AP National Business

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus has tapped Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s telecoms regulator has agreed to allow a merger between the country’s…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street capped a volatile run for stocks with a broad rally Friday, contributing to sizable…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Politically connected billionaires from Russia and Venezuela are at the center of a 49-page…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company, according…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for the families of two people who died during last year’s Astroworld music festival…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down a subsidiary that’s been selling fabrics for nearly 30 years. The…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX has delivered 15% more profit in the third quarter. The railroad handled 2% more freight and…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Tesla, Union Pacific fall; AT&T, Quest Diagnostics…

The Associated Press Stocks gave up an early gain and closed lower on Wall Street as markets continue an unsteady search for direction. Several…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 43 cents to $85.98 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery fell…

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has testified as a defense witness at the New York City trial…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature will hold a special session before the end of the year to consider providing property tax relief…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz rolled onstage inside of an inflatable orb, put on a…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — France, Portugal and Spain say they have agreed to substitute a proposed gas pipeline connection…

By MATT OTT AP Business Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week ahead of another expected rate…

By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hauled in 13% more profit in the third quarter, but the railroad predicted…

By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Several thousand protesters in Romania have joined an…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The upcoming midterm elections could give the stock market a sorely needed boost by eliminating…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Finance ministers of major Pacific Rim economies have pledged to combat inflation and seek…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has backed a decision by his predecessor to…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is reporting a $483 million profit for the third quarter, as planes were mostly…

BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ World Food Program is renewing pressure on oil-rich Persian Gulf countries to give his agency more…

BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers from two junior governing parties have slammed plans for Chinese shipping group COSCO to take a major stake in the operator…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Households and businesses across Europe have struggled with high electricity prices for months,…

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that Russia’s war in Ukraine must not lead to a “worldwide renaissance” for coal. His…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press JAY, Maine (AP) — Across the U.S., families are looking to the winter with dread as energy costs soar and fuel…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says the “rest of the world is looking” to see who holds control of…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Ethiopian prime minister’s national security adviser says the African Union has scheduled peace talks to resolve…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A major Nigerian energy company says it can’t deliver natural gas as promised in its…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions at their…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cybercriminal is holding for ransom an Australian health insurer’s customer data…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred…

By SABRA AYRES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has declared its intention to increase its targeting of Ukraine’s power, water and…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has marked a trade deficit for the 14th month in a row, with exports and imports ballooning…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Farmers across New Zealand took to the streets on their tractors Thursday to protest…