OPEC+ opens oil taps gradually as Russian war roils markets
LONDON (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are gradually increasing the amount of crude they send to the world. That decision Thursday…
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$6.5 billion raised at donors’ conference for Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — War-ravaged Ukraine has received pledges for $6.5 billion more in humanitarian aid at an…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia’s war ‘drags on’
By IAN PHILLIPS Associated Press MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is defending Russia’s invasion of…
Continue Reading Carmaker Stellantis says 1Q revenues rose, low Russia risk
MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenues despite lower deliveries, with no significant impact from the…
Continue Reading Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
By COLLEEN BARRY, VESELIN TOSHKOV and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those…
Continue Reading New Zealand on verge of wiping out painful cattle disease
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful bacterial disease from its herd…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St down as rate hike worries grow
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street lower as fears spread that U.S. interest rate hikes to…
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SpaceX’s jam-packed schedule continues with another astronaut return
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Three NASA astronauts and a European astronaut are returning home from the International Space Station, capping off…
Continue Reading Telecom groups end fight against California net neutrality
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Telecommunications industry groups have ended their bid to block California’s net neutrality law that prevents…
Continue Reading ‘Seemed like goodbye’: Mariupol defenders make their stand
By JON GAMBRELL and CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian fighters at Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant are holding out…
Continue Reading Rising interest rates in US will hinder foreign economies
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates — as it did Wednesday — the impact…
Continue Reading New York City pension funds sue Activision Blizzard, seeking records on CEO Bobby Kotick
By Brian Fung, CNN New York City pension fund officials sued Activision Blizzard late last month in a bid to force the company to disclose records…
Continue Reading FAA offers fix for snarled Florida air travel this summer
By The Associated Press Flying to Florida has turned into a nightmare at times in recent months, and now federal officials say they are going to do…
Continue Reading Stanford gets $1B for climate change school from John Doerr
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stanford University will launch a new school focusing on climate change thanks to a $1.1 billion…
Continue Reading Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks soared to their biggest gain in two years Wednesday and bond yields dropped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…
Continue Reading Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware…
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 What the Fed rate hike means for you
CNN, POOL By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for…
Continue Reading What the Fed rate hike means for you
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for families…
Continue Reading California moves to embrace cryptocurrency and regulate it
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to…
Continue Reading Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says fees for some users may be coming to Twitter
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk said Twitter might soon charge fees for certain users, as the billionaire continues to tease how he might…
Continue Reading Airbus posts profit, plans new jet assembly line in Alabama
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airbus says its first-quarter profit rose sharply from a year ago, as the airlines that buy its planes recover…
Continue Reading How higher Fed rates stand to affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So…
Continue Reading Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by…
Continue Reading WATCH: Fed raises interest rates by half a percentage point
(CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it is raising interest rates by a half-percentage point to get a handle on the worst inflation…
Continue Reading Airbnb to crack down on parties during summer holidays
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Airbnb is once again trying to stop people from using its platform to host unauthorized parties ahead of…
Continue Reading Kansas gamer pleads guilty for role in fatal ‘swatting’ case
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man will be sentenced in July for his role in a hoax call that led to a fatal police shooting in 2017. Shane Gaskill…
Continue Reading $61 million in refunds for customers in SC nuclear debacle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge has approved a second round of refunds for customers of a utility that poured billions of dollars into…
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