AP National Business

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new clash involving religion and the rights of LGBT…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined modestly this month but remains high, even as prices for…

By The Associated Press Humana is adding two more independent directors to its board under an agreement with activist hedge fund Starboard Value. The…

Standard General is taking television station owner Tegna private in an all-cash deal valued at about $5.4 billion. An affiliate of Standard General…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany has suspended the approval process for Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas…

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries agree they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has signed a $624 million deal to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters from a Polish aircraft…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s is reporting strong fourth-quarter sales and profits that exceeded Wall…

By RAF CASERT, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. and all 27 European Union member nations are ordering…

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Because of the pandemic, many two-income couples became one-income couples thanks to caregiving obligations or…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A fire aboard a huge car transport ship adrift in the mid-Atlantic is dying out. A…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot saw its sales remain strong in its fourth quarter as it continues to benefit from a sizzling…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany has taken steps to halt the process of certifying the Nord…

By ARITZ PARRA and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Surging energy prices and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are making European leaders…

BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up for the second month in…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s main airport has retained its top place as the world’s busiest for…

HONG KONG (AP) — HSBC PLC says 2021 profit more than tripled to $12.6 billion as the bank sold its retail business in France and expanded wealth…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded after Wall Street slid amid anxiety over President Vladimir…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, HOPE YEN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vacant high-ranking positions across the…

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — As almond trees start to bloom in California, so do beehive thefts that have become so…

GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A huge Louisiana oil refinery has been rocked by an explosion and fire; company officials say six people suffered minor…

By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer Howard University has received a $2 million donation to digitize a major collection of Black newspaper archives in…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on several top officials in Myanmar and on a lucrative state-owned oil and gas company…

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s new social media app has launched. He’s seeking a new…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he is scrapping the last domestic…

BERLIN (AP) — German officials have condemned protests by climate activists who blocked roads including near the country’s biggest port. Members…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s power distribution operator says the deadly high winds that struck last…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan talks to The Associated Press about the continued strength of…

By AMIR VAHDAT and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president has arrived in Qatar and was welcomed in an…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s winter drought is getting worse. The national weather agency reported Monday that 91% of the country is…

By Liz Weston of NerdWallet Everywhere you look, somebody’s willing to give — or sell — you financial advice. In all likelihood, there’s a…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China says it will sanction Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, two U.S. defense contractors that previously faced…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says the bloc is ready to use all tools available to prevent…

The Associated Press The Conference Board delivers its latest monthly index of U.S. consumer confidence Tuesday. Home improvement chain Lowe’s Cos.…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia have fallen sharply after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces…

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Warnings to use disposable “burner” phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s largest electricity generator, AGL Energy, has rejected a takeover bid from Australian tech…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — International tourists and business travelers are arriving in Australia after it lifted…

The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An activist investor is trying to make McDonald’s change the way it buys pork for its bacon cheeseburgers and…

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have identified a couple found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida as…

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, has been sold for nearly $144,000…

BERLIN (AP) — A German newspaper and other media say a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reveals details of the…

By R.J. RICO Associated Press Rents have exploded across the country, causing many to fall behind on payments, dig deep into their savings or…

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As part of the closing ceremony for the most locked-down and sequestered Olympics in human…

MUNICH (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says he’s deeply concerned about tensions in Bosnia and has appealed to leaders there…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has presented a contentious half-billion dollar aid grant from the United States for approval in…

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek emergency workers have rescued a Belarussian truck driver from a burning ferry off…