Airbnb has a plan to fix cleaning fees
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Cleaning fees are one-time charges that Airbnb hosts can tack on to the nightly rate. They’ve become a pain point for…
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Railway workers in Austria to strike Monday in pay standoff
BERLIN (AP) — Railway workers in Austria are set to hold a one-day strike on Monday after a failed round of talks in pay negotiations. The Austria…
Continue Reading Whole Foods decision to pull lobster divides enviros, pols
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New…
Continue Reading Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an…
Continue Reading On outskirts of Doha, laborers watch World Cup they built
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Far from Doha’s luxury hotels and sprawling new World Cup stadiums, scores of South Asian…
Continue Reading Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn, 3 others
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Macao has tentatively renewed the casino licenses of MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts…
Continue Reading Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VERONA, Italy (AP) — Early season merrymakers sipping mulled wine and shopping for holiday decorations packed the…
Continue Reading US FCC bans sales, import of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some…
Continue Reading Court revives wrongful death claim in Ohio Walmart shooting
CINCINNATI (AP) — An appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim against Walmart by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.66 to $76.28 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1.71…
Continue Reading Germany, France pledge mutual support to avert energy crunch
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France have pledged to provide each other mutual support in preventing a possible energy crisis after supplies from…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 11/25/2022
The Associated Press Stocks wobbled to a mixed close on Wall Street, but every major index notched weekly gains in a holiday-shortened week. The…
Continue Reading Arrival, Coupa Software rise; Apple, Activision fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Arrival SA, up 2 cents to 36 cents. The electric vehicle maker…
Continue Reading Mexico says it will host US, Canadian leaders in January
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will host meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime…
Continue Reading Mexico’s domestic airline industry in shambles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s domestic airline industry is in shambles, plagued by safety problems, a downgrade of Mexico’s safety rating, and…
Continue Reading Not just fast food; baby comes quickly at Atlanta McDonald’s
ATLANTA (AP) — Yes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s. Alandria Worthy gave…
Continue Reading New this week: ‘Riches,’ Robert Downey Sr. and BTS’ RM
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a solo album from BTS’s RM, the return of the holiday display TV…
Continue Reading Adidas investigates after ex-workers allege Ye misconduct
LONDON (AP) — Adidas says it’s investigating allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West that…
Continue Reading EU, US edging toward trade spat when both want unity instead
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States are treading precariously close to a major trans-Atlantic…
Continue Reading Netflix nights still come wrapped in red-and-white envelopes
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a…
Continue Reading Musk plans to relaunch Twitter premium service, again
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different…
Continue Reading In Your Debt: 4 ways to limit your holiday debt
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet The holiday season is full of sneaky costs, expensive travel and the pressure to spend. It’s a time that leaves many…
Continue Reading Hong Kong airport launches new third runway
By ZEN SOO and ALICE FUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s airport has officially launched a new third runway which is expected to…
Continue Reading Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers
BEIJING (AP) — Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city…
Continue Reading German economy sees stronger growth in 3rd quarter
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy saw stronger growth in the third quarter than expected as consumer spending picked up following the lifting of…
Continue Reading US stocks wobble to a mixed close, indexes keep weekly gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks wobbled to a mixed close on Wall Street Friday, but every major index notched weekly gains in a…
Continue Reading Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing
By BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — The Walmart supervisor who fatally shot six co-workers at a store in…
Continue Reading Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of major advertising company Dentsu on Friday, as the…
Continue Reading Inflation hovers over shoppers seeking deals on Black Friday
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, HALELUYA HADERO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Cautious shoppers hunted for the best deals at…
Continue Reading Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety…
Continue Reading World Cup fans put off by prices, beer limits commute by air
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Travel at this World Cup was supposed to be easy in the tiny host nation of Qatar, after fans…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s the effect of Russian oil price cap, ban?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The U.S., Europe and the Group of 7 democracies have agreed to put a price cap on…
Continue Reading IEA chief sees energy crunch for Europe next winter
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the International Energy Agency says Europe should be able to cope with the natural gas…
Continue Reading EU Council chief Michel to travel to China for talks Dec. 1
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union Council president Charles Michel will travel to China for talks to address the…
Continue Reading Twitter, others slip on removing hate speech, EU review says
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the…
Continue Reading Holiday shopping kicks off with inflation dampening spirits
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While Black Friday will mark a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns,…
Continue ReadingUS firm agrees to buy stake in German soccer team Hertha
BERLIN (AP) — A U.S. investment firm has agreed on a deal to buy investor Lars Windhorst’s majority stake in Bundesliga soccer club Hertha…
Continue Reading Turkish central bank cuts rates again despite high inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has delivered another large interest rate cut despite inflation running at more than 85%. The bank…
Continue Reading Walmart shooting raises need for violence prevention at work
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only…
Continue Reading EU nations fail to close rift on gas prices as cold sets in
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — On winter’s doorstep, European Union nations again failed to bridge bitter disagreements over…
Continue Reading Researchers seek lost Native American boarding school graves
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GENOA, Neb. (AP) — The bodies of more than 80 Native American children are buried at the former Genoa Indian…
Continue Reading Empty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar’s World Cup
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Less than a month before it is set to host the World Cup final, Lusail City is oddly…
Continue Reading Sweden’s big interest rate hike follows other central banks
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank followed other central banks in undertaking a big increase to its key interest rate to combat inflation.…
Continue Reading Ford recalls over 634K SUVs due to fuel leaks and fire risk
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot…
Continue Reading Schools add amenities to make end-zone seats more attractive
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The end zones aren’t necessarily where you’ll find the cheap seats anymore at college football games.…
Continue Reading Inflation or not, price of pro sports teams keeps going up
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Inflation isn’t going to hurt the bankrolls of sports team owners. In fact, it may help. While the uber-rich will…
Continue Reading UK police target spoofing site in massive fraud crackdown
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 70,000 potential victims of banking scams across the U.K. will receive text messages from…
Continue Reading Teachers, lecturers join postal workers in UK strike action
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Most schools in Scotland were closed Thursday as thousands of teachers walked off the job, joining…
Continue Reading Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones apologized Thursday for a pay dispute that…
Continue Reading Mine company’s blasting of rock shelters likened to Taliban
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian minister has likened a mining company blasting ancient rock shelters to…
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