Czech Republic to extend coal mining amid high demand
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power…
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Liz Weston: 3 lessons I wish I’d learned sooner about travel
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Experience may be the best teacher, but I wish I’d learned the following strategies before I became an unwitting…
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Who decides if the US is in a recession? Eight economists you’ve never heard of
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Prominent Wall Street economists like Mark Zandi, investing luminaries like ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood and…
Continue Reading Belgium chocolate factory shut after salmonella infection
BRUSSELS (AP) — A huge Belgian chocolate factory has halted production after detecting salmonella in a batch of chocolates. The Barry Callebaut…
Continue Reading Sweden’s central bank raises interest rate to hit inflation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised a key interest rate by half a percentage point to combat rapidly rising inflation and…
Continue Reading Crypto rules to make Europe a global leader as prices plunge
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europe has moved to lead the world in regulating the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry at a time…
Continue Reading KLM pays back last of Dutch government pandemic loans
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch flag carrier KLM says it is repaying the last portion of loans it got from the Netherlands government and banks…
Continue Reading COVID restrictions ease in Shanghai as case numbers drop
BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai is moving to allow in-person dining and reopening its Disney Resort theme park as domestically transmitted cases of…
Continue Reading OPEC+ oil boost likely not much help to high gasoline prices
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations have decided to boost production of crude by…
Continue Reading China’s economy just had its best month since February
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s huge manufacturing and service industries just saw their first month of growth since February, according to…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kirin gives up stake in Myanmar Brewery
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings plans to transfer its stake in Myanmar Brewery to the…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after pessimistic ‘tankan’ survey
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks were mostly lower on Friday, echoing a decline on Wall Street, after a quarterly…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka crisis gives India chance to gain sway vs China
By DAVID RISING and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka’s strategic location has attracted outsized interest in the…
Continue Reading China’s factory activity improves after Shanghai reopens
BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows China’s factory activity accelerated in June after anti-virus controls were eased and Shanghai and…
Continue Reading Climate concerns grow as US helps Europe replace Russian gas
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amos Hochstein, President Joe Biden’s point man for global energy problems, says he knows…
Continue Reading Last-minute deal averts casino strike in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico sets 7th electric rate increase in just a year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico are raising electric rates again — the seventh time in a year amid continuining power…
Continue Reading Brazil bank CEO resigns over sexual harassment claims
SAO PAULO (AP) — The head of Brazilian state-run bank Caixa Economica Federal has resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation against him. A…
Continue Reading US buys 105 million COVID vaccine doses for fall campaign
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in…
Continue Reading Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives
By HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place…
Continue Reading In 1922, Klondike bars sold for just 10 cents apiece. They’re technically cheaper now
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It has a square shape, no stick, and will make your fingertips cold and sticky as you gingerly bite into its thin…
Continue Reading Tesla’s layoffs hit Autopilot team as AI develops
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla is increasingly turning to machines rather than humans as it attempts to develop autonomous vehicles. As part…
Continue Reading US newspapers continuing to die at rate of 2 each week
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the newspaper industry’s problems among politicians and…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 6/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. The…
Continue Reading McCormick, Capital One fall; General Mills, Patterson rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: McCormick, Capital One fall; General Mills, Patterson…
Continue Reading Shop that sold gun in Oxford school shooting named in suit
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott holds media briefing on border security; calls for enhanced DPS checkpoints
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a briefing to address updates on border security Wednesday. Abbott stressed in the briefing that…
Continue Reading Appeals court throws out NC insurance magnate’s convictions
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out the 2020 conspiracy and bribery convictions of a…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.98 to $109.78 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery fell…
Continue Reading FCC commissioner calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores
By Brian Fung, CNN A member of the Federal Communications Commission is renewing calls for Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores,…
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