IMF says Mideast, North Africa economies resilient in 2022
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the economies of Middle Eastern and North…
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Chinese manufacturing weakens, adding to economic pressure
BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows Chinese manufacturing weakened in October. That adds to downward pressure on the economy as the ruling…
Continue Reading This Week: Fed meeting, Starbucks earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivers an interest rate policy update Wednesday following a two-day meeting of its policymakers. Starbucks…
Continue Reading Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 132 in India
By AJIT SOLANKI, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after…
Continue Reading Asian shares advance, shrugging off Wall Street retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have advanced in Asia despite a retreat on Wall Street. Hong Kong jumped more than 3%…
Continue Reading Musk tweets link to an unfounded conspiracy theory
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House…
Continue Reading AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, Fox
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than…
Continue Reading Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain…
Continue Reading Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Workers in a manufacturing facility in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou appear to have left to…
Continue Reading Flashy Dubai will cash in on a World Cup a short flight away
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but…
Continue Reading Powerball grand prize climbs to $1B without a jackpot winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing. It happened again Saturday night as no one matched…
Continue Reading Inspector cites regulatory gaps in fatal New York limo crash
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state watchdog says New York regulators failed to do all they could to sideline a poorly maintained stretch limousine that…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules in favor of bikini baristas over dress
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled…
Continue Reading North Macedonia starts construction of rail link to Bulgaria
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has begun building a railway linking it to Bulgaria. The project…
Continue Reading California revenues decline amid economic worries
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The good times might soon be over for California’s government. The nation’s…
Continue Reading Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on…
Continue Reading Looming elections in US, Brazil pose test for Musk’s Twitter
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk…
Continue ReadingSwiss claim record for world’s longest passenger train
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most…
Continue Reading Ahead of harsh winter, tourism roars back in Mediterranean
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press CAPE SOUNION, Greece (AP) — When Stelios Zompanakis quit his job at Greece’s central bank to try his luck at…
Continue Reading Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says it has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant. The announcement is an…
Continue Reading Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech…
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Judge orders Meta to pay $10.5M in legal fees to Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state atop a nearly $25 million fine…
Continue Reading Dominion, AG reach proposed agreement in offshore wind case
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy has agreed to implement several consumer protections in connection with its…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/28/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street closed sharply higher, capping another strong week with gains led by Apple and other companies that made even bigger…
Continue Reading Intel, Gilead Sciences rise; Amazon, DaVita fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Intel, Gilead Sciences rise; Amazon, DaVita…
Continue Reading IRS: Growing gap between US income taxes owed and paid
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says the amount of income tax money owed but not paid to the government is projected…
Continue Reading Musk took over Twitter. Then some users began testing chaos
By HALELUYA HADERO and SOPHIA TULP The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, some conservative…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.18 to $87.90 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for December delivery fell…
Continue Reading Musk now gets chance to defeat Twitter’s many fake accounts
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk. He pledged in…
Continue Reading Rights activist, archaeologist, architect honored in Spain
By ÁLVARO BARRIENTOS Associated Press OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — A Polish human rights activist, a celebrated Mexican archaeologist and a Japanese…
Continue Reading Report on Alaska mine urges more scrutiny for projects
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A report released by a U.S. House committee says backers of a proposed copper and gold mine…
Continue Reading Bolsonaro locking up farm votes, with boost from ex-minister
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil (AP) — Tereza Cristina pours coffee for visitors to her home surrounded by vast soybean…
Continue Reading Why did Elon Musk just spend billions to take over Twitter?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and fired its CEO and other top executives. Trading in company shares was…
Continue Reading World Cup jerseys get mixed reviews ahead of Qatar
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Puma, you’re all boxed in. Nike, what have you done to the U.S. and Canada? Adidas, you’re…
Continue Reading Blackouts worsen in Ukraine; fighting rages on many fronts
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure prompted Ukrainian authorities on…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe’s ruling party backs leader despite huge inflation
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has opened a ruling party congress that is set to renominate him…
Continue Reading A key US inflation gauge stayed at a high 6.2% in September
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve remained…
Continue Reading Oil giants rake in steep profits amid high energy prices
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer Oil companies brought in staggering profits once again as people worldwide struggled with high gasoline and…
Continue Reading Elon Musk takes over Twitter but where will he go from here?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and…
Continue Reading Swedes want further probing into Baltic Sea pipe line blasts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish prosecutor wants “a supplementary crime scene investigation” at the site of explosions that damaged two…
Continue Reading Airbus 3rd-quarter earnings grow despite supply chain woes
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Airbus has reported that earnings grew in the third quarter and revenue is up through the first nine months of 2022 as it…
Continue Reading Germany sees unexpected growth in 3rd quarter; inflation up
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely…
Continue Reading EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers and member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035.…
Continue Reading Wall Street rally marks first weekly win streak since summer
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Technology stocks led a broad rally on Wall Street Friday, capping another strong…
Continue Reading India ruling party official to sue critical news website
NEW DELHI (AP) — An official from India’s ruling party says he will sue an independent local news website after it reported in a now-retracted…
Continue Reading Japan Cabinet OKs $200B spending plan to counter inflation
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors take charge of probe into Baldwin shooting
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in…
Continue Reading IRS hires 4,000 customer service workers ahead of tax season
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has hired an additional 4,000 customer service representatives who are being trained…
Continue Reading Rail strike worry prompts businesses to seek WH intervention
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two…
Continue ReadingNTSB: Valve leak fueled 2021 pipeline blast that killed 2
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators say a valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas…
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