AP National Business

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — France, Portugal and Spain say they have agreed to substitute a proposed gas pipeline connection…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row, matching the pre-pandemic…

By MATT OTT AP Business Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week ahead of another expected rate…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped sanctions on Shahed Aviation Industries in Iran and three Iranian armed forces generals for helping…

By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hauled in 13% more profit in the third quarter, but the railroad predicted…

By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Several thousand protesters in Romania have joined an…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The upcoming midterm elections could give the stock market a sorely needed boost by eliminating…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Finance ministers of major Pacific Rim economies have pledged to combat inflation and seek…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has backed a decision by his predecessor to…

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has slashed interest rates for the third month in a row, making its…

BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ World Food Program is renewing pressure on oil-rich Persian Gulf countries to give his agency more…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Households and businesses across Europe have struggled with high electricity prices for months,…

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that Russia’s war in Ukraine must not lead to a “worldwide renaissance” for coal. His…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press JAY, Maine (AP) — Across the U.S., families are looking to the winter with dread as energy costs soar and fuel…

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported substantially improved third-quarter profits and higher sales on the…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A major Nigerian energy company says it can’t deliver natural gas as promised in its…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions at their…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cybercriminal is holding for ransom an Australian health insurer’s customer data…

By SABRA AYRES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has declared its intention to increase its targeting of Ukraine’s power, water and…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has marked a trade deficit for the 14th month in a row, with exports and imports ballooning…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Farmers across New Zealand took to the streets on their tractors Thursday to protest…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has blocked Las Vegas police, prosecutors and defense attorneys from accessing a slain…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla has reported that its third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, fueled by higher…

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, reversing course after two days of gains. Major indexes are still higher for the week…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Netflix Inc., up $31.52 to $272.38. The streaming…

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $2.73 to $85.55 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is telling voters that he hasn’t given up on lowering…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A United Nations official is urging tech companies to do everything possible to stop the…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate has completed its largest acquisition in years with its…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is selling its Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestle for an undisclosed amount. Switzerland-based…

By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — The Biden administration plans to release 15 million barrels of oil from the…

BERLIN (AP) — Senior French and German officials have warned that new measures by the Biden administration to address climate change and boost the…

By TOM KRISHER and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press GREER, S.C. (AP) — BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Newsroom workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have gone on strike demanding that the company reinstate the terms of its…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal advisers says a pregnancy drug intended to prevent premature births should…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers will get fatter standard deductions for 2023 and all seven federal income tax…

ATLANTA (AP) — A union says aircraft maintenance workers at Georgia-based UPS have approved a three-year contract that provides raises and pension…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say they have shut down at least 214 illegal Chinese offshore gambling operations and deported the…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Procter & Gamble exceeded $20 billion in sales during the fiscal first quarter but citing the strong…

The Associated Press Growing Medicaid enrollment pushed one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, Elevance Health, to a better-than-expected third…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines shareholders are approving a $3.8 billion sale of the company to JetBlue Airways. Spirit announced…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The unusual circumstances that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany wants to massively expand the country’s charging network for electric cars. It plans…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has signed a deal to buy hundreds of South Korean multiple rocket launchers amid efforts to step up the nation’s…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A World Health Organization official says experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Inflation has made the cash prices of flights and hotel stays skyrocket this year, but it’s having a surprising effect…

By LEON YIN and AARON SANKIN/The Markup The Markup Having a fast internet connection at home has become a near-requirement for many Americans,…

By LEON YIN and AARON SANKIN/The Markup The Markup A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her shoddy internet…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government says the World Bank estimates that this summer’s record-breaking…

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, has issued a stark warning to Silvio Berlusconi…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top executive of South Korea’s largest mobile chat app, Kakao, has resigned over a…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The family of an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in…

By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has approved amendments to a banking secrecy law, a…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two top New York state officials are calling on lawmakers to outlaw the creation of…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials have announced a lawsuit against five oil and gas companies and a petroleum trade organization…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Insurance companies that have long said they’ll cover anything, at the right price, are…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines has reported a $942 million profit for the third quarter after a strong summer travel season.…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix reversed its recent subscriber losses with a summertime gain that management…

The Associated Press Stocks rose on Wall Street, adding to weekly gains for major indexes that have been mired in a broad slump amid inflation and…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Last year was a roller coaster ride for theme parks worldwide, with U.S. water parks approaching pre-pandemic levels and parks…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Eleven people were killed in U.S. crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems…

By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. announced in August,…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new report finds preliminary agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian’s…

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the…

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s prime minister says she was convinced that there is a “wide support” within the Parliament to build a fence on the…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A senior European Union official says Poland’s right-wing government needs to show that it has fulfilled all the…

By ERIC TUCKER and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — French cement company Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying millions of…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A small Texas seafood importer has sued the federal government for blocking a shipment of fish from…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator has agreed to pay $50 million to Southern California fishermen, tourism companies and property owners…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hasbro’s profit and sales slipped in the third quarter as families watched their spending on toys more…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party is seeking the suspension of the enforcement of a newly-approved media law that mandates…