Putin heads to China to bolster ties amid Ukraine tensions
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American and European officials may be staying away from the Beijing Winter Olympics because…
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Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership
LONDON (AP) — The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said they are in exclusive…
Continue Reading Bank of England hikes interest rates again as prices surge
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the second time in three months. That decision…
Continue Reading US says new intel shows Russia plotting false flag attack
By AAMER MADHANI, LORNE COOK and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is accusing the Kremlin of an elaborate plot to fabricate…
Continue Reading Japanese game maker Nintendo’s profits hurt by chips crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo has reported its profit for the nine months through December slipped 2.5% as shortages of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Europe lacks voice, power in Ukraine crisis
By RAF CASERT Associated Press SAINT-SYMPHORIEN, Belgium (AP) — Many European Union nations are wary about spending big on their militaries. They…
Continue Reading Asian shares shrug off tech-led selloff on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after a historic plunge in the stock price of…
Continue Reading IMF to release $1 billion loan to Pakistan following reforms
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1 billion loan as part of a bailout package to Pakistan, following reforms to rein…
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CNN reporters grill WarnerMedia CEO on Jeff Zucker’s departure
By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can…
Continue Reading Strained US hospitals seek foreign nurses amid visa windfall
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Many American hospitals are looking abroad for health care workers, saying they’re facing a dire shortage of…
Continue Reading Race is on to save the Great Salt Lake: Will it be enough?
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels…
Continue Reading Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limbo
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of foreigners have been denied entry to study, work or visit families in…
Continue Reading Digital warfare tech at sea helping US foes evade sanctions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A maritime intelligence company whose data is used by the U.S. government to investigate sanctions…
Continue Reading As winter storm moves across US, ice becomes bigger concern
By KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major winter storm has left about 350,000 homes and businesses without power…
Continue Reading Ex-Navy captain pleads guilty in massive bribery case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. Navy captain has pleaded guilty to bribery for accepting nearly $68,000 worth of dinners, hotels, parties and…
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Mexico plans state lithium company, questions Chinese mine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he will create a state-owned company to mine lithium and appears to suggest he will seek to cancel one…
Continue Reading New Zealand to end quarantine stays and reopen its borders
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government will end its quarantine requirements for incoming…
Continue Reading EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its huge fleet of…
Continue Reading Spotify CEO addresses Joe Rogan controversy
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the controversy around comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan on Wednesday, saying that…
Continue Reading US to modernize, speed up work on Puerto Rico power grid
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three federal agencies have promised to help modernize Puerto Rico’s outage-plagued…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Blood supplies run short, affecting patient care
After the holidays, it’s normal for the nationwide supply of life-saving blood to dwindle at hospitals and blood banks as donations slow. But this…
Continue Reading Meta shares plummet 20% after posting rare profit decline
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook rattled investors on Wednesday by posting a rare profit decline, driven by the company’s heavy spending…
Continue Reading Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 23% on lower profits
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its stock plunge in after-hours trading…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday, putting major indexes on track to extend their weekly gains. Big communications…
Continue Reading Alphabet, Brinker International rise; PayPal, Gilead fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Alphabet, Brinker International rise; PayPal, Gilead…
Continue Reading Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter US
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The travel industry is lobbying Washington for changes it thinks will get more people on airplanes…
Continue Reading FBI confirms it bought spyware from Israel’s NSO Group
By FRANK BAJAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group’s powerful spyware tool Pegasus,…
Continue Reading US intelligence satellite launched from California
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has been launched into space…
Continue Reading Company faces criminal charges over pipeline explosion
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press An energy company already charged with violating Pennsylvania environmental laws during construction of the…
Continue Reading Natural gas spikes 16% ahead of winter storm
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Natural gas futures soared Wednesday as energy markets brace for a powerful winter storm that threatens to derail…
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