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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday. The government chose…
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday. The government chose…
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is forecasting that global economic growth will fall significantly to…
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press Amazon’s surprise decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program has left thousands…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to delay new tax credits for electric vehicles, a key…
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says a record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable…
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following…
Continue ReadingBy BERT WILKINSON The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The former leader of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing the…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern delivered 4% more fourth-quarter profit but higher expenses driven by soaring…
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is reporting a loss of $663 million in the fourth quarter. Revenue is up, but so are production costs as…
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s Central Bank chief says the country is making good…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The economic outlook has brightened in Europe’s largest economy. The German…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to merge his News Corp. and Fox Corp. In statements Tuesday, the companies said…
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Adani Group has protested allegations by short-selling firm Hindenburg Research that caused shares in its companies…
Continue ReadingBy KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet In 2022, 48% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of original Medicare, and…
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States is rerouting $72 million of America’s assistance to Lebanon to help the…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN V. SHAW Edmunds Auto manufacturers are applying more computer and software-based features to their vehicles. While electric vehicle…
Continue ReadingASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Egypt have agreed to increase trade during a visit by the Egyptian president that…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Microsoft said it’s seeing some improvement to problems with its online services including the Teams messaging platform and…
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered near the Central Bank in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad,…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Berlin airport has canceled all flights after ground staff went on strike to press their demands for higher pay. The walk-out on…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid hopes Western economies can avoid a recession…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says the U.S. should stop pressuring it on debt relief for Zambia and focus on averting a government default…
Continue ReadingBy TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — The beaches and temples of Asian travel hotspots like Bali…
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A voter initiative that would overturn a California law aimed at raising wages and improving working conditions for more…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With egg prices more than doubling in the past year, calls are coming for an investigation into…
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft has reported a 12% drop in profit for the October-December quarter, reflecting the economic uncertainty it says led…
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by the Competition Bureau to overturn a key approval of Rogers…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street after drifting between gains and losses as more big U.S. companies delivered their earnings…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Johnson & Johnson, unchanged at $168.31. The healthcare…
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hosted the Democratic congressional leaders at the…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery fell $1.49 to $80.13 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for March delivery fell $2.06 to…
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades…
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials say they will prohibit the use of TikTok on system devices. System spokesman Mark…
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A FirstEnergy Corp. executive says an arm of the utility was “bleeding cash” as it…
Continue ReadingENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — The Lego Group has announced that it will move its North American headquarters from Connecticut to Boston by the end of 2026.…
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY, ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said U.S. workers will get pay raises next month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour. Company…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in a letter to congressional leaders that she’s…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk returned to federal court to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Nurses who went on strike this month at two major New York City hospitals have ratified the contracts that were hammered out to end…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Sooner or later, either Wall Street or the Federal Reserve has to blink.…
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics with just 18 months to…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press U.S. accident investigators are giving more details about what they think caused a Boeing plane to crash in Ethiopia in 2019.…
Continue ReadingKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil drilling has begun in a Chinese-operated field in Uganda and the East African country expects to start production by…
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is writing fiction, making images inspired by Van Gogh and fighting…
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaica’s government has turned to the FBI for help as it investigates a massive…
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mars says it’s pausing using its trademark M&M’s spokescandies and has enlisted actor…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific’s fourth-quarter profit slipped 4% as severe winter weather snarled shipments in…
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