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By KEN MILLER Associated Press The world’s largest poultry producer is among nearly a dozen poultry companies that face a March 17th deadline…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Netflix’s subscriber growth is surging again. That’s providing an early sign that its shift to…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to reclaim…

The Associated Press The Agriculture Department on Thursday issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud…

The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street as worries build that the U.S. may be headed for a painful recession. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% The…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to an…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Discover Financial Services Inc., down 44 cents to $101.90.…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governing board of Puerto Rico’s power company says it has approved a plan to…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific’s latest attempt to move toward cutting its train crews down to one person…

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee correctional officer could receive $160,000 in back pay and damages…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge is ordering Boeing to appear in court next week and be arraigned on a felony…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers president says the union is close to reaching another agreement with CNH…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 85 cents to $80.33 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for March delivery fell…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. union membership rate reached an all-time low last year. That’s despite high-profile unionization…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility has appointed an independent panel to look…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals just outside the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press The Biden administration’s big push to engage more with Africa is underway as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Thursday that high inflation in the…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s digital policy chief has warned TikTok’s boss that the social media app…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC’s home arena is changing its name from Banc of California Stadium to BMO Stadium. LAFC has a new naming rights…

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. A spokesman…

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An official in northwestern Congo says at least 145 passengers are missing and feared…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawyers for a former European Parliament vice president at the heart of the corruption scandal rocking the European Union assembly…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A ransomware attack forced the parent company of KFC and Taco Bell to close several hundred restaurants in the…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since September, a…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Easing inflation and a cooling job market are raising hopes on Wall Street that a gentler…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy In a rare move for philanthropy, Adam Holofcener and his family emptied…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move. In a blog post…

By MATT O’BRIEN and ARIJETA LAJKA NEW YORK (AP) — Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Ireland has fined WhatsApp for breaching strict European Union privacy rules by forcing users to…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low last week,…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Singer Rosalía stunned guests at Louis Vuitton’s menswear show in Paris with a surprise reveal…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer The films from 2022 that topped the AP’s inaugural Top 25 Movies poll yield a host of other numbers,…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TATIANA POLLASTRI AND ERALDO PERES XAPURI, Brazil (AP) — Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home,…

By DAVID KEYTON and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Prominent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa…

By SALLY HO, ANGELIKI KASTANIS and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press With hundreds of new movies released each year, many of us depend on the expertise…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is ushering in a new age of train travel with Southeast Asia’s…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The new executive director of European Union border agency Frontex says he will work at…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament has called for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to be put on the European…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has asked that annual profits from a 1 billion-pound ($1.2 billion) Crown Estate…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk…

By GEIR MOULSON and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany faced mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported a record-high trade deficit for 2022 of nearly 20 trillion yen, or $156 billion, as energy imports surged. The…

By TIAN MCLEOD JI, ELAINE KURTENBACH and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A hoped-for boom in Chinese tourism over next week’s…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street losses deepened as worries grow that the U.S.…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in a case that…

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt…

By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government bumped up against its debt limit Thursday, prompting the Treasury Department to…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the city will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has passed a budget that sustains a high level…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The CEO of United Airlines says it could be another rocky year for air travelers. He says plenty of airlines…

The Associated Press Wall Street had its biggest pullback of the year as a January market rally sputtered. Technology stocks led the way lower,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Moderna Inc., up $6.33 to $197.02. The drugmaker gave…

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal safety investigators cited three Amazon warehouses for putting workers at serious…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell 70 cents to $79.48 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for March delivery fell…

By DAVID FISCHER The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hip hop artist Flo Rida has been awarded $82.6 million after a South Florida jury found that…

MADRID (AP) — New data show that Spaniards spent a record high amount on private health insurance last year, amid growing discontent with the…

MILAN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa says it has submitted an offer for a minority stake in Italy’s ITA Airways Spa, formerly Alitalia. The…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Bill Browder, a leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized the World…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A government spokesperson says Cyprus has stripped 222 wealthy investors and their family members of citizenship. The…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sales growth for the holiday 2022 season slowed more than expected from its blistering…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to remove all remaining…

By ERIC TUCKER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian national who founded a cryptocurrency exchange the Justice Department…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is fining British airline Virgin Atlantic up to $1.05 million for flying over restricted airspace in Iraq.…

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell’s Soup Co. plans to spend about $50 million to upgrade of its headquarters in New Jersey as it consolidates the…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing evidence that high inflation is finally easing shows that the Federal…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk was depicted Wednesday as either a liar who callously jeopardized the…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Cal Ripken and Cooperstown are connected again. Ripken’s eponymous tournaments for youth baseball players have…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Resort fees that aren’t advertised as part of the room rate of a hotel stay can surprise many travelers when they see…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Party City is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after…

By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Edmunds Top Rated Awards are bestowed annually upon the best vehicles of the year. The winners aced their Edmunds track…

By UPENDRA MANSINGH and ANISH BHATTARAI Associated Press POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Grieving relatives of plane crash victims in Nepal are growing…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany-based chemicals maker BASF says it is taking some 7.3 billion euros ($7.9 billion) in write-downs related to the exit from…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told political leaders at the World Economic…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. inflation eased for a second month in December, boosting confidence that the cost-of-living…

HONG KONG (AP) — China games company NetEase Inc. says it has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among…

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has brushed aside the final remaining legal hurdle in the way of a $4 billion dividend by…

The Associated Press Major U.S. indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the beginning of a holiday-shortened, but earnings-heavy week. The S&P 500…