Australian central bank boosts rate for 3rd month in a row
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for a third time in…
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Hong Kong’s John Lee stresses balance in easing quarantine
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee says he will work on easing restrictions for travelers while…
Continue Reading Asia shares rise on optimism about easing COVID restrictions
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Monday across the board as buying set in after the lull of a U.S. national…
Continue Reading Canada says China bars diplomats from Canadian tycoon trial
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian government says Chinese authorities refused to let diplomats attend the trial of a…
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Train derails in El Paso at Dallas Street Yard
EL PASO, Texas — A train derailment occurred in the Dallas Street Yard Sunday. According to Union Pacific Railroad Senior Director of Corporate…
Continue Reading San Francisco property owners banned from parking car on it
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco couple that has parked their car for decades on a paved part of their property in front of their home is now…
Continue Reading Argentina peso drops as left-leaning economy minister named
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s peso has fallen on the first day after left-leaning Silvina Batakis…
Continue Reading Drought emergency declared for northern Italy, frees up aid
ROME (AP) — The Italian government has declared a state of emergency for much of the rain-parched north, freeing up 36.5 million euros (about $38…
Continue Reading Flight cancellations ease slightly as July 4 weekend ends
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Travelers flying home from July Fourth getaways faced flight delays Monday, but airlines were…
Continue Reading French president reshuffles Cabinet after election losses
By BARBARA SURK and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his Cabinet in an attempt to…
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ breaks box office records
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Minions went bananas at the box office this weekend. Illumination’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru”…
Continue Reading ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ breaks box office records
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Minions went bananas at the box office this weekend. Illumination’s “Minions: The Rise of…
Continue Reading US flights returning to normal after another holiday weekend packed with cancellations
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Flights at US airports appeared to be returning to normal on Monday after another difficult holiday weekend for…
Continue Reading US flights returning to normal after another holiday weekend packed with cancellations
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Flights at US airports appeared to be returning to normal on Monday after another difficult holiday weekend for…
Continue Reading Tensions persist as Rwanda denies Congo rebel charges
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused Congo of supporting rebels opposed to his…
Continue Reading Kellogg loses UK fight to block ban on sugary cereal promos
LONDON (AP) — Breakfast food giant Kellogg Co. has lost a legal bid to block new anti-obesity measures in England banning the promotion of sugary…
Continue Reading Germany records 1st export deficit in over 30 years
BERLIN (AP) — New figures show that Germany recorded its first monthly trade deficit since 1991 in May because of higher import prices. The Federal…
Continue Reading Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Inflation soars to nearly 80% in Turkey as food prices double
By Anna Cooban and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Business Turkey’s annual rate of inflation hit almost 80% in June — its highest level in about two…
Continue Reading Add rent to the rising costs bedeviling small businesses
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time. Landlords…
Continue Reading German leader gathers employers, unions to tackle inflation
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has gathered top employer and labor union representatives at his Berlin office to seek ways of…
Continue Reading UK military investigates hacks on Army social media accounts
LONDON (AP) — British military authorities are trying to find out who hacked the army’s social media accounts over the weekend, flooding them…
Continue Reading NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit…
Continue Reading It’s a new era for funding on both sides of abortion debate
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both…
Continue Reading China’s real estate crisis deepens as big Shanghai developer defaults
By Laura He, CNN Business Another major Chinese developer has defaulted on its debt, dealing a new blow to the ailing real estate sector in the…
Continue Reading Ukraine lays out $750B ‘recovery plan’ for postwar future
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the reconstruction of his country will…
Continue Reading Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press ZAANDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions are using tractors and…
Continue Reading Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Schools and government offices have closed in the Iranian capital and several other cities in the country after yet another…
Continue Reading Canadian government: Tycoon in China due to stand trial
BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian government says a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon is being put on trial in China. That comes five years after Xiao Jianhua…
Continue Reading Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 78.6%, a 24-year high
ISTANBUL (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey hit 78.62% in June, the highest rate since 1998. The Turkish Statistical Institute released the monthly…
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