UN officials: Energy crisis shouldn’t delay emissions slash
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — United Nations officials say a switch back to coal and other fossil fuels by…
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Lawsuit settled, film may resume after Alec Baldwin shooting
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film…
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OPEC announces the biggest cut to oil production since the start of the pandemic
CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start…
Continue Reading REI dumps Black Friday — permanently
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business REI has quit Black Friday, forever. For the past seven years, the retailer has closed its doors on the day after…
Continue Reading Michigan board approves $400 million to advance EV batteries
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has approved $400…
Continue Reading Exercise caution with zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Health insurers will flood the Medicare Advantage market again this fall with enticing offers of plans that have no…
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Tech giant Apple facing Employee Discrimination allegations
New York, NY – According to CNN, the National Labor Relations Board has reportedly filed a complaint against the company, claiming it…
Continue Reading Experts: Russia finding new ways to spread propaganda videos
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russia’s state-controlled media has devised a new way to spread its propaganda videos about the invasion of…
Continue Reading Qatar ruler in Czech Republic to talk business, gas exports
PRAGUE (AP) — Qatar’s emir is paying his first visit to the Czech Republic, for business talks expected to include a potential deal for…
Continue Reading Dutch nitrogen mediator advises buying out biggest polluters
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent expert appointed to mediate in the bitter dispute between the Dutch…
Continue Reading Spain, Germany discuss energy crisis before EU summit
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, two days before a European Union summit to discuss…
Continue Reading The bond market is starting to worry Wall Street
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve’s tightening policy and record-breaking US debt have wreaked…
Continue Reading Ethiopia turns over alleged people smuggler to Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ethiopia has turned over to Dutch judicial authorities a 38-year-old Eritrean man suspected of playing a leading role…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares: 2022 Lucid Air vs. Tesla Model S
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Tesla’s Model S has enjoyed a nearly 10-year head start on the premium electric sedan competition, but the gap between it…
Continue Reading How company off-sites are changing business travel
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet With fewer employees working in offices, several companies have begun turning toward off-site retreats and meetups to…
Continue Reading EU agrees on price cap for Russian oil over Ukraine war
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new…
Continue Reading WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization is predicting global trade volumes to grow a lackluster 1% next year as…
Continue Reading Asian economies are in trouble but a 1997-style crisis is unlikely
By Laura He and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Business A quarter of a century ago, a major financial crisis ripped through Asia, shaking its economies to the…
Continue Reading Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions as losses mount
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the final papers Wednesday to annex four regions of…
Continue Reading UK’s Truss stands by ‘disruption’ agenda despite Tory doubts
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plans as she tries to convince…
Continue Reading Top EU official vows to ‘stress test’ pipelines after leaks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive arm wants to introduce checks on key EU infrastructure, including energy, after the…
Continue Reading Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Amnesty International has appealed to international creditors to provide debt…
Continue Reading OPEC+ makes big oil cut to boost prices; pump costs may rise
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries decided Wednesday to sharply cut…
Continue Reading As Europe’s leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from more than 40 countries meeting in the Czech capital Thursday are set to launch a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed on strong US hiring, OPEC oil output cuts
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after strong U.S. hiring dampened hopes the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Daniel Kelly and his wife bought a 1977 doublewide mobile home in May for about…
Continue Reading Keep it or toss it? ‘Best Before’ labels cause confusion
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular is drawing…
Continue Reading Can Biden save democracy one US factory job at a time?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is working to create a manufacturing revival — even helping to put factory…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Musk Twitter turnaround reflects legal challenges
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s sudden about face on a $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter, reversing…
Continue Reading Big Brazilian gold refiner delisted amid Amazon mining probe
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and DAVID BILLER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Brazil’s biggest gold refiners, which processes gold suspected of being…
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