Adobe, Maxar rise; Krispy Kreme, Sunrun fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Adobe, Maxar rise; Krispy Kreme, Sunrun…
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Bogus ‘Bitcoin killer’ cryptocurrency founder pleads guilty
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say the co-founder of the fraudulent cryptocurrency OneCoin has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering…
Continue Reading Suit: US ship canal dredging in summer threatens sea turtles
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group is suing in federal court over a U.S. agency’s timeline for dredging…
Continue Reading Canadian firm blames Panama for closure of copper mine
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Canadian company is claiming the government of Panama cut off talks, resulting in the closure of a huge copper mine.…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.82 to $74.29 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for February delivery fell $2.17…
Continue Reading Twitter chaos too much? There are plenty of other options
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has been engulfed in chaos since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the…
Continue Reading Manchin bid to speed energy permits to reemerge in 2023
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A push by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other…
Continue Reading Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to visit sub-Saharan Africa
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel in January to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal.…
Continue Reading Carolina Panthers settle failed practice site for $100M
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a bankruptcy settlement of about $100 million over Carolina…
Continue Reading $2B in loans to help Ukraine’s ag, fuel import businesses
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Private businesses in Ukraine are in line to receive $2 billion in financing arranged by the…
Continue Reading US poised to ban shark fin trade, pleasing conservationists
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move…
Continue Reading US trustee, media challenging secrecy in FTX bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. bankruptcy trustee and several major media outlets are challenging an…
Continue Reading New data: MacKenzie Scott gifts prioritize the South
By DREW LINDSAY of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to…
Continue Reading Phoenix airport 1st to offer self-driving ride service Waymo
PHOENIX (AP) — As Phoenix gets ready to host the Super Bowl, Mayor Kate Gallego announced Friday that Sky Harbor International Airport will be the…
Continue Reading Q&A: Bethenny Frankel on giving advice on all platforms
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bethenny Frankel has never been shy about offering her opinion, but lately giving advice has…
Continue Reading Russian GDP to contract 3% says central bank head
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Central Bank says the country’s economy will contract by about 3% this year. That’s a sharp turnaround…
Continue Reading New this week: Mariah Carey special, ‘Maverick,’ ‘Best Man’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue Reading Starbucks workers begin 3-day walkout at 100 US stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs bill seeking to stabilize insurance market
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill. How…
Continue Reading Germany busts 3 darknet sites hosting child abuse images
BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have taken down three darknet sites used to distribute images and videos of child sexual abuse. Federal…
Continue Reading New EU sanctions target Russian military-industrial complex
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says its latest round of sanctions will hit Russia’s military-industrial…
Continue Reading Report: World’s coal use creeps to new high in 2022
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this…
Continue Reading FTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Facebook parent Meta is sparring with government regulators in federal court…
Continue Reading Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
By MAE ANDERSON and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a…
Continue Reading What would a more sustainable World Cup look like?
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Qatar’s World Cup is ending on Sunday, but the climate pledges that were central to the…
Continue Reading COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Deaths linked to the coronavirus are appearing in Beijing after weeks of China reporting no…
Continue Reading Over 15,000 in Brussels demand protection from high prices
BRUSSELS (AP) — Over 15,000 demonstrators have braved the bitter cold in Brussels to call for more measures to shield them from high energy prices…
Continue Reading US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, clogging traffic
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General…
Continue Reading US puts 3 dozen more Chinese companies on trade blacklist
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce is adding 36 Chinese companies to an export controls…
Continue Reading As regional threats rise, Japan eases defense-only strategy
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s strict self-defense-only postwar principle is being loosened. Japan on Friday adopted…
Continue Reading Inflation dampens otherwise bright small biz holiday season
By Mae Anderson AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The free-wheeling holiday shopper of 2021, happy to spend money to relieve some pent-up pandemic…
Continue Reading Home prices, rents skyrocket in Turkey amid economic turmoil
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Economic turmoil driven by inflation of 85% has plunged Turkey into one of its…
Continue Reading Drivers are stuck in limbo as world’s oil supply reshuffles
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a gas station outside New York City, retired probation officer Karen Stowe…
Continue Reading Wall Street loses ground, marking 2nd straight weekly loss
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street racked up more losses Friday, as worries mounted that the Federal Reserve and…
Continue Reading US recession a growing fear as Fed plans to keep rates high
By PAUL WISEMAN and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly…
Continue Reading Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new…
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California approves roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2045
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an…
Continue Reading Panama orders mammoth copper mine to cease operations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Panama’s government has ordered the local subsidiary of a Canadian mining company to cease operations at its huge open pit…
Continue Reading E.W. Scripps announces formation of new sports division
CINCINNATI (AP) — The E.W. Scripps Company has announced the launch of a sports division as it looks to acquire local and national rights for teams…
Continue Reading Pilot ejects from fighter jet in Texas in failed landing
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Officials say a pilot had safely ejected from a plane after a failed landing at a North Texas military base. Video that…
Continue Reading State says NYC planned ban on foie gras sales violates law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City’s ban on the sale of foie gras had already been delayed by a court challenge. Now it has been found in…
Continue Reading Feds order review of power-grid security after attacks
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have ordered a review of security standards at the nation’s far-flung…
Continue Reading Contested natural gas pipeline granted permanent certificate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday granted Spire Inc. a permanent certificate to operate a natural gas pipeline in Missouri and…
Continue Reading Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much of their water Google’s data centers have been using…
Continue Reading Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder’s contributions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 12/15/2022
The Associated Press Stocks tumbled in the U.S. and Europe as investors grew increasingly concerned that the Federal Reserve and other central banks…
Continue Reading Engineering firm reaches settlement in Flint water case
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — An engineering firm has settled a lawsuit with four families after being accused of not doing enough to stop lead contamination…
Continue Reading New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs, rabbits
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and…
Continue Reading Nordson, AbCellera rise; Warner Bros., Novavax fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Nordson Corp., up $5.93 to $241.84. The maker of adhesives and industrial…
Continue Reading Hillenbrand reaches deal to sell Batesville Casket for $761M
BATESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Hillenbrand Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Batesville Casket Co. subsidiary to an affiliate of a…
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