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ATLANTA (AP) — Pilots at Delta Air Lines are giving their union the authority to call a strike. But that doesn’t mean a strike is imminent, or even likely. Federal law makes it hard for airline workers to legally walk off the job over contract disputes. The Air Line Pilots Association said Monday that 99%

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached a settlement with grocer Giant Co. over claims that the company discriminated against non-U.S. citizens in hiring. The Justice Department began investigating late last year after a non-citizen reported that Giant refused to accept documents that gave her permission to

The Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street, but major indexes still wound up with big gains for October, including the best month for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1976. The broader S&P 500, the benchmark for many index funds, had its first monthly gain since July, as did the Nasdaq composite. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Verisk Analytics Inc., up $1.71 to $182.83. The insurance data provider is selling its energy business to Veritas for $3.1 billion. Credit Suisse Group AG, up 19 cents to $4.12. The investment bank gave investors details about its plan to raise

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.37 to $86.53 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for December delivery fell 94 cents to $94.83 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery fell 10 cents to $2.81 a gallon. November heating oil fell 36 cents to $4.19 a gallon. December natural gas rose

By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Charitable giving to organizations that work to slow climate change have increased in the past year, and many more groups are receiving funds than just a few years ago. But despite the increases, giving from individuals and foundations to climate-related causes remains a stubbornly

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, has filed a petition for election on behalf of workers at an Ultium Cells plant in Ohio, claiming the company is refusing to recognize cards that the employees signed to join the union. Ultium is a joint venture between General Motors and LG

By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a

By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production. This comes as his administration aims to combat high gas prices just days before the midterm elections. Biden in brief remarks on

By HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters’ concerns about inflation by vilifying a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles. On social media, in political ads and at campaign rallies, Republicans say Democrats’

NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram says its working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts. Some users reported seeing a message that they were locked out Monday, but were still able to scroll through their feeds. Others posting on Twitter said they were completely shut out.

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Italian-based Campari Group says it will add to its Kentucky bourbon portfolio in a deal to obtain a majority stake in Wilderness Trail Distillery. The deal includes plans for Campari to eventually complete the acquisition. The spirits company already owns Wild Turkey. Campari said Monday it will purchase an initial

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s expected to be another substantial three-quarter-point hike in its key interest rate — its fourth straight. Fed officials will likely engage in a fraught debate over whether it may soon be time

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers. The lack of a winner means the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Monday were: white balls 13,

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starting this week, job-seekers in New York City will have access to a key piece of information: how much money they can expect to earn for an advertised opening. New York will require employers as of Nov. 1 to disclose “a good faith salary range for

By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In Brazil’s capital on Monday, the silence was deafening. Nearly a full day after President Jair Bolsonaro lost his bid for reelection, the usually brash right-wing leader had neither conceded defeat nor challenged the results of the country’s closest political contest in more

By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, saying it was not going to allow ships to travel. Some ships filled with grain sailed Monday as the U.N.,

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a promising new battery chemistry for electric vehicles of the future. The Alameda, California, company began more than a decade ago as a startup out of Georgia Tech University, and co-founder

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods. An employee said workers started

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build a second planned nuclear power plant. The decision announced Monday comes days after Poland selected the U.S. and Westinghouse to build the first one. The central European nation’s plans for two nuclear power plants are part of an effort to

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Benefits make up more than 30% of the typical compensation package, but companies aren’t always clear about how much value they add for employees. Knowing what benefits are worth can help you evaluate job offers or better negotiate your next raise. When reviewing your employer’s current offerings, start by checking

NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat in one of the country’s worst disasters in years was built using the latest technology available in Europe at the time. It has been a major local tourist attraction ever since. At 4 feet wide and

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation just keeps punishing the European economy. Annual price increases hit another record in October at 10.7%. That’s the highest since statistics started in 1997. The big reason: higher prices for natural gas, oil and electricity. And that has been fueled above all by cutbacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is bringing together three dozen nations, the European Union and a slew of private-sector companies for a two-day summit that looks at how best to combat ransomware attacks. The second International Counter Ransomware Summit begins Monday and will focus on priorities such as ensuring systems are more resilient to

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s general election this week could change the political landscape with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others either losing influence or leaving the assembly altogether. A former prime minister who left his party to create a new one could end up as kingmaker.

By ANDREW MELDRUM, SAM MEDNICK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive barrage of Russian strikes has hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in Ukraine. Monday’s knocked out water and power supplies in retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Lowy Institute reports Beijing is targeting its Pacific aid to new diplomatic allies Solomon Islands and Kiribati while Chinese financial support across the region continues to decline. China’s aid to the Pacific has fallen from a peak of $287 million in 2016 to $187 million

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are defending a decision by OPEC and its allies to cut oil production. The development came on Monday at a conference in the United Arab Emirates — even as an American envoy warned of “economic uncertainty”

By AJIT SOLANKI, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132 in one of the

The Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivers an interest rate policy update Wednesday following a two-day meeting of its policymakers. Starbucks reports quarterly results Thursday. The Labor Department releases its monthly snapshot of hiring by nonfarm U.S. employers Friday.

