Chinese regulators approve capital expansion for Ant Group
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese regulators have said e-commerce giant Alibaba’s finance affiliate Ant Group can raise $1.5…
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Asia shares up as sentiments boosted by Fed minutes, US jobs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher following a rally on Wall Street as investors assessed minutes from…
Continue Reading New president to lead Atlantic City’s Hard Rock casino
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s Hard Rock casino on Tuesday hired a new management team as the…
Continue Reading Southwest apologizes, gives customers frequent-flyer points
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is trying to fix its relationship with travelers who got stuck by canceled flights over the holidays. On Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Elon Musk cuts Twitter expenses by falling behind on bills
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while…
Continue Reading Feds say railroad must deliver grain to California chickens
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets…
Continue Reading Study: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer A newly released study says toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in Lake Michigan’s Green Bay.…
Continue Reading Tesla, Univar fall; InterDigital, Digital Realty Trust
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Tesla Inc., down $15.08 to $108.10. The electric vehicle maker…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 1/3/2023
The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street’s first trading day of 2023 after closing out its worst year since 2008. The S&P 500 index fell…
Continue Reading Tesla shares tumble after company misses delivery target
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Shares of Tesla tumbled more than 12% Tuesday, the first full day of trading since the company…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell $3.33 to $76.93 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for March delivery fell $3.81…
Continue Reading Video game workers form Microsoft’s first US labor union
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer A group of video game testers has formed Microsoft’s first labor union in the U.S., which will also…
Continue Reading UAW workers to vote on CNH offer 8 months after strike began
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer More than 1,000 striking CNH Industrial workers will soon vote on an offer from the maker of construction and…
Continue Reading Oil facilities in Yemen change hands in $21.6 million deal
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A global energy company has acquired oil producing facilities in war-torn Yemen from another…
Continue Reading Action sports icon Ken Block dies in snowmobile crash at 55
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ken Block, a motorsports icon known for his stunt driving and for co-founding the action sports apparel…
Continue Reading No cash, no bank heists in Denmark; criminals now go online
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — For the first time in years, Denmark hasn’t recorded a single bank robbery. There wouldn’t have been much point.…
Continue Reading FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to charges…
Continue Reading German inflation hits 7.9% in 2022, highest in over 70 years
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has recorded its highest annual inflation in more than 70 years. Preliminary data released Tuesday by the country’s Federal…
Continue Reading Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
By FRANK BAJAK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology…
Continue Reading Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
By FRANK BAJAK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology…
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