Sri Lanka president gets long-sought win, faces challenges
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new president has always aspired to the…
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‘A beacon of hope’: Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United…
Continue Reading Japan OKs preparation step for Fukushima plant water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear regulator has approved methods and facilities for the release of treated…
Continue Reading Barcelona sells 2nd package of Spanish league TV rights
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has sold a second package of its television rights to an American investment firm for an undisclosed amount as…
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As more coupons move online, older and low-income shoppers get left out
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Susie Ingram has been a coupon-clipper all her life. “It has saved me a lot of money over the…
Continue Reading German government agrees on bailout for energy supplier
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government will take a roughly 30% stake in energy supplier Uniper as part of a rescue…
Continue Reading China extends property loans at the fastest pace in three years as mortgage crisis spreads
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s banking regulator has pledged to boost lending to help developers finish stalled property projects and boost…
Continue Reading Tomorrow’s ‘Top Gun’ might have drone wingman, use AI
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer FARNBOROUGH, England (AP) — Maverick’s next wingman could be a drone. In the movies, fighter pilots are…
Continue Reading Slump for tech chops off chunk of Wall Street’s winning week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped Friday, giving back some of their gains from earlier in the week as worries brewed…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan troops forcefully clear protesters; new PM named
By KRISHAN FRANCIS, RAFIQ MAQBOOL and RISHI LEKHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan forces have violently cleared the main…
Continue Reading Here today, gone tomorrow: China’s vanishing livestreamers
By Laura He, CNN Business One month ago, Li Jiaqi disappeared from the internet. The 30-year-old livestreamer, also known as Austin Li, was — until…
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El Paso Electric explains conservation alert banner
El Paso, Texas — As temperatures soar in the Borderland, excessive power usage can lead to strain on El Paso’s power grid. El Paso Electric…
Continue Reading US files another labor complaint against Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States has filed its fifth labor complaint about alleged violations of union organizing rights in Mexico.  The…
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HVAC companies battle parts and equipment shortages amid record-high temperatures
EL PASO, Texas – The past several days in El Paso have been scorching hot. In fact, it’s been so hot this week that TWO new high-temperature records…
Continue Reading Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial…
Continue Reading Georgia spaceport land deal is off, site owner says
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The owner of a 4,000-acre industrial site says it has ended a longstanding agreement to sell…
Continue Reading YouTube to remove videos spreading abortion falsehoods
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure…
Continue Reading Events in disappearance of former Teamsters head Jimmy Hoffa
By The Associated Press A chronology of events in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters union: July 30, 1975 — Hoffa…
Continue Reading Feds issue guidance on cleanup plan for abandoned coal mines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued guidance for nearly $725 million in funding available this fiscal year for…
Continue Reading Gov seeks to salvage aluminum mill deal promised to Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has made a pitch to a company that took over plans to build an aluminum…
Continue Reading CVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be…
Continue Reading FBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New…
Continue Reading ‘We are not satisfied with the results.’ Snap stock tanks 25% after another disappointing quarter
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Snap’s rough year continues. Shares of Snapchat’s parent company tanked more than 25% in after-hours trading…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 7/21/2022
The Associated Press Stocks extended their winning streak on Wall Street Thursday. The gains came amid a deluge of news about the economy, interest…
Continue Reading To infinity and beyond: Mattel announces toy deal with SpaceX
By Chiara Grimes, CNN Business Mattel, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has entered into a multi-year, worldwide agreement with SpaceX to create a…
Continue Reading STORY REMOVED: Oracle: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Please disregard Oracle: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot, published on July 21, 2022, and datelined in AUSTIN, Texas. It…
Continue Reading Tesla, Nucor rise; AT&T, United Airlines fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tesla, Nucor rise; AT&T, United Airlines…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $3.53 to $96.35 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for September delivery fell…
Continue Reading How to invest like Warren Buffett during a recession
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Between 2020 and 2022, stocks shot toward the moon. This year, they’ve been jettisoned back to Earth. The…
Continue Reading Mexico’s leading fixed-line telephone company hit by strike
MEXICO CITY (AP) — About 30,000 workers at Mexico’s largest fixed-line telephone and internet company have gone on strike, but the company…
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