AP National Business

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president and South Korea’s prime minister have inaugurated a massive…

By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott has donated $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — India is buying discounted Russian oil, allowing it to increase its energy…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe. Spain is deploying more than…

By MATTHEW BROWN and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s move last week to ban oil from Russia over…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi has hosted leaders from three fellow Mediterranean countries to…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in February as competition for a near-record low number of properties…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” has sold for the equivalent of $3.4 million  at a…

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues to give a boost to L.L. Bean. The outdoors retailer reported…

BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says the world could quickly reduce global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day by cutting down on…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of protesting farmers have blocked traffic in central Athens to demand that the government grant them additional…

BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers in Germany have voted to abolish most of the country’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections,…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been freed from custody following…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses…

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Unions are protesting at British ports after major ferry operator P&O Ferries…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Norway-based Telenor says authorities in military-ruled Myanmar have approved its plan to…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose for a fourth day in a row Friday, closing out their biggest weekly gain since…

ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official says state-run Indian Oil Corp. bought 3 million barrels of crude oil from Russia…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa will go into lockdown from Saturday as it faces its first outbreak of COVID-19…

By DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst outbreak in two years, they…

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate has given final legislative approval for…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — Until recently, Futaba, home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has been entirely…

In a story published March 16, 2022, about the U.S. Department of Energy approving additional liquefied natural gas exports, The Associated Press…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Conservationists in Connecticut are hoping a last-minute deal can be reached to protect a sprawling 252-acre camp…

By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian government’s announcement it is dropping the requirement for…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have voted to make abortions much cheaper for people on private health…

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal labor board wants to reinstate an Amazon employee who was fired from his New York City warehouse job after leading a…

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added a contaminated island on the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: PagerDuty, Cheniere rise; SecureWorks, Bioceres…

The Associated Press Wall Street extended a rally into a third day on Thursday, even as oil prices jumped back above $100 per barrel. The S&P 500…

By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer As the war in Ukraine drags on, international companies still in Russia are coming under increasing pressure to…

By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers called Thursday for restoring the…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy, where the pandemic first erupted in the West, is easing some restrictions, including…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ says it plans to build an electric battery factory in West…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first year of the pandemic saw fewer Americans smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to a…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — PayPal says that its users will now be able to send money to Ukrainians, both in the war-ravaged…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The operator of a cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay says the Ever Forward’s hull wasn’t damaged and…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — U.S. industrial conglomerate Textron Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Pipistrel, the Slovenian ultralight aircraft…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Deadline day is Friday for bids to be submitted to buy Chelsea and end the 19-year ownership of…

LONDON (AP) — Russia’s Finance Ministry said it transferred a $117 million bond interest payment in an attempt to avoid a default on government…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man could face more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he groped a woman who had fallen…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Koch Industries is planning to continue running two glass manufacturing facilities in Russia, saying it…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week as the key 30-year loan vaulted over 4% for the first time since May 2019.…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A long-delayed plan to build a giant lake in Northern California has received a big…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has been trying for a decade to make it illegal for animal rights…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government says it is mobilizing more than 23,000 police to crack down on striking truck drivers blamed for attacks on…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A once-powerful cardinal has told a Vatican court that he donated 125,000 euros ($140,000)…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has launched a tender to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power plant…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Efforts to propel Kansas’ renewable energy future are mired in legislative stalemate. At…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Americans angered by Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking it out…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The British government has unveiled its online safety bill in Parliament, which is aimed at…

Associated Press Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, two days after European regulators said the deal “would…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official say Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with his Indian…

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has kept interest rates unchanged for a third month as consumer prices…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices are rising at the fastest rate in generations, and have already proven many economists wrong…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, as layoffs continue to decline amid a…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Railway authorities in Poland and Italy say major malfunctions in the electronic…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says companies in Shenzhen, a major business center, will be allowed to…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Daily housekeeping has been getting the ax from several hotel chains, whether as a means to manage staffing shortages,…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the largest ferry operators in the United Kingdom has fired 800 crew members without notice…

By The Associated Press The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is warning that Russia’s war in Ukraine will disrupt commerce…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate for the third time since December as it pushes…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship has sunk in the Persian Gulf. The operations…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street extended a rally into a third day on…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Washington has expelled another state-owned Chinese phone carrier from the U.S. market over…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while…

By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the “Asia…

By ALICE FUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms Hong Kong, it’s hard for its 7.4 million residents…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee has approved Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida couple has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Court records show Amber Bruey…

The Associated Press The U.S. Department of Energy has given a liquefied natural gas exporter operating in Louisiana and Texas permission for…

The Associated Press Stocks shook off an afternoon stumble and ended higher on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve announced its first interest…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Engineers have linked Ukraine to an electricity grid spanning much of continental Europe, allowing…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former prime time anchor Chris Cuomo on Wednesday asked an arbitrator to award him $125 million for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Starbucks, Jabil rise; NortonLifeLock, Lockheed…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer An American aircraft-leasing company with some of its planes stuck in Russia says it is making progress in getting…

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who have long enjoyed the benefits of historically low interest rates will…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort to tame the worst inflation since the…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials will commission studies on the environmental impact of offshore…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Lyft will add a fuel surcharge of 55 cents to each ride given by drivers to offset surging gasoline prices.…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says his government is in discussions with the International…

Associated Press A labor organizer says more than 60 Amazon workers across three delivery stations staged a walkout on Wednesday to demand a $3 raise…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — BMW and Volkswagen have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of some…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the jilted lover and business partner of former…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy has received regulatory approval in Virginia for a series of solar projects expected to generate enough power…

By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level,…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO…

BERLIN (AP) — German antitrust officials say they are closely watching oil market developments to determine whether the falling price for crude…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The ownership of the Chicago Cubs says it will make a bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea.…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Any motorist who has filled up lately could be forgiven for wincing in disbelief. Fueled largely by…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After beginning the year in a buying mood, Americans slowed their spending in February…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is returning to lead the company on an interim basis after the coffee…

LONDON (AP) — Nickel trading in London has been suspended shortly after it resumed following a weeklong halt as the exchange investigated a glitch.…