AP National Business

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, took the…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Associated Press review finds that gambling interests positioning for lucrative…

LONDON (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom’s $61 billion deal to buy cloud technology company VMware faces careful scrutiny from…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is using a federal spending bill to delay new lobster…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Tuesday that it will allow health insurance companies to pay more for pediatric medications that are in…

Associated Press The Bank of Japan broadened caps for a benchmark government bond yield, a surprise move that pushed bond yields higher globally and…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government. The measure…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ruled that a 45-year-old nuclear reactor can continue to operate, rejecting…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end…

By KELVIN CHAN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Amazon will make major changes to its business practices to end competition probes in Europe…

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency says it is investigating allegations that Hertz rented vehicles to customers without…

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Yu, hailed by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested,…

By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — After a pair of Islamist bombings rocked the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad in…

By GARANCE BURKE, JOSEF FEDERMAN, HUIZHONG WU, KRUTIKA PATHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in…

By GARANCE BURKE, JOSEF FEDERMAN, HUIZHONG WU, KRUTIKA PATHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Biker boss Nick Martin’s murder at a speedway in Perth, Australia, left police a trove…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly higher close on Wall Street as…

By JOSH BOAK, BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first visit by an Australian foreign minister to China in four years is raising hopes that Australia will make…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee said he will meet China’s President Xi Jinping to report on the…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new operator, Hard Rock International, is now running the iconic Mirage resort on the Las Vegas…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s…

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as investors brace for higher interest rates from central banks to fight inflation. The…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tesla Inc., down 36 cents to $149.87. A majority of Twitter…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several of Indiana’s major employers want their local utilities to make it easier for them to buy power generated by wind and…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Mondelez International said Monday it’s selling its U.S., Canadian and European gum business to Perfetti Van…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says a pipeline conveying Israeli natural gas to the…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 90 cents to $75.19 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for February delivery rose 76…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Secretary of State, Kyle Ardoin, announced Monday that he is banning TikTok on…

LYON, France (AP) — American businessman John Textor has completed his takeover of French league club Lyon. The sale was initially set for…

Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France on Monday backed calls to boost Europe’s own green industries in a bid to counter financial aid that the United…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company is adding the son of one of its former directors to its board.…

BERLIN (AP) — Shareholders of German energy company Uniper have approved a rescue package for the gas supplier, clearing the way for its…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata air bag inflator has…

By The Associated Press The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For all the worries about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t scrimping on a…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market has slowed sharply this year as mortgage rates surged to a 20-year high,…

The Associated Press Nike reports quarterly results Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors delivers its November tally of U.S. home sales…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Delayed flights. Missing deliveries. Broken products. At any given time, you likely have a handful of reasons to reach…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since the pandemic, Elizabeth Hulanick has turned to toys from her childhood to relieve…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers have finalized a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s defense minister has made a stirring argument for his country’s new gender-neutral…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets extended their losses Tuesday amid gloom about weaker global economic growth…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she will meet with her counterpart, Wang Yi ,in Beijing this week as…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities have reported the nation’s first COVID-19 deaths in more than two weeks. The two deaths in Beijing…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Avatar: The Way of Water ” didn’t make quite as big of a splash as many assumed it would, but James…

By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers…

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials have closed some oystering grounds in Mobile Bay, prompting complaints from harvesters. The move by…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Sports fans who view their favorite players as role models might think twice before taking their financial advice,…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has inaugurated Germany’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring…

CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a $3 billion support package to cash-strapped Egypt over a…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pledged to fix U.S. infrastructure as president. He vowed to take on China and bulk up…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s power company appears destined for an even longer bankruptcy than…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is paying a $925,000 fine to an Alabama health agency after…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps including TikTok and WeChat on state government…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon failed to properly record work-related injuries at warehouses located in five states,…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A U.S. university is investigating a Nobel laureate over sexual harassment allegations that the…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The longtime head of the second-largest rail union announced Friday that he will clear the way…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is buying 3 million barrels of oil to begin to replenish…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Iowa officials have ordered a company to clean up and stabilize its shingle recycling plant where an explosion…

By HALELUYA HADERO and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no…

The Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street as worries grow that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are willing to bring on a…

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Adobe, Maxar rise; Krispy Kreme, Sunrun…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say the co-founder of the fraudulent cryptocurrency OneCoin has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group is suing in federal court over a U.S. agency’s timeline for dredging…

PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Canadian company is claiming the government of Panama cut off talks, resulting in the closure of a huge copper mine.…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has been engulfed in chaos since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell $1.82 to $74.29 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for February delivery fell $2.17…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A push by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a bankruptcy settlement of about $100 million over Carolina…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Private businesses in Ukraine are in line to receive $2 billion in financing arranged by the…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move…

By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. bankruptcy trustee and several major media outlets are challenging an…

PHOENIX (AP) — As Phoenix gets ready to host the Super Bowl, Mayor Kate Gallego has announced Sky Harbor International Airport will be the…

By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bethenny Frankel has never been shy about offering her opinion, but lately giving advice has…

MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Central Bank says the country’s economy will contract by about 3% this year. That’s a sharp turnaround…

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill. How…