Zelenskyy calls for confiscating Russian Central Bank funds
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s president is renewing his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held…
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Judge affirms stricter interpretation of federal mining law
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another judge has adopted a U.S. appellate court’s stricter interpretation of a…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 4/12/2023
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower following the latest update on inflation and the latest warning of a possible recession. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Prosecutors rest case in Illinois utility corruption trial
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors have rested their side of the trial against four people accused of seeking favors for Illinois’ largest electric…
Continue Reading Sportsman’s Warehouse: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading American Airlines, Emerson Electric fall; Triton, Chart rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Emerson Electric Co., down 80 cents to $83.64. The maker of…
Continue Reading Argan: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading Look who’s back: Donald Trump’s big return to Fox News
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For several months, Fox News treated Donald Trump like yesterday’s news. But now the former…
Continue Reading New streaming app to ‘Max’ programming from HBO, Discovery
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled a streaming service Wednesday combining iconic HBO programming such as “The…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose $1.73 to $83.26 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for June delivery rose $1.72 to…
Continue Reading Gov. DeSantis surrogates escalate tit-for-tat versus Disney
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing board have launched a fresh salvo in…
Continue Reading Amazon worker injuries dip last year, but higher than 2020
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s total injury rate for warehouse workers took a dip last year, but injuries were…
Continue Reading Bank turmoil led Fed officials to forecast fewer rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Turmoil in the banking system after two major banks collapsed led many Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Your tax refund could be smaller than last year. Here’s why
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Expecting a tax refund? It could be smaller than last year. And with inflation still high, that…
Continue Reading ChatGPT could return to Italy if OpenAI complies with rules
ROME (AP) — ChatGPT could return to Italy soon if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who had imposed a temporary ban…
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Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District…
Continue Reading Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel case
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News admonished its attorneys…
Continue Reading Chip component plant to get $300M expansion in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The electronics subsidiary of German company Merck KGaA says it will spend $300 million to expand its specialty gas…
Continue Reading Estonia’s Parliament approves PM Kaja Kallas’ 3rd Cabinet
By JARI TANNER HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s Parliament has given the green light to a new coalition to form a government, led by the center-right…
Continue Reading US, UK aim sanctions at Russian oligarchs’ finance networks
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain have announced new sanctions aimed at Russian oligarch Alisher…
Continue Reading Airline stocks shares fall on American’s so-so 1Q outlook
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Shares of airlines have fallen after American issued a lackluster first-quarter outlook…
Continue Reading NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped…
Continue Reading Buffett says people shouldn’t worry about Berkshire, banks
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett assured investors Wednesday that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine when…
Continue Reading Poland to test quality of Ukraine grain amid farmer protests
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new agriculture minister has vowed to introduce quality controls on the…
Continue Reading White House wants rule to protect abortion patients’ records
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday proposed a new federal rule to limit how law enforcement and state…
Continue Reading Theratechnologies: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading Germany scales back cannabis liberalization after EU talks
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has presented scaled-back plans to liberalize the country’s rules on…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge vs. Audi Q4 e-tron
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds A small electric luxury SUV like the Audi Q4 e-tron might be just the right vehicle for you. But maybe things like…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse rescue rebuked by half of Swiss parliament
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has issued a searing — though symbolic — rebuke of an…
Continue Reading Why new grads shouldn’t fear a recession
By TREA BRANCH of NerdWallet Massive tech layoffs, bank failures and a potential U.S. recession could throw a wrench in the plans of 2023 graduates…
Continue Reading Musk says owning Twitter ‘painful’ but needed to be done
LONDON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now…
Continue Reading Apogee Enterprises: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading IMedia Brands: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading Stiff EPA emission limits to boost US electric vehicle sales
By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits…
Continue Reading Asia stocks mixed after Wall St dips on US recession warning
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve said its economists expect a…
Continue Reading Companies skeptical about Egypt’s push to ease industry ties
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is embarking on a privatization push to help its cash-strapped government after pressure from the International Monetary Fund.…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Lula visits China, seeking ties and Ukraine support
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has arrived in China to…
Continue Reading Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from US inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing…
Continue Reading OrganiGram: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
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Continue Reading Man agrees to plead guilty in Basquiat artwork fraud scheme
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 4/11/2023
The Associated Press Wall Street drifted through a muted day of trading, with stocks and bonds making modest moves ahead of an anticipated update on…
Continue Reading Moderna, TSR fall; CarMax, Coinbase rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Moderna, Inc., down $4.90 to $155.25. The COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Louisville attack shows challenge of curbing violent videos
By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media companies are once again in the spotlight after a bank…
Continue Reading Bank of South Carolina: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bank of South Carolina: Q1 Earnings…
Continue Reading Fox attorneys in libel case reveal dual roles for Murdoch
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020…
Continue Reading RoboCop? No, RoboDog: Robotic dog rejoins New York police
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have unveiled three new high-tech policing devices including a robotic…
Continue Reading Italy cuts 2024 growth forecast to 1.5%, citing rates, war
ROME (AP) — The Italian government has cut its economic growth forecast for next year, taking into account the negative impact of rising interest…
Continue Reading Firm restarting oil pipeline involved in California spill
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An offshore pipeline involved in a 2021 oil spill that fouled Southern California beaches is being put back in service, the…
Continue Reading Gators launch ‘Florida Victorious’ to revamp, streamline NIL
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three months after losing blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada over a failed name, image and…
Continue Reading Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Big changes could be coming for how Americans pay for COVID-19 tests. When the federal…
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