EXPLAINER: What would paying for natural gas in rubles mean?
BERLIN (AP) — Russia is demanding payment in rubles for its natural gas exports to Europe. And that is rattling markets already in turmoil because…
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Saudi oil chief says energy security imperiled by attacks
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil chief says markets are going through a “jittery period”…
Continue Reading Women of Lesotho’s garment industry lose jobs, hope in COVID
By MAJIRATA LATELA and RYAN LENORA BROWN Associated Press MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the global fashion industry…
Continue Reading Women of Lesotho’s garment industry lose jobs, hope in COVID
By MAJIRATA LATELA and RYAN LENORA BROWN Associated Press MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the global fashion industry…
Continue Reading After Russian forces pull back, a shattered town breathes
By ANDREA ROSA and FELIPE DANA Associated Press TROSTYANETS, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of two Russian soldiers lie abandoned in the woods.…
Continue Reading UK police issue 20 fines over ‘partygate’ virus scandal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police say they are have issued 20 fines over parties held by Prime Minister Boris…
Continue Reading India plans Sri Lanka power project after China’s is shelved
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India has agreed to set up power projects on northern Sri Lankan islands in a deal…
Continue Reading Shanghai lockdown tests ‘zero-COVID’ limits, shakes markets
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A two-phase lockdown of Shanghai’s 26 million people is testing the limits of China’s…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s other fight: Growing food for itself and the world
By CARA ANNA and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press HORDYNIA, Ukraine (AP) — A second front line in Russia’s war runs through the farmland of…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rise as Ukraine peace talks appear to progress
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine…
Continue Reading Volunteer vote-counters push for Hungary election integrity
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A grassroots civic initiative in Hungary has recruited more than 20,000 volunteer ballot…
Continue Reading Biden budget has Manchin priorities: Tax rich, cut deficit
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget for next year would trim federal deficits and boost…
Continue Reading Calif. group votes to limit reparations to slave descendants
By JANIE HAR Associated Press California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations voted Tuesday to limit state compensation to the…
Continue Reading Busch beer heiress Valentine enters Missouri US Senate race
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Anheuser-Busch beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine is running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat. The daughter of the late…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s COVID toll leads some to eco-friendlier coffins
By ALICE FUNG and JANICE LO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is running short of coffins during its deadliest outbreak of the…
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Here’s who’s flying on Thursday’s Blue Origin space launch
By Catherine Thorbecke and Jackie Wattles, CNN Pete Davidson was initially slated to be the next headline-grabbing name to take flight aboard the…
Continue Reading Australia aims to ease inflation pressures ahead of election
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government has presented a range of economic measures such as halving the…
Continue Reading CNN+ is here: What to expect from the subscription news streamer
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business On Tuesday CNN is introducing CNN+, a subscription streaming service that combines live news coverage, on-demand…
Continue Reading CNN+ is here: What to expect from the subscription news streamer
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business On Tuesday CNN is introducing CNN+, a subscription streaming service that combines live news coverage, on-demand…
Continue Reading FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith will step down as CEO in June
By The Associated Press Company founder Fred Smith is stepping down as CEO of FedEx in June. The company said Tuesday that Smith will become…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks shook off a midday slump and closed higher on Wall Street, though energy companies ended in the red as crude oil prices…
Continue Reading Companies are making a big push to help Ukrainian refugees get jobs
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The practical, financial and emotional difficulties of being a refugee are unfathomable. But for the millions of…
Continue Reading Plantronics, STAAR Surgical rise; Barclays, Citigroup fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Plantronics, STAAR Surgical rise; Barclays, Citigroup…
Continue Reading Commerce inquiry imperils solar industry, advocates say
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department says it is investigating whether imports of solar panels from Southeast…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Trump suit against Clinton part of longtime legal strategy
By JILL COLVIN, ERIC TUCKER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump last week filed a sprawling lawsuit…
Continue Reading Oscars audience tops 15 million, exceeding last year
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The television audience for the Academy Awards appears to be up from last year’s record low,…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How would billionaire income tax work?
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” included in President Joe Biden’s proposed…
Continue Reading Canada picks the F-35 for its next fighter jet
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government has selected Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 as the preferred bidder in its…
Continue Reading Oscar ratings surge after historic lows last year
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The 94th Academy Awards featured one of the most shocking moments in the show’s long history. It also included…
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