Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.33 to $85.59 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1…
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Feds, tech fall short on watching extremists, Senate says
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A new Senate report is criticizing the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security for not doing enough to track…
Continue Reading US will require hot air balloon pilots to pass medical exam
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pilots of hot air balloons carrying paying passengers will need medical certificates, just like pilots of other kinds of…
Continue Reading House panel to hold hearing on crypto exchange FTX collapse
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed…
Continue Reading Energy Department awards $74M for battery recycling, reuse
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Wednesday awarded nearly $74 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law for 10 projects to advance…
Continue Reading Sustainability group pulls lobster certification over whales
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An international nonprofit organization that sets sustainability standards for…
Continue Reading Austria, Hungary, Serbia hold top-level meeting on migration
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Austria, Hungary and Serbia have held another top-level meeting dedicated to curbing…
Continue Reading Musk testifies in lawsuit over Tesla compensation package
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the witness stand Wednesday to defend himself in a shareholder…
Continue Reading Disney picks developer for affordable housing project
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has picked a developer to construct and operate an affordable housing development for which the…
Continue Reading European Central Bank: Recession ‘has become more likely’
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It’s looking more like a recession is coming in Europe. That’s the…
Continue Reading 8 years later, Dutch judges to pass verdicts in MH17 trial
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch judges are set to deliver their verdict in the trial of three Russians and a…
Continue Reading Rising food costs take a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Americans are bracing for a costly Thanksgiving this year, with double-digit percent increases in the price of…
Continue Reading MI5 spy chief says Russia, China, Iran top threat list to UK
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s domestic spy chief says the country faces major security threats from the trio of…
Continue Reading US retail sales rose 1.3% last month, a sign of resilience
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers, restaurants, and auto dealers last…
Continue Reading Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s the sitch, Scrabble stans. Your convos around the board are about to get more…
Continue Reading NATO sees no Russia threat amid Poland blast investigation
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a blast in Poland that killed two people probably…
Continue Reading Musk says he expects to find a new Twitter CEO “over time”
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk, who just took over as the chief executive at Twitter after buying the…
Continue Reading Airbnb aims to convince more people to rent out their homes
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Convinced that the boom in leisure travel is permanent, Airbnb aims to expand its listings by convincing more…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Cadillac CT4-Blackwing vs BMW M3 sport sedan battle
By KRISTIN SHAW Edmunds Cadillac unveiled the CT4-V Blackwing as a new-for-2022 version of the CT4 sedan, which the luxury brand debuted in 2020. As…
Continue Reading The busiest days to fly during the winter holidays
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet If you want to save money and avoid the airport crowds during the holiday season, you’ll want to fly on the holiday…
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