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech. Musk’s tweet,

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference’s media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons, according to people familiar with the deal. Two people confirmed

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Workers in a manufacturing facility in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou appear to have left to avoid COVID-19 curbs, with many traveling on foot for days after an unknown number of employees were quarantined in the facility after a virus outbreak. Videos circulating on Chinese

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but the nearby flashy emirate of Dubai is also looking to cash in on the major sports tournament taking place just a short flight away. Some soccer fan clubs

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state watchdog says New York regulators failed to do all they could to sideline a poorly maintained stretch limousine that careened down a hill and crashed in 2018, killing 20 people. State Inspector General Lucy Lang released a report Friday night echoing federal regulators who concluded in 2020 that the

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court. The decision in a partial summary judgment this week comes after a lengthy legal battle between bikini baristas and the city of Everett over the rights of workers

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has begun building a railway linking it to Bulgaria. The project is part of Pan-European Corridor VIII, a route stretching about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from the Albanian port of Durres in the west to the Bulgarian ports of Varna and Burgas in the

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. But they acknowledge their efforts are only making

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and his promise to ease up on the platform’s policies on misinformation. Voters in both nations have already faced a torrent of misleading claims about candidates, issues and voting. That torrent

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-kilometer-long (1.2-mile-long) train composed of 100 coaches along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen. The route was designated

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press CAPE SOUNION, Greece (AP) — When Stelios Zompanakis quit his job at Greece’s central bank to try his luck at boat racing, friends and family pleaded with him to reconsider. Nine years later, he spends summers on the “Ikigai,” a 53-foot yacht he named after the Japanese concept of finding

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says it has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant. The announcement is an important step in efforts by the central European nation to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced late Friday that Poland’s nuclear energy project

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, is about to get a crash course on global content moderation. Among his first moves after completing his $44 billion takeover Thursday was to fire the social media platform’s top executives, including the

SEATTLE (AP) — Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state, atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and intentional violations of campaign finance disclosure laws. The Seattle Times reports King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North issued the legal-fee order Friday, two days after

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy has agreed to implement several consumer protections in connection with its massive offshore wind project under a proposed agreement with the office of the Virginia attorney general and other parties. The outline of the terms was released Friday. The proposed agreement is still subject

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Intel, Gilead Sciences  rise; Amazon, DaVita fall.

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says the amount of income tax money owed but not paid to the government is projected to grow. For tax years 2014 through 2016, the estimated gross “tax gap” rose to $496 billion a year. That’s an increase of more than $58 billion from prior

By HALELUYA HADERO and SOPHIA TULP The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, some conservative personalities wasted no time to jump on the platform and recirculate long-debunked conspiracy theories in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to “test” whether Twitter’s policies on misinformation were still being enforced. Twitter has made

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.18 to $87.90 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for December delivery fell $1.19 to $95.77 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery fell 10 cents to $2.91 a gallon. November heating oil rose 22 cents to $4.55 a gallon. December natural gas fell 20

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk. He pledged in April to defeat the bot scourge or “die trying!” He later cited bots as a reason to back out of buying the social platform. Now that the billionaire has completed the

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A report released by a U.S. House committee says backers of a proposed copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska “tried to trick regulators by pretending to pursue a smaller project with the intention of expanding” after the project was approved. The report focuses on the

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and fired its CEO and other top executives. Trading in company shares was suspended Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the stock will be officially delisted early next month, according to a filing with securities regulators. So now what? WHY DID

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Puma, you’re all boxed in. Nike, what have you done to the U.S. and Canada? Adidas, you’re making a few style waves. With millions at stake in retail sales, this year’s World Cup in Qatar has soccer fans playing rate the shirt — and what to

By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure prompted Ukrainian authorities on Friday to announce worsening blackouts around the country’s largest cities, with Kyiv’s mayor warning that the capital’s power grid is working in “emergency mode” with energy supplies down as much as 50% from pre-war levels. Meanwhile,

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has opened a ruling party congress that is set to renominate him as the party’s presidential candidate for next year’s election, but soaring inflation and a government crackdown on dissent are fueling tensions in the southern African nation. The ruling ZANU-PF party on Saturday

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve remained painfully high last month, the latest sign that prices for most goods and services in the United States are still rising steadily. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 6.2%

