How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press A historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook’s parent company helped yank other tech stocks lower on Wall Street Thursday,…
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Meta Platforms, Spotify fall; Humana, Ralph Lauren rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Meta Platforms, Spotify fall; Humana, Ralph Lauren…
Continue Reading Ford rides accounting gains, high prices to big 2021 profit
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. reversed a loss and rode some big accounting charges to post a $17.94 billion net…
Continue Reading Amazon reports strong 4Q results despite supply-chain snags
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s profits in the fourth quarter nearly doubled, beating analysts’…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Beef giant JBS to pay $52.5M to settle price-fixing lawsuit
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking giant JBS has agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that…
Continue Reading Tribes: Settlement in opioids case will foster healing
By FELICIA FONSECA and TED WARREN Associated Press Money that will flow to Native American tribes as part of an opioid drug settlement with a major…
Continue Reading Spain passes landmark labor reform, unlocking EU billions
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish parliament has ratified by a single, mistaken vote a landmark labor reform devised by the country’s Socialist-led…
Continue Reading Congress takes up controversy over 5G service near airports
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer A congressional committee is looking into the controversy over the launch of new high-speed wireless service and…
Continue Reading Auto workers vote for independent union at Mexico GM plant
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors assembly plant in northern Mexico have voted for a new independent union to represent them after…
Continue Reading Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says people with Medicare will be able to get up to eight…
Continue Reading US gives military helicopters to Croatia, Russia arms Serbs
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The United States has delivered two Black Hawk helicopters to Croatia, which is engaged in a mini arms race with neighboring…
Continue Reading Meta, formerly Facebook, faces historic drop as stock tanks
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta is putting a lot of virtual eggs — and billions of dollars — into the metaverse basket, and Wall…
Continue Reading Cheers: Whiskey sales start comeback in bars, restaurants
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When COVID-19 shuttered much of the economy in 2020, Bill Thomas sold off his whiskey…
Continue Reading A likely poor jobs figure for January could prove temporary
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Last month, U.S. employers might have shed jobs for the first time in about a year,…
Continue Reading Swing shift: Wall Street’s gyrations no cause for surprise
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have swerved scarily this year, with big swings and sharp drops. It’s particularly…
Continue Reading Ram trucks recalled to tighten loose windshield wiper nuts
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling nearly 202,000 Ram heavy-duty pickups and chassis cabs to tighten a loose nut that can…
Continue Reading Fed nominee pushes back against GOP claims of anti-oil bias
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key nominee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors has said in testimony…
Continue Reading Czech central bank again increases key interest rate
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has increased its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point in an effort to tackle soaring…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: A mediating role for Erdogan in Ukraine crisis?
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again offered to mediate between Russia and…
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