MLB lockout could cost Scherzer $232K daily, Cole $193K
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Sometime soon, lockout costs become real: Max Scherzer would forfeit $232,975 for each…
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‘Thugs and bullies’: Nations sanction Russia over Ukraine
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — World leaders are backing up their condemnation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine with action,…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s economy is another victim of Russia’s ‘hybrid war’
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The threat of war has shredded Ukraine’s economy, and many Ukrainians are asking why…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka imposes rolling power cuts as cash crisis deepens
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka are imposing rolling power cuts across the island…
Continue Reading Pandemic legacy: Israeli company transforms jets for cargo
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — As the airline industry struggles, Israel’s state-owned aerospace company is flying…
Continue Reading Asian stocks plunge after Putin announces action in Ukraine
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have plunged and oil prices surged to near $100 per barrel after President…
Continue Reading Olympics say goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it’s unclear when they’ll…
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Global markets rebound as West punishes Russia with ‘modest’ sanctions
By Laura He, CNN Business Global markets are rebounding and oil prices are easing after the United States and its allies hit Russia with only a…
Continue Reading India sends wheat to Afghanistan after deal with Pakistan
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s foreign ministry says it has sent off tons of wheat to Afghanistan to help relieve desperate food shortages, after…
Continue Reading Biden wants to cut into China’s electric battery dominance
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China’s dominance of the…
Continue Reading Tonga’s internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga’s main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored…
Continue Reading Hedge fund returns to court in battle to buy Lee Enterprises
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The hedge fund trying to buy newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has returned to court. It is…
Continue Reading Biden’s full plate: Ukraine, inflation, low public approval
JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden finds himself in a split-screen presidency as Russia starts to invade Ukraine. He’s juggling a…
Continue Reading Judge OKs synthetic rubber plant’s pollution settlement
By The Associated Press A federal judge has approved a settlement under which a synthetic rubber plant will pay $3.3 million in fines and $650,000…
Continue Reading New Hampshire reaches $25M deal with Monsanto over PCBs
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press New Hampshire has reached a $25 million settlement with Monsanto over what the state says has been widespread PCB…
Continue Reading IRS now lets taxpayers opt out of facial recognition after backlash
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The Internal Revenue Service will continue using controversial facial recognition software for the rest of the current…
Continue Reading A 10% drop for stocks is scary, but it’s not that rare
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The worries rocking Wall Street about interest rates, inflation and now Ukraine have sent the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Tuesday after Russia sent forces into Ukraine’s eastern regions, escalating tensions.…
Continue Reading Tempur-Sealy, TransUnion fall; Tegna, Meritor rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Tempur-Sealy, TransUnion fall; Tegna, Meritor…
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 Biden halts oil, gas leases amid legal fight on climate cost
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new federal oil and gas drilling and other…
Continue Reading Fire that left cargo ship full of luxury cars stranded in the Atlantic may finally be going out
By Jennifer Korn and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The fire on board the large car-carrying cargo ship Felicity Ace could soon be extinguished because there…
Continue Reading Greece halts search for 10 missing in ferry fire to tow ship
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say efforts to locate 10 people missing for five days after an Italy-bound ferry caught fire at sea have…
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Sunland Park’s new entertainment district adjusts to accommodate recreational marijuana
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico- With the buying, selling, and use of marijuana becoming recreational in New Mexico on April 1, 2022, the city of Sunland…
Continue Reading Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam has ended with police in a car…
Continue Reading Musk, lawyer escalate word fight with securities regulators
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk and his lawyers are escalating their fight with U.S. securities regulators. A Musk lawyer…
Continue Reading EU forum puts crucial Indo-Pacific region squarely on radar
By MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Foreign ministers from Indo-Pacific nations have attended a Paris conference aimed at bringing…
Continue Reading Fox News’ Cavuto returns to work after bout with COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News’ Neil Cavuto has returned to work after more than a month following what he described as a near-deadly battle with…
Continue Reading Slack went down today, but work wasn’t canceled
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Slack went down for many users Tuesday morning, throwing off companies that rely on the popular workplace communication…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott donates $50M to support USDA youth programs
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer MacKenzie Scott’s $50 million gift to the National 4-H Council, which the youth-focused nonprofit called…
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