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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A lawsuit over a deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory says the candy-maker ignored warnings of a…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A lawsuit over a deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory says the candy-maker ignored warnings of a…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company has increased its investments in five major Japanese…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue says it’s adding another European destination this summer. The New York-based airline said Tuesday that it will start…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Boeing is edging out European rival Airbus in the latest figures on orders and deliveries for new airline planes. Boeing said…
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says it will spend $1.34 billion ($1.8 billion Canadian) to convert an SUV factory in suburban Toronto so it can…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top…
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer Tupperware Brands, which experienced a resurgence during the pandemic, is now pursuing investors to keep it afloat and…
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Picture May 17, 2001. In the final seconds of the season seven finale of “Friends,” Jennifer…
Continue ReadingBY MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer President Joe Biden’s administration wants stronger measures to test the safety of artificial…
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The outlook for the world economy this year has dimmed in the face of…
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed new agreements to ensure its continued access to Russian energy. The…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Moderna shares slipped Tuesday morning after the COVID-19 vaccine developer said its potential flu vaccine needs more study…
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s top defense body has approved buying an unspecified number of American-made F-35 fighter jets, as the…
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A risk management company says pirates have boarded a Chinese-run oil tanker in West…
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. — CarMax: Fiscal Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingBy ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Investing in the stock market isn’t the only thing that may bring a financial return: Studies have found that seeking…
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Nat West, owner of cider-making company Reverend Nat’s Hard…
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s parliament has opened a special session to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of…
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s second-largest bank is pursuing a potential merger with its smaller rival, potentially creating a…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, as markets watched for key inflation data likely to…
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen…
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER, MATTHEW DALY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City for a deposition Thursday in New York…
Continue ReadingBY DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press The California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against…
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire in New York City that killed two children.…
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Apple Inc., down $2.63 to $162.03. Global PC shipments slid in…
Continue ReadingCHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall that wounded three people and prompted an…
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — PriceSmart Inc. (PSMT) on Monday reported net income of $31.3 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won regulatory approvals only to be…
Continue ReadingKENDLETON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Southern Railroad says three of its tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard. A…
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a…
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hostess Brands President and CEO Andy Callahan knows that his company __ the maker of Twinkies, HoHos and other…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system. One official said…
Continue ReadingThe Labor Department delivers its monthly index of inflation at the consumer level on Wednesday, followed by its report on wholesale prices Thursday.…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The new governor of Japan’s central bank has signaled, once again, that he plans no drastic…
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Scam artists often target older adults because they hold significant levels of wealth, but family and friends can…
Continue ReadingLAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Greenbrier: Fiscal Q2 Earnings…
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s central bank says that Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March,…
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16 years, she had been a…
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed session on Wall Street dominated by speculation…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale…
Continue ReadingCHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate. Delaware State…
Continue ReadingSANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico wildlife managers say they will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in lakes and rivers around the state this…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British public health system is warning that a planned four-day strike by tens of thousands of doctors could lead to the…
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says her center-right Reform…
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