Biden pushing to lower ocean shipping costs, fight inflation
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is launching a push to reduce the costs of shipping goods across oceans.…
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Mortgage rates jump again, buyers head to the sideline
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped back up ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Savings incentives: How 401(k)s get us to do the right thing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More workers are following experts’ advice in saving for retirement, even when finances feel…
Continue Reading EU urges Algeria to restore friendship treaty with Spain
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union is urging Algeria to reverse its decision to suspend a two-decade-old…
Continue Reading Cyprus helps bust illicit sale of private data on Americans
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say they have seized servers that were used to sell social security numbers and other personal information…
Continue Reading Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The test couldn’t have been much easier — and Facebook still failed. Facebook…
Continue Reading More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan president’s brother quits; UN launches aid appeal
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka’s president and the…
Continue Reading British advocate for sustainable living wins Spanish prize
MADRID (AP) — Ellen MacArthur, a British sailor who set world solo yachting records before creating a charity that advocates a sustainable way of…
Continue Reading EU allows Spain, Portugal to spend to ease energy prices
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will allow Spain and Portugal to spend billions of euros in state aid to help ease the burden of spiraling…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan warns Greece to demilitarize Aegean islands
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece to demilitarize islands in the Aegean Sea and says he is “not…
Continue Reading A summer job: Good for the teenage soul and wallet
By TOMMY TINDALL of NerdWallet It’s a hot job market right now, and that extends to the youngest workers. The unemployment rate for teenagers ages…
Continue Reading Average cost of filling up car in UK hits record 100 pounds
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The average cost of filling up a typical family car has exceeded 100 pounds, or $125, for the first…
Continue Reading Almost all of Portugal in severe drought after hot, dry May
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s weather service says that almost the whole of Portugal was in severe drought at the end of May. The…
Continue Reading Europe’s central bank to hike rates in July, 1st in 11 years
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Central Bank will raise interest rates next month for the first time in 11 years, followed by another hike in…
Continue Reading EU court says UK residents in EU nations can’t vote there
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court says British citizens living in the 27 EU member countries have no right to vote or stand for…
Continue Reading Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other…
Continue Reading War rap: In Ukraine, an angry voice for a furious generation
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — From the battlefronts of Ukraine comes rap music — filled with the anger and indignation…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after rate jitters tumble on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday, with only Shanghai rising, after stocks tumbled…
Continue Reading Major Dubai free zone operator becomes latest to offer IPO
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A major free zone operator in Dubai owned by the sheikhdom’s ruler says it…
Continue Reading Fire caused by suspected arson in S. Korea kills at least 7
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire caused by suspected arson spread through an office building in South Korea’s…
Continue Reading Correction: Russia-Ukraine-War story
BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about three foreign fighters who were sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern…
Continue Reading China’s trade rebounds in May as anti-virus curbs ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade growth rebounded in May after anti-virus restrictions that shut down Shanghai and…
Continue Reading FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids’ data privacy online
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions…
Continue Reading Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking discouraged
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like…
Continue Reading Meijer facility hit by storm as workers heed tornado warning
Associated Press TIPP CITY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a Meijer distribution center in western Ohio was heavily damaged as employees inside heeded…
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PG&E pledges net-zero emissions by 2040, will keep using gas
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest utility on Wednesday outlined a multi-decade plan that aims…
Continue Reading Fox News aside, blanket TV coverage set for Jan. 6 hearing
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television viewers will find nearly blanket prime-time coverage of a Congressional hearing…
Continue Reading Senators urge CNH Industrial to offer striking workers more
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer A group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH…
Continue Reading Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet data
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily…
Continue Reading Moderna, Roku rise; Scotts Miracle-Gro, Charles River fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Moderna, Roku rise; Scotts Miracle-Gro, Charles River…
Continue Reading 3 US companies sanctioned over blueprints sent to China
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has accused three U.S. companies of sending China blueprints and…
Continue Reading Senate panel backs Michael Barr, Biden pick as Fed regulator
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Wall Street closed lower Wednesday in more choppy trading as investors were discouraged to see more evidence of inflation’s…
Continue Reading Workers protest Starbucks’ plan to close a unionized store
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca,…
Continue Reading ‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to…
Continue Reading Union: 4 Atlantic City casinos not cleaning rooms daily
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A union representing housekeeping workers at Atlantic City’s casinos says four of the…
Continue Reading Trump set to undergo questioning in July in NY civil probe
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.70 to $122.11 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $3.01…
Continue Reading Georgia investment adviser on the run ordered to pay $12M
ATLANTA (AP) — A financial adviser who’s been on the run for nearly two years has been ordered to pay $12 million to his victims in Georgia,…
Continue Reading Amazon executive to serve as CEO of logistics company
Associated Press An Amazon executive who recently announced his surprising resignation from the e-commerce giant is joining logistics startup…
Continue Reading Interior phasing out plastic water bottles at national parks
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other…
Continue Reading Florida faces $1.2 million verdict for killing citrus trees
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest…
Continue Reading Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal…
Continue Reading Report: Philanthropy can help protect against climate change
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropists could help ease the damage from climate change by donating more money to address global warming…
Continue Reading Weary waiting for EU, Balkan trio boost regional integration
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Three Western Balkan leaders are moving to further boost regional economic and labor integration while their bids to…
Continue Reading Ikea Norway offers help with baby names after COVID-19 boom
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish retailer Ikea is known for the distinctive names of its flat-pack home products. Now, the company’s Norway…
Continue Reading EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have approved a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035 to step up the fight…
Continue Reading Worry about stagflation, a flashback to ’70s, begins to grow
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s. For Americans of a certain age, it…
Continue Reading US ends GM steering investigation without seeking a recall
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into sticky power steering on thousands of older General Motors…
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