Saudi oil refinery attacked by drone, sparking small fire
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says a drone attack started a small fire at an oil refinery in the capital, Riyadh, but it didn’t…
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Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims
By JENNIFER PELTZ and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two…
Continue Reading Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest to sue San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The woman whose DNA from a sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime…
Continue Reading China faces multiple challenges amid ‘rising uncertainties’
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese leader has warned of “rising uncertainties” and pledged tax cuts to shore up…
Continue Reading Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma join hydrogen hub chase
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas are getting together in hopes of becoming one of four “hydrogen hubs” supported by $8…
Continue Reading Georgia high court won’t halt spaceport vote certification
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s highest court says it won’t interfere with local officials finalizing…
Continue Reading Not all Western companies sever ties to Russia over Ukraine
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer A shrinking number of well-known companies are still doing business in Russia even after hundreds of others have…
Continue Reading Virginia lawmakers OK lifting ban on facial technology use
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation that would allow local police departments to…
Continue Reading Build-A-Bear, Peloton fall; Amazon, Genesco rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Build-A-Bear, Peloton fall; Amazon, Genesco…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks slipped on Wall Street Thursday as markets remain choppy amid uncertainty about where inflation, interest rates and the…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. names prosecutor to go after pandemic fraud
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The Justice Department has named a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud, following through on President Joe…
Continue Reading IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is announcing plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that…
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 Argentina lawmakers take up contentious IMF refinancing deal
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina lawmakers have begun debating a bill needed to approve Argentina’s agreement…
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Manhattan rents rise to an all-time high
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Rents in Manhattan are once again hitting new record highs, after cratering during the pandemic. The median monthly rent…
Continue Reading Stocks sink as inflation worries return
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for Wednesday’s big market rally. Stocks slid Thursday after the US government reported a…
Continue Reading Magic Leap raised billions but its headset flopped. Now it’s trying again
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In 2018, Magic Leap released an augmented reality headset that could show crisp, three-dimensional images as though they…
Continue Reading Burger King pulls support from its Russian locations
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Burger King is the latest fast food chain to pull corporate support from its businesses in Russia.…
Continue Reading Russia says it could seize assets Western companies leave behind
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia said it could seize the assets of Western companies that have suspended operations in the country. Dozens of…
Continue Reading Lebanese judge bans directors of 5 largest banks from travel
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has imposed travel bans on the heads of the country’s five largest banks over suspicions related to a possible…
Continue Reading Risk of a US recession as high as 35%, Goldman Sachs says
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Europe’s reliance on energy from Russia has jacked up the odds that the region could enter a…
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Bracing for even higher prices: El Paso manufacturing company feels squeeze from supply shortages, price spikes
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso manufacturer says a combination of the pandemic, supply chain issues, and the conflict in Ukraine are affecting the…
Continue Reading Russia owes Western banks $120 billion. They won’t get it back
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are the first major Western banks to get out of Russia following the invasion of…
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Electric bikes get second look as the borderland grapples with gas prices
EL PASO, Texas – At a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour, e-bikes can only go so fast. But their popularity is soaring as gas prices rise. El Paso…
Continue Reading What opioid victims told Sacklers when they got the chance
By The Associated Press A virtual hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court gave survivors of opioid addiction and people who lost loved ones to the…
Continue Reading Russia owes Western banks $120 billion. They won’t get it back
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are the first major Western banks to get out of Russia following the invasion of…
Continue Reading Albanians protest price hike, gov’t blames war in Ukraine
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanians have held protests to complain about significant price hikes in…
Continue Reading Mexican cartels turn to bitcoin, internet, e-commerce
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug cartels in Mexico are increasingly turning to the internet, bitcoin and e-commerce to launder money and sell drugs.…
Continue Reading Russia’s economy will be ‘devastated’ by sanctions and further sanctions are under consideration, Janet Yellen says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The United States and its allies are considering additional sanctions to punish Russia for “atrocities”…
Continue Reading McDonald’s transformed Russia … now it’s abandoning the country
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When McDonald’s opened its doors in Moscow for the first time, it was a big deal. It was the dead of…
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