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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that new forms of digital money…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed a 500 million-euro aid package to help food…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a virtual address to Japan’s parliament, has called…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s securities regulator says it is barring the use of cryptocurrencies for payment of goods and services. The ruling…

By KELVIN CHAN and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their…

By HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press GUISSONA, Spain (AP) — Ukrainian refugees fleeing bombs and bullets at home are fanning out across Western…

By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet Receiving a financial windfall is exciting. Your emotions soar with the possibilities: a new car, a vacation, or…

By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds We’re living in a golden age of off-road pickup trucks that you can buy straight from the factory, and the Ford F-150…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a plan that’s intended to end racial and ethnic discrimination in the…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Western allies have already clinched the most important part of what all will be looking for in…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has announced a package of tax cuts and support payments that fell far…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says a Dubai government-owned ferry operator at the center of a bitter U.K.…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian pound has slipped further against the dollar, after Egypt’s Central Bank raised its main…

WUZHOU, China (AP) — Add rain to the challenges facing Chinese investigators as they try to determine why a jetliner with 132 people aboard crashed…

NEW YORK (AP) — Russia has unleashed a harsh crackdown on dissent over the past year by imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny and silencing…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The humanitarian needs of more than 10 million displaced Ukrainians have quickly become staggering. Yet Mark…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks have fallen in Asia following a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices rose sharply. Tokyo, Hong…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. says a U.S. judge has allowed a probation period to end after the company was nearly…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s flagship airline says it has started selling tickets for direct…

By NG HAN GUAN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press WUZHOU, China (AP) — Investigators have found what they believe to be the cockpit flight recorder…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government lifted a warning of potential blackouts for the Tokyo region as weather and…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) — Tax records show California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife earned nearly $1.5…