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By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Once people land a job with a competitive benefits package, it’s easy for some to forget to make the most of it.…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A tropical storm and absences of VIP guests are casting a shadow over a financial conference meant to…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported its quarterly profit through September rose 24% on healthy demand for its music…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were temporarily blocked from leaving as part of virus testing…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco is reporting a $42.4 billion profit in the third quarter…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a seventh…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In an attempt to see how social media influences American politics, a BBC reporter created some…

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disneyland was closed and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing, the city government announced, while…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster.…

ATLANTA (AP) — Pilots at Delta Air Lines are giving their union the authority to call a strike. But that doesn’t mean a strike is imminent,…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa agriculture officials say another commercial egg farm has been infected with bird flu,…

The Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street, but major indexes still wound up with big gains for October, including the best month for the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Verisk Analytics Inc., up $1.71 to $182.83. The insurance data…

By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Charitable giving to organizations that work to slow climate change have…

By HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Italian-based Campari Group says it will add to its Kentucky bourbon portfolio in a deal to obtain a majority…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six…

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starting this week, job-seekers in New York City will have access to a key piece of information: how…

By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China…

By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In Brazil’s capital on Monday, the silence was deafening. Nearly a full…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build a second planned nuclear power plant. The decision…

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. labor agency is warning that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter.…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Benefits make up more than 30% of the typical compensation package, but companies aren’t always clear about how much…

NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat in one of the…

By AJIT SOLANKI, AIJAZ HUSSAIN, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Police in western India have arrested nine…

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state news agency says an oil refinery in the capital of Khartoum has resumed operations following a brief halt due to an…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Lowy Institute reports Beijing is targeting its Pacific aid to new diplomatic allies…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are defending a decision by OPEC…