Russia built an economy like a fortress but the pain is real
By The Associated Press Sanctions are hitting Russia’s economy hard. The ruble is plunging, and major foreign companies are fleeing.…
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Europe’s central bank to speed up end to economic stimulus
By The Associated Press The European Central Bank says it will make an early exit from its economic stimulus efforts as it combats record inflation.…
Continue Reading China eases control to let ruble fall faster against yuan
BEIJING (AP) — China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan in a move…
Continue Reading Experts: How to impose internet sanctions on Russia
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukraine’s attempt to get Russia kicked off the internet has failed. A diverse group of experts…
Continue Reading Asian shares sink as war, inflation hold sway on markets
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have fallen in Asia as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high…
Continue Reading Germany’s Bayer sells pest control business for $2.6 billion
BERLIN (AP) — German chemical and health care company Bayer says it is selling a U.S.-based pest control business to private equity firm Cinven for…
Continue Reading EU united on Ukraine, but won’t offer fast-track membership
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders have ruled out fulfilling Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading After Ukraine, Europe wonders who’s next Russian target
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Some European countries watching Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine fear they could be…
Continue Reading China fights new COVID-19 spike with more selective approach
BEIJING (AP) — China is tackling a COVID-19 spike with selective lockdowns and other measures that appear to slightly ease its draconian “zero…
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Can fueling up in Juarez help ease your pain at the pump?
EL PASO, Texas – Since the war in Ukraine began, we’ve all felt the pain at the pump in the U.S., but Juarenses aren’t struggling with the same…
Continue Reading ‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Addiction and overdose survivors and those who have lost loved ones have…
Continue Reading Two years into COVID, was $800B payroll aid plan worth it?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rolled out the Paycheck Protection Program to catapult the U.S. economy into…
Continue Reading US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9%…
Continue Reading Pressure builds on Biden to repay Venezuela’s goodwill moves
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding…
Continue Reading Deportation agents use smartphone app to monitor immigrants
By AMY TAXIN and AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities are turning to smartphones to keep tabs on…
Continue Reading House approves ban on Russian oil to US, bolstering Biden
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban Russian energy…
Continue Reading Americans in Japanese prison in Ghosn escape seek to go home
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two Americans imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn avoid trial and…
Continue Reading New Zealand to merge public TV and radio as audiences shift
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will merge its public television and radio…
Continue Reading Man returns to Ukraine after family slain while fleeing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man whose wife and two children were killed by mortar fire in Ukraine as they tried to flee has returned to Kyiv to bury…
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An election in India’s most populous state pits Covid-19 anger against Hindu nationalism
By Rhea Mogul, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Vijay Bedi, CNN Ritesh Mishra vowed to care for the dead, even if it meant risking his own life last year…
Continue Reading Analysis: Russia and QAnon have the same false conspiracy theory about Ukraine
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon…
Continue Reading Analysis: Russia and QAnon have the same false conspiracy theory about Ukraine
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon…
Continue Reading Mississippi advances bill against COVID vaccine mandates
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill advancing in Mississippi says anyone could cite religious objections to avoid…
Continue Reading Amazon’s stock is about to get much, much cheaper
By David Goldman, CNN Business Amazon shares are about to get 20 times less expensive. The company announced Wednesday its board approved a 20-for-1…
Continue Reading Twitter unveils version of site that can bypass Russia block
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site. Its aim is to bypass surveillance and…
Continue Reading Starbucks workers at 3 more NY stores vote to unionize
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees at three more Starbucks stores in suburban Buffalo have voted to form unions. A…
Continue Reading 1st NY pot sales permits will go to people with convictions
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The first licenses to sell recreational marijuana in New York will go to people who were…
Continue Reading 3 federal lawsuits accuse Salvation Army of wage violations
NEW YORK (AP) — The Salvation Army is being accused in three lawsuits of violating federal labor law by not paying minimum wage to participants in…
Continue Reading Head of Chicago-area gambling ring gets 18-month sentence
CHICAGO (AP) — A northern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to running a sports betting operation that involved a mayor pardoned by former President…
Continue Reading In spaceport defeat, Georgia county blames `bare minority’
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Officials in a Georgia county are blaming a “bare minority” for a referendum in which…
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