Over half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals risk closing
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s leading public health official says over half of…
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Russia’s Gazprom threatens Europe gas cuts through Ukraine
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press Russian energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to…
Continue Reading Nigeria drills for oil in new field as theft erodes earnings
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has begun drilling oil and natural gas in the country’s northern region,…
Continue Reading ‘Stock up on blankets’: Ukrainians brace for horrific winter
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March in frigid, snowy weather…
Continue Reading South African government workers demonstrate for higher pay
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Thousands of South African government workers have taken part in nationwide…
Continue Reading Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as…
Continue Reading Q&A: Padma Lakshmi donates to provide equal opportunities
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Padma Lakshmi’s career is filled with highlights, from creating the Hulu series “Taste the Nation” to…
Continue Reading Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits
By DAVID KOENIG and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press The Thanksgiving travel rush was back on this year, as people caught planes in numbers not seen…
Continue Reading Best Buy’s outlook on sales improves ahead of the holidays
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy’s profit and sales slipped in the third quarter on weakening demand for…
Continue Reading German government, opposition reach deal on benefit overhaul
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties and the main opposition bloc have reached a compromise that should allow an overhaul of the country’s…
Continue Reading Bulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep…
Continue Reading Italian premier presents economic measures on energy, family
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has presented the government’s first economic policy initiatives.…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How stay-at-home spouses can build credit
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet You share a lot with your spouse, but your credit score isn’t one of those things. Even if you don’t earn an income…
Continue Reading German extends energy subsidy plan for consumers, companies
BERLIN (AP) — Consumers and businesses in Germany will receive subsidies to soften the blow of higher gas and electricity prices starting in…
Continue Reading Dubai airport chief says passengers top pre-pandemic level
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CEO of Dubai International Airport says passenger numbers for the third…
Continue Reading OECD forecast: High rates, inflation to slow world growth
By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers Hobbled by high interest rates, punishing inflation and Russia’s war against Ukraine, the…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Some of Taylor Swift’s fans want you to know three things: They’re not still 16, they have…
Continue Reading China anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impact
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says more than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in the past three…
Continue Reading Asian shares gain after earnings-fueled rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after solid earnings pushed retailers higher on Wall…
Continue Reading A rail strike looms and impact on US economy could be broad
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt…
Continue Reading Australia ratifies free trade deals with India and Britain
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament has passed bilateral free trade agreements with India and…
Continue Reading Woman gets 20 years for bilking Chinese in $26M hotel fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who bilked investors in a Southern California hotel and condominium project out of at least $26 million was sentenced…
Continue Reading Norfolk Southern to buy regional railroad for $1.6 billion
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern plans to buy a regional railroad it already operates from Cincinnati for $1.62…
Continue Reading Yemen: Houthi drones attack ship at oil terminal
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government says Houthi rebels have targeted at ship an…
Continue Reading US: 2 Estonians arrested in $575M cryptocurrency fraud
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities say police in Estonia have arrested two men accused in a half-billion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud. An indictment…
Continue Reading Proposed merger of two publishing giants is officially over
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster’s corporate parent has officially ended the agreement for Penguin Random…
Continue Reading New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 11/21/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street at the beginning of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday, while drops in…
Continue Reading Carvana, Builders FirstSource fall; Disney, Imago rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Carvana Co., down $1.01 to $7.05. The used-vehicle chain is…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell 35 cents to $79.73 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 17…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
By The Associated Press Elon Musk’s Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which was banned in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court takes Jack Daniel’s case against dog toy maker
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a dispute over a dog toy that got whiskey maker…
Continue Reading Judge orders Amazon to stop retaliations against organizers
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace…
Continue Reading Auditors in Iraq uncover staggering $2.5 billion tax fraud
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Auditors in Iraq have uncovered a massive scheme in which a network of…
Continue Reading Feds offer $1B to keep California’s last nuclear plant open
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday announced preliminary approval to…
Continue Reading Prosecution rests in Trump Organization tax fraud case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial have rested their case.…
Continue Reading Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book’s replica autographs
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan’s publisher is offering refunds for a $600 special edition of his new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,”…
Continue Reading Bankrupt exchange FTX owes top creditors over $3 billion
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes more than $3 billion to its largest creditors, the…
Continue Reading $3B canals, housing proposed for ex-airport in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two Philadelphia developers want to build a $3 billion housing, office and retail…
Continue Reading Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can’t agree
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Consumers could see higher gas prices and shortages of some of their favorite groceries during…
Continue Reading Carriers feeling cheery about on-time holiday deliveries
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The nation’s major shipping companies are in good shape to get shoppers’ packages delivered on time this holiday…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Ken Lin, CEO of Credit Karma
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Financial technology company Credit Karma is probably best known for giving Americans regular…
Continue Reading Greek economic growth seen lower in 2023 amid energy woes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s budget shows the economy is expected to grow by 1.8% next year, slightly lower than the figures predicted last…
Continue Reading Hungary’s foreign minister travels to Russia for energy expo
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s top diplomat has traveled to Russia to take part in an international forum on…
Continue Reading Germany offers Poland Patriot missiles to defend airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says the country has offered Eurofighters and Patriot defense systems to Poland to help it…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to take a career break
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Extended time off from work doesn’t have to wait until retirement. Your career break may be aspirational, or it may be…
Continue Reading 100M euros pledged to Moldova, hit hard by war in Ukraine
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said more than 100 million euros was raised…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall St slide, China virus fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street sank and Chinese anti-virus controls…
Continue Reading This Week: Dell earns, Best Buy earns, new home sales
The Associated Press Dell Technologies reports its third-quarter results Monday. Best Buy delivers its quarterly results Tuesday. The Commerce…
Continue Reading S. Korea’s leader suspends Q&A with reporters amid media row
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has suspended his routine morning Q&A sessions with…
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