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Asian markets open lower after price data slam Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets skidded lower on Wednesday after Wall Street fell the most since June 2020 as a report showed…
Continue Reading Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state-linked newspaper in the United Arab Emirates published a story this…
Continue Reading Prominent Native Hawaiians named to Mauna Kea authority
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor has appointed several people, including some prominent Native Hawaiian…
Continue Reading Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the…
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Americans won’t be going crazy with holiday gifting this year
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The kids, the grandparents, the babysitter, maybe your favorite aunt or uncle. That’s it. You can blame…
Continue Reading US inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most…
Continue Reading China’s Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
By JOE McDONALD and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is using his first trip abroad since the start…
Continue Reading Endangered status sought for snail near Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for a tiny Nevada snail half the…
Continue Reading Dubai court rejects Danish extradition request for financier
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati court has ruled that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7…
Continue Reading Lebanon: Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Central Bank has lifted its remaining subsidies on fuel. The spokesman of the…
Continue Reading In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops,…
Continue Reading Burger King has a plan to make you fall in love with the Whopper again
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The past few years have been tough for Burger King. Missteps during the pandemic caused the chain to lag…
Continue Reading US lawmakers question Twitter on security practices on eve of whistleblower testimony
By Brian Fung, CNN US lawmakers sent Twitter more than a dozen questions about its security practices Monday, on the eve of a company…
Continue Reading GM’s Cruise robotaxi service to expand into Phoenix, Austin
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company on Monday announced plans to expand a robotaxi service that recently launched…
Continue Reading Have your feelings on the economy changed recently? Tell us about it
By Tami Luhby, CNN Gas prices are on the decline. Inflation has moderated a little, though it remains historically high. Consumers are feeling…
Continue Reading Alex Jones is heading to court again to face more families of the Sandy Hook school shooting
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be back on trial Tuesday, facing more family members of Sandy Hook Elementary School…
Continue Reading Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant…
Continue Reading Real Madrid closes 2021-22 season with profit of 13M euros
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it closed the 2021-22 season with a profit of 13 million euros and a cash balance of 425 million euros. The club…
Continue Reading Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock International says Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant…
Continue Reading US, Mexico to cooperate on semiconductors, electric vehicles
By MARÍA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A high-level United States delegation invited Mexico to participate in…
Continue Reading Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted…
Continue Reading US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump…
Continue Reading North Sea nations plan huge expansion of wind power by 2050
BERLIN (AP) — Nine nations bordering the North Sea announced plans Monday to massively increase offshore wind power in the coming decades as part…
Continue Reading Fraud trial begins for founder of automaker Nikola
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the fraud trial of Trevor Milton. The founder and former executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is accused…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 9/12/2022
The Associated Press Stocks rose again on Wall Street ahead of a high-stakes report that will hopefully show inflation hammered the economy less hard…
Continue Reading Bristol-Myers, Gilead rise, SVB Financial, BioMarin fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Bristol-Myers, Gilead rise, SVB Financial, BioMarin…
Continue Reading Production resumes at Indiana refinery shutdown after fire
WHITING, Ind. (AP) — Regular production has resumed at a northwest Indiana refinery that was shut down last month following an electrical fire. The…
Continue Reading Blue Origin rocket experiences ‘booster failure,’ activates abort system during uncrewed launch
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business A Blue Origin rocket experienced a “booster failure” during an uncrewed launch of its New Shepard…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 99 cents to $87.78 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for November delivery rose…
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