misinformation
By MATT O’BRIEN and DAVID KLEPPER AP Technology Writer Twitter is struggling to respond to political misinformation and other harmful posts on…
Continue Reading Airline flights resume between Colombia and Venezuela
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Commercial flights between Colombia and Venezuela have resumed as relations improve…
Continue Reading Carvana falls as rising rates, inflation cut used car sales
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Shares of upstart used-vehicle chain Carvana tumbled another 16% Monday, undercut by the…
Continue Reading Biden’s stock market record so far is the second worst since Jimmy Carter
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The stock market under President Biden started with a boom, but it heads into the midterm elections looking more like a…
Continue Reading Carvana stock plummets as used car prices fall
By Jennifer Korn Shares of used car marketplace Carvana continued to plummet Monday, falling over 50% over the past two trading days, following a…
Continue Reading Supplier to hire 630 near Hyundai’s EV plant in Georgia
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Officials say an auto parts maker plans to hire 630 workers at a new factory that will supply Hyundai Motor Group’s…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 11/7/2022
The Associated Press Stocks rose on the eve of Election Day as Wall Street looked ahead to the benefits of a possibly split government in Washington,…
Continue Reading Meta Platforms, Triumph Bancorp rise; IAA, Palantir fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Apple Inc., up 54 cents to $138.92 Apple warned customers about…
Continue Reading Tyson Foods heir and CFO charged with public intoxication
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Tyson Foods heir and Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson has been charged with public intoxication and…
Continue Reading UK government rejects plan to build national flagship
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has scrapped a 250 million-pound ($288 million) plan to build a national flagship that was supposed to tour…
Continue Reading Why these five states don’t sell lottery tickets
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business If residents of Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii or Nevada wanted a chance to win this week’s record…
Continue Reading US consumers borrowed $25 billion more in September
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business American consumers borrowed another $25 billion in September, according to newly released Federal Reserve data, as…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell 82 cents to $91.79 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 65…
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