AP National Business

By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer As the war in Ukraine drags on, international companies still in Russia are coming under increasing pressure to…

By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers called Thursday for restoring the…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy, where the pandemic first erupted in the West, is easing some restrictions, including…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ says it plans to build an electric battery factory in West…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first year of the pandemic saw fewer Americans smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to a…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The operator of a cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay says the Ever Forward’s hull wasn’t damaged and…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — U.S. industrial conglomerate Textron Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Pipistrel, the Slovenian ultralight aircraft…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says the brother of the country’s central bank governor has been arrested on…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Deadline day is Friday for bids to be submitted to buy Chelsea and end the 19-year ownership of…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man could face more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he groped a woman who had fallen…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Koch Industries is planning to continue running two glass manufacturing facilities in Russia, saying it…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week as the key 30-year loan vaulted over 4% for the first time since May 2019.…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-delayed plan to build a giant lake in Northern California has received a big…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has been trying for a decade to make it illegal for animal rights…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government says it is mobilizing more than 23,000 police to crack down on striking truck drivers blamed for attacks on…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has launched a tender to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power plant…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Efforts to propel Kansas’ renewable energy future are mired in legislative stalemate. At…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Americans angered by Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking it out…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The British government has unveiled its online safety bill in Parliament, which is aimed at…

Associated Press Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, two days after European regulators said the deal “would…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices are rising at the fastest rate in generations, and have already proven many economists wrong…

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has kept interest rates unchanged for a third month as consumer prices…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, as layoffs continue to decline amid a…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Railway authorities in Poland and Italy say major malfunctions in the electronic…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has announced new measures that significantly ease pandemic-related restrictions for foreign visitors,…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Daily housekeeping has been getting the ax from several hotel chains, whether as a means to manage staffing shortages,…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the largest ferry operators in the United Kingdom has fired 800 crew members without notice…

By The Associated Press The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is warning that Russia’s war in Ukraine will disrupt commerce…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate for the third time since December as it pushes…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship has sunk in the Persian Gulf. The operations…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street extended a rally into a third day on…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Washington has expelled another state-owned Chinese phone carrier from the U.S. market over…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while…

By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the “Asia…

By ALICE FUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms Hong Kong, it’s hard for its 7.4 million residents…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee has approved Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida couple has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Court records show Amber Bruey…

The Associated Press The U.S. Department of Energy has given a liquefied natural gas exporter operating in Louisiana and Texas permission for…

The Associated Press Stocks shook off an afternoon stumble and ended higher on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve announced its first interest…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Engineers have linked Ukraine to an electricity grid spanning much of continental Europe, allowing…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former prime time anchor Chris Cuomo on Wednesday asked an arbitrator to award him $125 million for…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer An American aircraft-leasing company with some of its planes stuck in Russia says it is making progress in getting…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…