Should you use a reverse mortgage to pay for long-term care?
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Someone turning 65 has nearly a 7-in-10 chance of needing long-term care in the future, and many don’t have the…
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Ukraine war blamed for fuel hikes in South Africa, continent
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans are feeling the bite of fuel price increases that are blamed on Russia’s…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 vs. 2022 Kia EV6
By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds The first dedicated electric vehicles from sister companies Hyundai and Kia take a distinct route with styling, but both…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz seeks broad alliance to curb inflation
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he wants to join employers and labor unions in a “concerted action” to find ways of cushioning…
Continue Reading Libya oil company says broken pipeline causes crude spill
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say a pipeline rupture is spewing thousands of barrels of oil into the desert, as…
Continue Reading Biden says he wasn’t informed early on of baby formula woes
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he wasn’t briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of…
Continue Reading Serie A champion Milan to be sold to RedBird for $1.3B
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Serie A champion AC Milan is on the verge of being sold to American investment firm RedBird Capital…
Continue Reading Germans snap up inflation-busting public transit tickets
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Travelers in Germany will be able to criss-cross the country for under $10 a month this summer. New…
Continue Reading US and Germany agree to supply advanced weapons to Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Germany pledged Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank subsidiary CEO resigns after greenwashing raid
BERLIN (AP) — Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS says its chief executive is resigning after authorities raided its offices as part of a probe into…
Continue Reading Russia cuts off natural gas supply to Denmark, company says
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s largest energy company says Russia cut off its gas supply because it…
Continue Reading Italy imports more Russian oil despite impending embargo
By COLLEEN BARRY and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90%…
Continue Reading Report: China bars Russian airlines with foreign planes
BEIJING (AP) — A Russian news outlet says China has barred Russia’s airlines from flying foreign-owned jetliners into its airspace. That comes…
Continue Reading Asia shares slide across board amid rate hike, COVID worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Thursday, echoing a retreat on Wall Street as investors fretted about higher…
Continue Reading Sanctioned Russian oligarch’s megayacht hides in a UAE creek
By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press RAS AL-KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In the dusty, northern-most sheikhdom of the United…
Continue Reading Food waste cement: A gingerbread house-style building option
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In the near future, edible houses may no longer be a fairy tale. Researchers at the University of…
Continue Reading After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say installing technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons in the New…
Continue Reading Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Traffic, pedestrians and joggers have reappeared on the streets of Shanghai as China’s…
Continue Reading New Australian government includes record 13 women ministers
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government includes a record 13 women, including the first female Muslim to serve in the role and…
Continue Reading China’s Russia dealings irk US, but don’t breach sanctions
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the…
Continue Reading Mexico agrees to review US workers’ rights complaint
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it has agreed to review a labor complaint filed by the United States under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada…
Continue Reading Victim in Brooklyn subway shooting sues gun maker Glock
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman wounded in last month’s New York City subway shooting has filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock. In her lawsuit…
Continue Reading Seattle passes measures to address gig worker pay, rights
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a measure that pushes app-based companies like food delivery services to improve…
Continue Reading Federal regulators say they will keep closer eye on Boeing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it is going to keep Boeing on a shorter leash when it comes to performing safety-related…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds dismissal of US election fraud case
DENVER (AP) — A Denver-based federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that claimed the 2020 presidential…
Continue Reading Company to Las Vegas chapels: No more Elvis-themed weddings
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels. The licensing…
Continue Reading Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media censorship
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Wall Street ended lower after another wobbly day on Tuesday, closing out a rocky month. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, having…
Continue Reading Unilever, DexCom rise; Gold Fields, LivePerson fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Unilever, DexCom rise; Gold Fields, LivePerson…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 40 cents to $114.67 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $1.17…
Continue Reading Advisers tell Spirit shareholders to reject Frontier bid
NEW YORK (AP) — Score one for JetBlue in the dogfight over who gets to buy Spirit Airlines. A firm that advises investors on proxy voting said…
Continue Reading Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for travelers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The unofficial start of summer over the Memorial Day weekend offers a troubling glimpse of what lies ahead for…
Continue Reading US consumer confidence slips in May amid stubborn inflation
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence edged lower in May as Americans’ view of their present and…
Continue Reading Japan OKs $21B extra budget to tackle rising prices
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has enacted a $21 billion extra budget to tackle soaring fuel and food prices following Russia’s invasion…
Continue Reading Can I talk to a human? Spain presents customer service bill
MADRID (AP) — Tired of speaking to a machine when you call the bank or power company? Spain’s government wants to end those nerve-shattering,…
Continue Reading Hit by pandemic curbs, India’s quarterly growth slows to 4%
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economic growth, hit by pandemic curbs and price increases, slowed to 4.1% in the January-March quarter, according to…
Continue Reading Japan court: Nuclear plant’s tsunami safeguards inadequate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ordered a utility not to restart a nuclear power plant because of inadequate…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union. This…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank, subsidiary raided over ‘greenwashing’ claims
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany have raided the offices of Deutsche Bank and its subsidiary DWS following claims that it was exaggerating the…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Don’t let your first car be a $30K mistake
By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Car prices have skyrocketed in the last year, making it an even bigger challenge to shop for your first car. With…
Continue Reading Sievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city
By YURAS KARMANAU and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of the…
Continue Reading Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1% amid rising energy costs
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency hit a record 8.1% amid surging energy…
Continue Reading High prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil
By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s groundbreaking decision to ban nearly all oil from…
Continue Reading Turkish leader writes on ‘risks’ of Sweden, Finland in NATO
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has highlighted the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party as part of…
Continue Reading Denmark holds referendum on EU defense amid Ukraine war
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish citizens are voting in a referendum that will decide whether their country will…
Continue Reading Distress in Singapore as Malaysia bans chicken export
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diners in Singapore are bracing for prices of their national chicken-and-rice dish to soar as neighboring Malaysia…
Continue Reading China manufacturing improves as virus curbs eased
BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows Chinese manufacturing activity started to rebound in May after the government eased anti-virus restrictions…
Continue Reading Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown
By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward…
Continue Reading Biden plots inflation fight with Fed chair as nation worries
By JOSH BOAK, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Focused on relentlessly rising prices, President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after stocks retreat on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street closed out a month buffeted by…
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