Cyprus: Plant to process Israeli gas for export an option
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says a pipeline conveying Israeli natural gas to the…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 90 cents to $75.19 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for February delivery rose 76…
Continue Reading TikTok banned on Louisiana’s Department of State devices
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Secretary of State, Kyle Ardoin, announced Monday that he is banning TikTok on…
Continue Reading US businessman John Textor completes Lyon takeover
LYON, France (AP) — American businessman John Textor has completed his takeover of French league club Lyon. The sale was initially set for…
Continue Reading Musk’s Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline
Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified…
Continue Reading Germany, France seek to counter US climate aid with own plan
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France on Monday backed calls to boost Europe’s own green industries in a bid to counter financial aid that the United…
Continue Reading Buffett’s company adds former director’s son to its board
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company is adding the son of one of its former directors to its board.…
Continue Reading Shareholders of Uniper clear way for German nationalization
BERLIN (AP) — Shareholders of German energy company Uniper have approved a rescue package for the gas supplier, clearing the way for its…
Continue Reading FTX founder agrees to extradition to US, attorney says
Associated Press Sam Bankman-Fried may be ready to come to the U.S. to face criminal charges related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX…
Continue Reading Third air bag death confirmed, owners urged to get repairs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata air bag inflator has…
Continue Reading Fortnite maker to pay $520M for privacy, e-commerce abuses
By The Associated Press The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving…
Continue Reading Christmas tree demand remains high despite inflation
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For all the worries about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t scrimping on a…
Continue Reading This Week: Nike earns, home sales, consumer spending
The Associated Press Nike reports quarterly results Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors delivers its November tally of U.S. home sales…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Mat Ishbia, CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market has slowed sharply this year as mortgage rates surged to a 20-year high,…
Continue Reading German military swaps APCs for NATO force after breakdowns
BERLIN (AP) — Defense officials said Monday that Germany is readying decades-old armored personnel carriers for a key NATO unit after the modern…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to complain and get results
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Delayed flights. Missing deliveries. Broken products. At any given time, you likely have a handful of reasons to reach…
Continue Reading EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in…
Continue Reading Not just for kids: Toymakers aim more products at grown-ups
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since the pandemic, Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to relieve…
Continue Reading German business confidence brightens more than expected
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence has improved more than expected in December. Managers in Europe’s…
Continue Reading EU member countries reach compromise on gas price cap
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers have finalized a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price…
Continue Reading Finnish defense chief to take advantage of paternity leave
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s defense minister has made a stirring argument for his country’s new gender-neutral…
Continue Reading Asian markets follow Wall St lower amid gloomy outlook
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets extended their losses Tuesday amid gloom about weaker global economic growth…
Continue Reading Australia’s foreign minister to meet counterpart in China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she will meet with her counterpart, Wang Yi ,in Beijing this week as…
Continue Reading 2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Beijing as virus surges
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities have reported the nation’s first COVID-19 deaths in more than two weeks. The two deaths in Beijing…
Continue Reading Asian stock markets sink under global recession fears
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell again Monday as investors wrestled with fears the Federal Reserve and…
Continue Reading EU reaches deal on emissions trading, social climate fund
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation…
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‘Avatar 2’ makes waves with $134 million domestic debut
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Avatar: The Way of Water ” didn’t make quite as big of a splash as many assumed it would, but James…
Continue Reading Union Pacific railroad puts its shipping limits on hold
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific says it will stop imposing temporary limits on shipments while it reviews the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter…
Continue Reading UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers…
Continue Reading Alabama closes some oystering areas, sparking complaints
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials have closed some oystering grounds in Mobile Bay, prompting complaints from harvesters. The move by…
Continue Reading Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into…
Continue Reading Crypto’s ties to sports raise ethical questions
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Sports fans who view their favorite players as role models might think twice before taking their financial advice,…
Continue Reading Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit…
Continue Reading Scholz inaugurates 1st liquefied gas terminal in Germany
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has inaugurated Germany’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring…
Continue Reading Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for Europe
By JUSTIN SPIKE and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan have finalized…
Continue Reading IMF approves deal with Egypt for $3 billion support package
CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a $3 billion support package to cash-strapped Egypt over a…
Continue Reading What Trump promised, Biden seeks to deliver in his own way
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pledged to fix U.S. infrastructure as president. He vowed to take on China and bulk up…
Continue Reading Efforts to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt wobble
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s power company appears destined for an even longer bankruptcy than…
Continue Reading TSA raising fines after finding record guns in carry-ons
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their…
Continue Reading Alabama plant owned by W.V. governor’s family fined $925,000
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is paying a $925,000 fine to an Alabama health agency after…
Continue Reading Youngkin executive order bans TikTok from state computers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps including TikTok and WeChat on state government…
Continue Reading OSHA: Amazon failed to record some warehouse injuries
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal agency says it cited Amazon for failing to properly record work-related injuries at…
Continue Reading Nobel laureate economist faces sex harassment investigation
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A U.S. university is investigating a Nobel laureate over sexual harassment allegations that the…
Continue Reading Congress OKs new law on tourist boats after Missouri tragedy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to…
Continue Reading Rail union leader retires to clear way for upstart who won
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The longtime head of the second-largest rail union announced Friday that he will clear the way…
Continue Reading US buying 3M barrels of oil to start replenishing reserves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is buying 3 million barrels of oil to begin to replenish…
Continue Reading Officials order cleanup at Iowa plant rocked by explosion
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Iowa officials have ordered a company to clean up and stabilize its shingle recycling plant where an explosion…
Continue Reading Elon Musk claims he was doxxed. But what exactly is that?
By HALELUYA HADERO and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 12/16/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street as worries grow that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are willing to bring on a…
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