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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, responding to the recent sharp decline in cryptocurrencies,…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature has voted to increase how much money people can win in medical…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter fired two of its top managers Thursday, the latest sign of internal turmoil amid Tesla billionaire…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300% for a variety of staples such as…

By ASHIFA KASSAM and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A government proposal that could make Spain the first country in Europe to allow…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Many parents are hunting for infant formula because of a combination of short- and long-term…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s commercial fishing industry fell 10% in catch volume and 15% in value during…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is refusing to reveal whether intelligence agencies expressed concerns about…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the…

By ASHIFA KASSAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government says the land borders between Morocco and Spain’s North African enclaves…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bonds are supposed to be the safe part of any nest egg, but they’re on pace for one of the…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is proposing to help Ukraine move its critical grain supplies to parts…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up again this week, with interest on the key 30-year…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil…

By ANDREW MELDRUM and MARIA CHENG Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced that…

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar has announced it will resume issuing visas for visitors in an effort to help its moribund tourism industry, devastated by…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up slightly last week but the total number…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary warned the European Union on Thursday that the U.K. will have “no…

The highest-ranking Russian official to go to prison in nearly two decades has been released after serving more than half of an eight-year sentence…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece says it’s extending a bilateral military agreement with the United States for five years. Officials from…

By RANDA KRISS of NerdWallet Compared with larger companies, many small businesses have fewer resources to dedicate to cybersecurity, leaving them…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The name “FIFA” can bring to mind images of the World Cup and soccer’s greatest players,…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — It’s likely to be the quickest NATO enlargement ever and one that would redraw Europe’s security…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Inflation in Sweden increased last month to its highest level since 1991. Official figures from Statistics Sweden…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has dropped into losses as the value of its investments…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WEISSENHAUS, Germany (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have gathered in northern…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Andy Byford points out the cathedral-like ceiling, the crystal-clear acoustics, the “pureness of…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economy grew at the slowest pace in a year during the first quarter as retailers and…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer An American consortium has bought an English soccer team with the ultimate aim of winning the Premier League title.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan has returned to profitability for the first time in three fiscal years,…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A man in a Russian military uniform stood at the entrance of a large home improvement store…

By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Officials say an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in southeast Slovenia has left…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s leaders say they’re in favor of applying for NATO membership “without delay.” The…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin Houchin braced for the worst when a mysterious group started buying…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin Houchin braced for the worst when a mysterious, well-financed group…

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Finland’s leaders Thursday came out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden…

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese passenger jet has veered off the runway during takeoff and caught fire, sending black smoke billowing into the air and…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joyous bedlam erupted at an employee appreciation and awards buffet at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas when the resort chief…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury in Texas has cleared American Airlines of responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a celebrity chef it hired…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Jefferson is the latest…

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lease to the Washington hotel run by Donald Trump’s family company while he was…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility plans to shut down a massive coal-fired power…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat reported lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter as it slashed…

By The Associated Press Spirit Airlines shareholders will vote next month on whether to accept a buyout offer from Frontier Airlines. Spirit said in…

By The Associated Press BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. missed Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal second quarter, dinged by…

The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street Wednesday, led by more drops in technology companies, after a report on inflation came in worse than…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Callaway, Alcon rise; Wendy’s, Fiverr International…

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $5.95 to $105.71 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $5.05 to $107.51 a barrel.…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday took a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has lost half its value in the past week,…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have asked the Justice Department to…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge said Wednesday he will lift Donald Trump’s contempt of court order if the…

DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A French manufacturer says it will restart the fiberglass furnace at a Georgia plant it purchased in 2019. Saint-Gobain says it…

LONDON (AP) — Google says it struck licensing deals with 300 news publishers in Europe in its latest effort to comply with a recently introduced…

Many people are puzzling what a Elon Musk takeover of Twitter would mean for the company and even whether he’ll go through with the deal.  If the…

By TOM KRISHER, MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ADAM GELLER Associated Press As the uproar over Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter reaches a crescendo,…

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines says it will spend more than $2 billion on changes to make flying on its planes more comfortable. The airline said…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s public health minister, who has spearheaded the country’s drive to decriminalize cannabis, says the government will…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl’s shareholders rejected all 10 board nominees pushed by activist investor…

By The Associated Press The shutdown of a gas pipeline through Russian-held territory in Ukraine is sending a new wave of energy jitters through…

Kendall Nunamaker and her family of five in Kennewick, Washington, faced impossible math this month: How to pay for gas, groceries and the mortgage…

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is recalling more than 215,000 midsize cars in the U.S. — most for a second time — because fuel hoses can leak in the…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Morris will attempt to step further into the smoke-free tobacco market, offering to buy the chewing tobacco…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed requiring online platforms to detect and…

HELSINKI (AP) — Britain has pledged to come to the aid of Sweden and Finland, including with military support, if the two Nordic nations came under…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just…

By ANDY ROSEN of NerdWallet With investors eager to get in early on new cryptocurrency projects, some unscrupulous developers have attracted…

By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Can the redesigned Acura MDX unseat the reigning three-row luxury champ? The MDX makes a case for itself against the Audi…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union are once again at loggerheads over Brexit. The U.K. government has…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European Union will no longer recommend medical masks be worn at airports and on planes…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has reported its net profit fell 31% from the year before in the January-March quarter but…

By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after the release of worse inflation data than expected sparked heavy selling…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president is promising to appoint a new prime minister, empower the…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will reopen its borders to tourists from all countries by July. The…

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday defended sticking to its strict “zero-COVID” approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World…

By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is vowing to help American farmers try to ease a global…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased slightly in April after months of relentless increases but remained near a four-decade high, making it hard for…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a resolution that will pave the way for letting congressional staff join…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer COPPELL, Texas (AP) — The people who screen your bag at the airport are expecting big crowds this summer. And in…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Michigan State economist Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has declined to order Sen. Elizabeth Warren to retract statements she…