Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control…
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Covid fears and new tech crackdown hit Chinese stocks and Macao casinos
By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese stocks fell on Monday as the threat of new Covid restrictions and a renewed regulatory offensive against big tech…
Continue Reading China auto sales rebound in June after weak first half
BEIJING (AP) — An industry group says China’s auto sales rose by a lackluster 3.4% over a year earlier in the first half of 2022 as anti-virus…
Continue Reading Alibaba and Tencent stocks plunge after latest fines
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of Chinese technology firms Alibaba and Tencent have tumbled after Chinese regulators fined…
Continue Reading ‘Las Vegas of Asia’ tells casinos to grow beyond gambling
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the “Las Vegas of…
Continue Reading Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A major natural gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe has shut down for maintenance amid…
Continue Reading With Biden, Palestinians seeking freedom get permits instead
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s political chaos persists as crisis talks go on
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A political vacuum continues in Sri Lanka with opposition leaders yet to agree on who…
Continue Reading Macao streets empty after casinos shut to fight outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Streets in the gambling center of Macao are empty after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese…
Continue Reading Asian shares decline on Wall St slump, China COVID worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Tuesday after a slump on Wall Street erased recent gains. U.S. futures and oil…
Continue Reading China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back
By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese authorities on Sunday violently dispersed a peaceful protest by hundreds of depositors, who sought in vain to demand their…
Continue Reading President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As Sri Lanka’s crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about…
Continue Reading What’s next for Twitter now that Elon Musk wants out?
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN After announcing he wants out of his deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk spent the weekend in Idaho at the Sun Valley Conference.…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s politics trigger strong reactions from Tesla customers
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Jason Simon placed an order for a Tesla Model 3 this April, eager to own an electric vehicle. He heard from Tesla…
Continue Reading Report: Uber lobbied, used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political…
Continue Reading Average US gasoline price falls 19 cents to $4.86 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 19 cents over the past two weeks to $4.86 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading Chinese bank depositors face police in angry protest
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A large crowd of angry Chinese bank depositors faced off with police Sunday, some roughed up as…
Continue Reading ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ nabs a mighty box office opening for Marvel
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The God of Thunder still has some pop. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic…
Continue Reading ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ scores franchise best debut
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Four movies in, Thor is still bringing the hammer down at the box office. “ Thor: Love and Thunder ” earned $143…
Continue Reading Correction: Cryptocurrency-Pensions story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story published July 10, 2022, about pension funds that have invested in cryptocurrencies in recent years, The Associated…
Continue Reading Business area opens for 1st time since July 4 parade attack
By ROGER SCHNEIDER Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass…
Continue Reading In Mideast, Biden struggling to shift policy after Trump
By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took office looking to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the…
Continue Reading Dire US labor shortage provides opportunity for ex-prisoners
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at…
Continue Reading Bank earnings could be ugly. Here’s what to look for
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Earnings season is upon us once again! It’s just like the holiday season except instead of presents and sweets…
Continue Reading Why Bluetooth remains an ‘unusually painful’ technology after two decades
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In the two decades since it was first included in products available to the general public, Bluetooth has become…
Continue Reading Canada to release equipment for Russia-Germany gas pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka opposition meets to name new gov’t amid turmoil
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition parties met Sunday to agree on a new government a day after…
Continue Reading Balkan activists keep fighting for Europe’s last wild rivers
by SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — It took a decade of court battles and street protests, but Balkan activists…
Continue Reading Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday. It will also largely restrict people to…
Continue Reading Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because…
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