AP National Business

By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has won reelection. Kallas is one…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese economic officials have expressed confidence they can meet this year’s growth target of…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Tuesday, as investors tried to digest a slew of…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine transport groups have launched a nationwide strike to protest a government program that drivers fear would…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hit Japanese manga “One Piece” is coming to Netflix as a live-action series — a development…

BEIJING (AP) — After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country’s premier,…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a cargo vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal but traffic through the global…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the…

BEIJING (AP) — BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, has said it never would be involved in human rights abuses…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the struggling economy as its…

The Associated Press Prosecutors and attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur be allowed…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Volkswagen Group-backed automotive company announced plans this week to open a $2 billion electric truck and SUV…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of Texans from the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth area routinely drive across…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) — Thousands of warm hubs have sprouted across Britain as high energy bills fuel…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The No. 66 bus rattles just like a regular diesel bus on Chicago’s west side, but no one seems…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia is preparing to hold a general election that will determine whether it can sustain…

By TOM KRISHER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TOK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s rugged and frigid interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50…

By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press Trucker Tim Chelette has been making the same twice-daily drive for 16 years hauling empty whiskey barrels from…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to Asia for a weeklong series of meetings with business leaders and…

The Associated Press Stocks rallied on Wall Street, climbing to their biggest gain in six weeks. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% and marked its first…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Marvell Technology, Inc., down $2.19 to $44.04. The chipmaker…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did…

BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says that Syria has sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages in the massive Feb. 6 earthquake that hit northern…

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Six states in Nigeria have withdrawn a suit asking the country’s Supreme Court to void…

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Republican businessman Perry Johnson has announced his long-shot bid for president. Johnson’s campaign says he…

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — Fishers of Maine lobster, one of the most lucrative seafood species in the U.S., had a…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If young people are spending so much time on social media, it stands to reason that’s a good…

By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A leading Turkish opposition politician has indicated that her party is breaking with a major…

CHICAGO — OFS Capital: Q4 Earnings…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of airlines including KLM, Delta and easyJet say they are suing the Dutch government over its plans to reduce…

ARLINGTON, Mass. — Kala Pharma: Q4 Earnings…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has agreed to plead guilty to U.S. foreign corruption violations and pay more than $206…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hibbett: Fiscal Q4 Earnings…

SAO PAULO — Ambev: Q4 Earnings…

DENVER — Gold Resource: Q4 Earnings…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has accused Washington of improperly attacking Chinese companies after genetics analysis…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate have converged on Brussels. Police said more than…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday for a six-month…

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) — By the time the doors open at 4:30 p.m., a boisterous line of 50 hungry people is looping…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been acquitted in the latest trial in response to the…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Friday to send Wall Street to its best day in six weeks. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese central bank official says the country’s vast real estate industry is recovering…

LONDON — VTEX: Q4 Earnings…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. (WMC) on Thursday reported a loss of $828,000 in its fourth…

BETHESDA, Md. — Saul Centers: Q4 Earnings…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tesla will get more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada to massively expand its vehicle…

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. — United Insurance: Q4 Earnings…

TIGARD, Ore. — Great Ajax: Q4 Earnings…

TORONTO (AP) — Nordstrom Inc. is closing all of its Canadian stores and cutting 2,500 jobs as it winds down operations in the country. The…

NEW YORK — Integral Ad Science: Q4 Earnings…

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Ooma: Fiscal Q4 Earnings…

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — V2X: Q4 Earnings…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Prosecutors have used the former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s own speeches,…

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Technologies: Fiscal Q4 Earnings…

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Costco: Fiscal Q2 Earnings…

LOS ANGELES — Puma Biotech: Q4 Earnings…

WALTHAM, Mass. — Ardelyx: Q4 Earnings…

SAN RAMON, Calif. — The Cooper Companies: Fiscal Q1 Earnings…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Salesforce Inc., up $19.24 to $186.59. The…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A run of strong economic data and signs that inflation remains stubbornly high could…

ROSEVILLE, Minn. — Calyxt: Q4 Earnings…

The Associated Press Walmart plans to add more than two dozen health care centers to some of its stores next year, as the retailer moves deeper into…

By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Residents who say they’re still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose 47 cents to $78.16 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for May delivery rose 44…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Entities from China and four other countries could be banned from purchasing land in…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate voted Thursday to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen…

DULLES, Va. (AP) — A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press U.S. airlines have made steady improvements to their overall accident rate in recent years. But turbulence continues…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities are investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out at a construction…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — From Renaissance art to couture and celebrity interruptions. Paris Fashion Week shows continued in…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors have closed a COVID-19 investigation that accuses officials of wrongdoing for…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s opposition has renewed calls for the election result to be overturned a day…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Greenpeace environmental group says that wastewater discharge from Poland’s coal mines was most likely responsible for the…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate hit a three-month high this week, reflecting higher Treasury yields and…

By CARLA BRIDI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s economy contracted in the fourth quarter for the first time in…

By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators says the Biden administration is taking $39 billion in…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French senators have started debating President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension plan. The…

PADUA, Italy — Stevanato: Q4 Earnings…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “If I hadn’t been a girl, I’d have been a drag queen.” Dolly…

DALTON, Ga. — Dixie Group: Q4 Earnings…

PHOENIX — Sprouts Farmers: Q4 Earnings…