Shipping company Maersk sees record profit as demand surges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk says 2021 was the most profitable year yet for the world’s biggest shipping company.…
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Japan to divert LNG to Europe amid worries over Ukraine
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has decided to divert some of its gas reserves to Europe amid growing concern over…
Continue Reading As case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says “COVID isn’t finished with us,” as he appealed…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher after Wall Street tech rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as investors try to gauge U.S. inflation, tensions between Russia…
Continue Reading German exports rise again in December, strong gains in 2021
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German exports increased for the third consecutive month in December. That capped a year in which they…
Continue Reading Sweden ends COVID-19 testing as pandemic restrictions lifted
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has ended wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of a…
Continue Reading Ukrainians not panicking as West ramps up invasion rhetoric
By INNA VARENYTSIA, LORI HINNANT and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Washington is raising the rhetoric about the…
Continue Reading Honda’s sales, profit drop amid rising costs, chip shortages
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda has reported its profit dropped 32% in the last quarter as rising material costs and a…
Continue Reading Toyota’s quarterly auto sales sag on computer chips crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota says its profit slipped nearly 6% in the last quarter, totaling $6.9 billion. The earnings…
Continue Reading Musk helping restore Tongan internet; virus outbreak growing
By NICK PERRY and DAVID RISING Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Entrepreneur Elon Musk is trying to help reconnect Tonga to the…
Continue Reading FDA’s agenda in limbo as Biden’s nominee stalls in Senate
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the powerful Food and Drug Administration has stalled in…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans who’ve never filed a tax return will need to do so this year to…
Continue Reading Colorado store where 10 died reopens to mixed emotions
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Nearly a year after 10 people were shot and killed at a supermarket in Colorado, the…
Continue Reading Australia, Lithuania to unite in countering China pressures
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The foreign ministers of Australia and Lithuania have agreed to step up cooperation on…
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News orgs call on Biden admin to allow journalists to embed with military forces as they deploy to Europe
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading News orgs call on Biden admin to allow journalists to embed with military forces as they deploy to Europe
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading After face-recognition backlash, ID.me says government agencies will get more verification options
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service halted a plan that would have forced taxpayers to verify their identities with…
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Lack of new cars is ‘driving’ used car sales
EL PASO, Texas — Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a microchip shortage which is seeing fewer new cars be made, which in turn is…
Continue Reading Starbucks fires 7 employees involved in Memphis union effort
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Starbucks fired seven workers who were involved in unionizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations that the…
Continue Reading Former editorial page editor James Bennet testifies in Palin v. NYT trial: ‘I thought I had apologized to her’
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet took the witness stand in the trial for Sarah Palin’s lawsuit…
Continue Reading Costs climb again for California’s high-speed rail project
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The cost of California’s high-speed rail line is going up again. A business…
Continue Reading Starbucks, citing safety, fires 7 seeking union in Memphis
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks has fired seven employees who were leading an effort to unionize a Memphis, Tennessee, store. The…
Continue Reading End to nuclear plant ban signed by West Virginia governor
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill eliminating the state’s ban on nuclear…
Continue Reading TikTok says it will strengthen policies in effort to prevent spread of hoaxes and dangerous challenges
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business TikTok announced Tuesday that it will strengthen efforts to regulate dangerous content, including harmful hoaxes and…
Continue Reading Top 20 most popular television shows for the week
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in Beijing has won the week for prime-time ratings. The top four out of 20 shows last…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Technology companies and banks led stocks higher on Wall Street Tuesday, more than making up the market’s losses a day…
Continue Reading Pfizer, Chevron fall; Harley-Davidson, Chegg rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Pfizer, Chevron fall; Harley-Davidson, Chegg…
Continue Reading House OKs bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bipartisan bill that would lift onerous budget requirements that have…
Continue Reading Household debt jumped by $1 trillion in 2021, the most since 2007
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business A big year for car and home shopping helped push Americans to take on a lot more debt last year. Household debt…
Continue Reading USVI to refinance bonds to save public pension system
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has signed a bill to refinance more than $800 million worth of bonds following…
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