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…
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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…
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China cuts rates as lockdowns and a real estate crisis take their toll
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s central bank cut interest rates on Monday as new data showed the economy losing steam last month because of…
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…
Continue Reading Modi pledges to turn India into a developed country as nation turns 75
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Standing in front of the historic Red Fort in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pledged to transform India into a…
Continue Reading Strike four: Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a…
Continue Reading Japan economy grows 2.2% in 2Q on revived consumer spending
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the last quarter as consumer…
Continue Reading More than 2,000 California mental health clinicians set to strike
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Thousands of mental health therapists at the country’s largest non-profit HMO are poised to strike this week, holding…
Continue Reading Black entertainment mogul calls for more inclusion in news and media
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Byron Allen began his career as a standup comic and is now a media tycoon who owns dozens of outlets including the Weather…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price falls 45 cents to $4.10 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.…
Continue Reading ‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1; ‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket…
Continue Reading Who owns your credit score? Not you
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business Credit agencies know a lot about Americans. The agencies accumulate information, such as Social Security numbers,…
Continue Reading More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
By JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12…
Continue Reading Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame
By Allison Morrow and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly…
Continue Reading How to make sure your private messages stay private
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Last year, Facebook-parent Meta effectively pushed back its timetable for rolling out end-to-end encryption by default…
Continue Reading Ship carrying grain for Ethiopia ready to leave Ukraine
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain…
Continue Reading Robinhood may need to join forces with a larger Wall Street rival
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Robinhood, as its name suggests, was designed to take the power of the stock market away from the rich fat cats on…
Continue Reading Fireworks blast at Yerevan market kills 2, injures 60
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, killing at…
Continue Reading Veteran Indian investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at 62
NEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in…
Continue Reading In Ukraine, rebuilding starts with neighbors’ help
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press NOVOSELIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — As battles raged around Kyiv, one Russian advance was…
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