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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co. has posted first-quarter results that showed shoppers pulled back on their…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A representative of the Cyprus Central Bank says nine Lebanese banks are shutting down their operations on the island. The…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they’ve signed a deal allowing an Emirati company to manage three airports…

By ALEX VEIGA and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press Americans on the cusp of retiring are facing a tough choice as they watch their nest eggs shrink:…

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet We are surrounded by bad money advice — from social media, from influencers and even from friends and family. Bad…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy says that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to…

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was confirmed by the U.N.…

By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — John Kerry, America’s top official on climate change, said Tuesday that the…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For many struggling families, older people and the homeless, Michelle Dornelly’s food hub in east…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday, weighed down by a big decline in tech…

BEIJING (AP) — Airbnb Inc. will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on…

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday in Kokomo, Indiana, for what could be the company’s second North American…

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The statistics discussed at the inaugural Global Citizen NOW conference were bleak. The COVID-19…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers…

Associated Press Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the…

The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday following seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook’s corporate parent and Twitter believes it’s time…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The president of the European Central Bank has given the clearest sign yet that policymakers will aim to raise interest…

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard have voted to unionize, creating the first…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A longtime contractor for Shell has accusing the oil and gas company of “double talk” by saying…

By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a Paris…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year,…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market. In a memo to employees Monday, the Seattle coffee giant said it decided to close…

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Eric Adams says investigators of a fatal shooting on a New York subway train have few leads. Adams said Monday that the…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is extending looser limits on spending by member countries for an extra year in a bid to counter the economic…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Yard sales take hours of preparation and plenty of hard work. But they don’t all make money. If you’re looking to…

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5. The company released preliminary…

MADRID (AP) — A senior Spanish government official has rebuked Spain’s former king, saying Juan Carlos I should have used his first trip home…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States and four other nations emphasized their support for host nation Thailand after…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “maximum” sanctions against…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka received a first shipment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as worries over inflation tempered optimism over…

By The Associated Press When Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, war seemed far away from Russian territory. Yet within days the…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with every…

The Associated Press The Commerce Department issues its April tally of new U.S. home sales Tuesday. The Federal Reserve releases minutes from its…

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing as cases of COVID-19 again…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on…