China Eastern crash is rare disaster for state-run airlines
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is, along with North America and Europe, one of the world’s top three air travel markets…
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Russian bond trading resumes for 1st time since Ukraine war
By The Associated Press Russia’s central bank cautiously reopened bond trading on the Moscow exchange for the first time since the country invaded…
Continue Reading Lebanese judge charges central bank chief with corruption
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge says she has charged the country’s central bank governor with illegal enrichment and money laundering during the…
Continue Reading Australia understands India’s stance on Ukraine, after talks
NEW DELHI India’s foreign secretary says ally Australia understands New Delhi’s position on the ongoing Ukraine crisis, as the two…
Continue Reading China mulls package to ease Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — China’s ambassador to Sri Lanka says it is considering a request for $2.5…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it won’t bear any responsibility for a shortage in global…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to keep your tax return from getting hung up
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The IRS is overburdened and understaffed, which means even the smallest error could delay the processing of your tax…
Continue Reading EU slams ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine, mulls fresh sanctions
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine. But the 27-nation…
Continue Reading Berkshire’s $11.6B Alleghany deal expands insurance business
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and JOSH FUNK AP Business Writers Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the insurance company Alleghany in a deal…
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ABC-7 Xtra: El Paso makes list of least affordable cities
EL PASO, Texas-El Paso made a top ten list this week, one of the nation’s least affordable cities. That’s the topic of this Sunday’s ABC-7 Xtra. The…
Continue Reading Egypt’s central bank raises interest rates, cites Ukraine
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Central Bank of Egypt has raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2017, citing…
Continue Reading Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country’s south
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote mountainous area of…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise, eyeing Ukraine, inflation, energy costs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors eye the war in Ukraine, inflationary risks and surging…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said Monday that the city would lift flight bans on nine countries including Britain and the U.S.…
Continue Reading This Week: Carnival earns, new home sales, Darden earns
The Associated Press Cruise ship operator Carnival reports first-quarter results Tuesday. The Commerce Department issues its monthly tally of new…
Continue Reading Asian markets mixed after Wall St gain
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly gain in 16 months as…
Continue Reading Shanghai Disneyland closes as virus rises, Shenzhen reopens
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disney has closed as the city tries to control its biggest coronavirus flareup in two…
Continue Reading Steelworkers poised to strike at Chevron California refinery
RICHMOND, California (AP) — More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay area have told the company they will go on…
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Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in shelling incident in Kyiv
CNN By Uliana Pavlova and Brian Stelter, CNN A Russian journalist working for the independent news site The Insider was killed in a shelling incident…
Continue Reading How this Ukrainian news outlet is protecting its journalists
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues to intensify, reporting from the war zone is becoming increasingly difficult —…
Continue Reading Disney said it regrets racist cheer by high school team
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Disney said it regrets a performance at its Orlando theme park by a high school cheerleading squad after it received backlash…
Continue Reading These two states passed gas tax suspensions. More may follow
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As inflation and Russia’s war on Ukraine force consumers to pay more at the pump, some states…
Continue Reading These two states passed gas tax suspensions. More may follow
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business As inflation and Russia’s war on Ukraine force consumers to pay more at the pump, some states are temporarily…
Continue Reading Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture
DETROIT (AP) — Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blamed each other for a work stoppage Sunday that halted trains across Canada and interrupted…
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‘The Batman,’ still No. 1, crosses $300 million
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “The Batman” is still going strong three weeks into its theatrical run, with a tight grip on the top spot at the…
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Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer From the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz…
Continue Reading Technology is transforming the nature of money. Here’s how it will affect our lives
As told to Chris Wellisz, International Monetary Fund In his latest book, “The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming…
Continue Reading ‘Do the right thing’: How US, allies united to punish Putin
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden quietly dispatched a team of financial experts to NATO headquarters in Belgium…
Continue Reading Big Oil rakes in billions as prices soar. Lawmakers want them to pay us back
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business As crude prices surge, oil companies are raking in money — enormous profits gained from practically no extra…
Continue Reading Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first hypersonic weapon in a race with Russia and…
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