Asian shares mostly higher after further gains on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after another day of gains on Wall Street amid a…
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Japan trade deficit grows as oil prices surge, yen drops
YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its trade deficit for the first half of this year totaled nearly 8 trillion yen,…
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Germany bails out its biggest natural gas importer
CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The German government has stepped in to bail out one of its biggest energy companies — the latest casualty of…
Continue Reading Russian gas is flowing to Europe again over the crucial Nord Stream 1 pipeline
By Irene Nasser and Yong Xiong, CNN Business Gazprom has resumed gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, a vital artery linking…
Continue Reading New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new…
Continue Reading Key Russia-Europe gas pipeline reopens but outlook unclear
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Foot-and-mouth disease and the efforts to stop it
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of cattle are covered in blisters from highly infectious foot-and-mouth…
Continue Reading Baidu unveils latest autonomous electric vehicle: Apollo RT6
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Baidu, a Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm, has unveiled its latest electric…
Continue Reading India’s top court grants bail to Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus
By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Muslim journalist Mohammed Zubair has been freed from jail on the order of India’s Supreme Court after he was…
Continue Reading Trucker protest shuts down operations at California port
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, one of then…
Continue Reading Biden: Military say a Pelosi Taiwan trip ‘not a good idea’
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that U.S. military officials believe it’s “not a good idea” for…
Continue Reading Officials investigate after fire, explosion at Hoover Dam
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America Officials say a fire at the Hoover Dam was isolated to the single area in an exceedingly rare case…
Continue Reading Steelmaker moves ahead on effort to build plant in Southeast
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Plans to build an aluminum mill in Kentucky have taken a new turn. A steel producer says it will construct and…
Continue Reading CSX rail profit grows 5% even with ongoing delivery delays
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX delivered slightly better profit in the second quarter. That’s even though volume was…
Continue Reading Ex-UAW execs convicted of corruption get out of prison early
DETROIT (AP) — Two former presidents of the United Auto Workers who were convicted of corruption at the union have been released early from prison…
Continue Reading United Airlines 2Q profit of $329M misses Wall Street target
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines says its latest quarterly profit is $329 million, thanks to summer vacationers who are packing…
Continue Reading Tesla 2Q profit falls from 1Q, but is stronger than expected
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s second-quarter profit fell 32% from record levels in the first quarter as supply chain…
Continue Reading Omnicom, Netflix rise; Baker Hughes, Toll Brothers fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Omnicom, Netflix rise; Baker Hughes, Toll Brothers…
Continue Reading Tesla earnings fall on hit from China Covid surge
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Lockdowns caused by the Covid surge in China caused sales and profits to fall at Tesla compared to the first three…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 7/20/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street again Wednesday as more profit reports roll in from U.S. companies. Profit reporting season…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.96 to $102.26 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for September delivery fell…
Continue Reading 3 weeks of protests in Panama cause food, fuel shortages
By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Three weeks of continuous demonstrations and road blockades to protest high fuel and food…
Continue Reading US Postal Service says at least 40% of new delivery trucks will be electric
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The US Postal Service said Wednesday that at least 40% of its new delivery vehicles will be electric, up from the 10%…
Continue Reading Suit faults FEC for inaction on Trump’s teasing of 2024 run
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading These are the keys to 401(k) investing success in a falling market
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business There really was no place for 401(k) investors to hide in the first half of this year. Even though their portfolios…
Continue Reading This airline is launching electronic bag tags to speed up airport check-in
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Alaska Airlines is rolling out electronic bag tags in an effort to speed up the airport check-in process for…
Continue Reading This airline is launching electronic bag tags to speed up airport check-in
CNN, WDJT, WCVB, KTLA By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Alaska Airlines is rolling out electronic bag tags in an effort to speed up the airport check-in…
Continue Reading The CEO of Goldman Sachs is worried about a recession
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The CEO of one of America’s largest banks is worried inflation will remain problematic for a while longer…
Continue Reading The CEO of Goldman Sachs is worried about a recession
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The CEO of one of America’s largest banks is worried inflation will remain problematic for a while…
Continue Reading Cyprus president: Turkish Cypriot proposals aim at partition
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Greek Cypriot president of Cyprus has dismissed proposals put forward by the…
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