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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. government figures show that the number of people on payroll in Britain has soared back to levels…

By SEAN PYLES of NerdWallet. How did you spend your “hot vax summer”? If you indulged in revenge shopping, dining and travel, your summer fun may…

By PAN PYLAS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. plans to offer a third dose of coronavirus vaccines to everyone over 50 and…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is delaying the start of post-Brexit border checks on food imports from the European…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government is slashing energy taxes and imposing a temporary windfall tax on the gains of energy…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is forecast to reap record revenue from farming this year despite pandemic…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s competition watchdog says it plans to fine Google at least 207.4…

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Your palm could soon be your ticket into a concert. Amazon says it is bringing its…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street down after U.S. inflation was lower than expected…

NEW YORK (AP) — Three companies linked to a Chinese businessman who is a prominent critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party have agreed to…

By LISA MASCARO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Few voting issues were reported on the final day of voting in California’s recall…

By FU TING Associated Press Chinese students are joining companies and individuals whose plans have been disrupted by U.S.-Chinese tension. The…

By ADAM BEAM and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republicans led by former President Donald Trump are raising…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy The Chronicle of Philanthropy Leaders of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations — grant makers that…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Pacific Gas & Electric troubleshooter spent nearly two hours in federal court…

DALLAS (AP) — The president of Southwest is retiring three months after being passed over for the CEO’s job. Southwest said Monday that…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Union workers are manning picket lines at bottling and warehouse operations of Kentucky-based Heaven Hill…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native…

The Associated Press Stocks managed to end a wobbly day mostly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market regroups after its biggest weekly drop…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Spirit Aerosystems, Hess rise; Dynavax, TransUnion…

By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and…

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

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British broadcasting veteran  Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says the U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A day after being spurned by Kansas City Southern, Canadian National Railway is facing…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges that he was raped by multiple staffers at New Hampshire’s youth detention…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers say children ages 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against the…

By The Associated Press The Biden administration says it will give $482 million to aviation manufacturers to help save jobs at companies that are…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam has ruled that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labor agreement.…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Understanding how to negotiate can lead to all sorts of good things: a higher salary, better deals on major purchases and…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022…

By DANICA KIRKA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has canceled an agreement to buy at least 100 million doses of…

By ALON BERNSTEIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press LOD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli defense contractor has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot…

By MAE ANDERSON and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Advocates and workers say that casualties among food delivery riders are…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for an update on U.S. inflation that has been…

The Associated Press The Labor Department serves up its August reading of inflation at the consumer level Tuesday. The Federal Reserve issues its…

By LISA MASCARO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are lower in most Asian markets after Wall Street benchmarks ended last week with a decline. Stocks…

By TOM KRISHER AP Business Writer Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been…

By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator vital to the fate of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan for social and…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Southern has decided that a $31 billion bid from Canadian Pacific is the best of two offers on the table to buy…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline went up 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera returned to its home after an 18-month absence caused by the coronavirus…

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Its campaign before later than many other wealthy…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says China has agreed to provide the Southeast…

BEIJING (AP) — A city in southern China that is trying to contain a coronavirus outbreak has called on the public not to leave town. It has also…

DALLAS (AP) — Business-software company Salesforce says it will help employees leave Texas if they are worried about a new law that severely…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging fellow religious leaders and others to counter breeding grounds for fundamentalist violence by promoting…

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says the economy will grow 5.9%…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Catalans have rallied for independence from the rest of Spain in…

By DARKO VOJINOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people in Serbia have attended a protest demanding a ban on planned…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she finds it unacceptable that refugees are being used…

By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t focus on the bottom line. That’s President Joe Biden’s…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large numbers of doctors, nurses and other medical workers are marching in Warsaw to demand higher wages and an improvement…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Health experts say this fall’s crowded college and professional football stadiums could create ripe conditions for…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sekou Siby was a cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After endless disruption due to the pandemic and the super-charged growth of streaming services,…

The Associated Press Stocks ended an up-and-down day lower on Wall Street Friday, giving the S&P 500 its fifth consecutive loss and its first…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Take-Two, Apellis fall; Dave & Buster’s, Endo…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved what advocacy groups say are the nation’s strongest…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief is pledging to rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccines for…

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50…

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

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Reporter SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle a lucrative part of the competitive…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — South American football’s governing body has joined Europe in opposing FIFA’s push for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department is detailing efforts it’s making to help airline customers who didn’t get refunds after…

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University will divest itself from holdings in fossil fuels. President Lawrence Bacow said Thursday that the university has…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is seeking investment from Australia’s defense industry as the two countries discuss ways…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A think tanks says the government will likely face an unprecedented default on its debt…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 8.3% last month from August 2020, the biggest annual…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Three of the nation’s largest food delivery companies are suing New York City over a limit on fees it put in…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has cleared an injection of Italian funds into new airline ITA and says the…

By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Many young workers around the world have entered the workforce during the past 18 months without…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press At the first meeting of a new White House council on U.S. economic conditions, participants are highlighting at least…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state-controlled gas giant Gazprom says it has completed the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, a…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economic growth slowed more than expected in July as concern about the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press VAROSHA, Cyprus (AP) — There’s a groundswell of anger among thousands of Greek Cypriot refugees who…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended an up-and-down day lower on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its fifth…

By TOM KRISHER and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press The new federal vaccine requirement for large companies has raised concerns over whether it will…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations development agency says Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of…

NEW YORK (AP) — The drugmaker Endo International is the latest company to settle a New York case over opioids. The Dublin-based company will pay…

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Anyone could be forgiven for forgetting a pandemic ever happened on…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s trash disposal company has agreed to pay $36 million in criminal penalties for its role in a…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California public schools and colleges would have to stock their restrooms with free…

By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana wildlife officials say they have documented more than 100 oil-soaked birds after…

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Thursday that it will pay the full college tuition for hourly workers starting next…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted former Kansas state Rep. Michael Capps on 19 counts alleging that he tried to defraud…