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer Oil companies brought in staggering profits once again as consumers worldwide struggled with high gasoline and energy prices. Exxon Mobil broke records with $19.66 billion in profits in the third quarter. Chevron earned a record $11.23 billion in profits. Oil and natural gas prices were high globally, as demand

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform. Musk gave one indication of where he’s headed in a tweet

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Airbus has reported that earnings grew in the third quarter and revenue is up through the first nine months of 2022 as it benefited from a strong U.S. dollar despite supply chain issues. The France-based company said Friday that delivered 437 commercial aircraft so far this year and is maintaining its

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely by private spending. But the immediate outlook for Europe’s biggest economy remained gloomy, with inflation rising again in October. The Federal Statistical Office said Friday that gross domestic product in Europe’s biggest economy

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers and member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035. The deal EU negotiators sealed Thursday night is the first agreement of the bloc’s “Fit for 55” package, which the bloc’s executive commission set up to achieve the

NEW DELHI (AP) — An official from India’s ruling party says he will sue an independent local news website after it reported in a now-retracted story that Meta, the social media giant, granted him extraordinary powers to censor Instagram posts. Amit Malviya’s planned legal action comes after The Wire wrote a series of sensational stories

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in government spending to counter the blow from inflation, signaling that the greater concern of its policymakers is that the economy will stall, not overheat. While central banks around the world are raising

MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in the death of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on a film set in New Mexico in October 2021. Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Ríos said that two binders of information

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has hired an additional 4,000 customer service representatives who are being trained to answer taxpayer questions during the 2023 tax filing season. It’s part of the new hiring made possible when Congress gave the agency an $80 billion boost through its flagship climate and health

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Businesses are increasingly worried about the renewed threat of a railroad strike after two unions rejected their deals, and they want the White House and Congress to be ready to intervene. A coalition of 322 business groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden Thursday

FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators say a valve leak and a spark of unknown origin combined to cause a North Texas natural gas pipeline explosion last year that killed two workers and injured two others. In a report issued Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board said a work crew was inserting an inline tool

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A decommissioned coal-fired power plant in western Minnesota has crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom as part of a planned implosion that marks the end of an era in Granite Falls. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that Xcel Energy used explosives to implode the Minnesota Valley Generating Station

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has reported that it returned to profitability after two consecutive quarters of losses this year. But its stock tumbled due to weaker-than-expected revenue as well as the company’s disappointing projections for the current quarter. Amazon reported revenue of $127.1 billion, less than the $127.4

The Associated Press Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market. Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, lost another one-fourth of its value after reporting a second straight quarter of revenue decline amid falling advertising sales and stiff competition from TikTok. That followed weak

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. The Senate ratified the so-called Kigali Amendment

By The Associated Press Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. The offer came just two weeks before Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to force Musk to go through with the deal was scheduled for trial in Delaware Chancery Court. Twitter said it intends to close the

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Caterpillar Inc., up $15.18 to $212.14. The construction equipment company handily beat analysts’ third-quarter profit forecasts. Meta Platforms Inc., down $31.88 to $97.94. Facebook’s parent reported weak third-quarter profits as social media companies deal with a broad drop in advertising spending.

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.17 to $89.08 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery rose $1.27 to $96.96 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery rose 11 cents to $3.01 a gallon. November heating oil rose 21 cents to $4.33 a gallon. November natural gas fell 42

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A bipartisan group of attorneys general is asking Albertsons to delay a $4 billion payout to its shareholders until they can complete a review of Kroger’s planned acquisition of the grocery chain. Kroger earlier this month announced it was paying $20 billion to buy Albertsons. The deal is expected

DENVER (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses, making it by far the costliest in Colorado history. The Denver Post reports that state Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway provided the new estimate last week during a meeting with residents who

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced another independent journalist to three years in prison. It’s the second prison sentence handed to a journalist in the county this week in a sweeping, years-long crackdown on independent media. According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Aliaksandr Liubianchuk was convicted on the charges of

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has convicted a father and son for attacking a Pokemon Go rival in a dispute that ended with all three men in a lake. he St. Louis County jury on Wednesday convicted 75-year-old Robert Matteuzzi and 33-year-old Angelo Matteuzzi of third-degree assault in the June 2018 attack. Jurors

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint accusing Amazon CEO Andy Jassy of violating labor law during media interviews this year where he said workers are better off without a union. The complaint, dated Tuesday, focuses on interviews Jassy conducted with CNBC and

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are generating tempests in the Category 4 storm’s wake. Contractors who clean up debris and perform other services already are fighting over local government contracts that could be worth tens of millions in tax dollars.

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian caused an island-wide blackout when it tore through western Cuba in late September. That left the government grappling with a deepening energy crisis and simmering discontent. It also once again thrust the Caribbean island into the middle of a tug-of-war between its seaside neighbor, the