How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks wound up a mixed bag on Wall Street Thursday, but big gains in several technology giants helped push the S&P 500 and…
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Qualcomm, Electronic Arts rise; Moderna, Roku fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Qualcomm, Electronic Arts rise; Moderna, Roku…
Continue Reading No arm-twisting: Kerry says corporates back plan to cut CO2
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says a new project trumpeted by U.S. President Joe Biden in which…
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 Michigan city on edge as lead water crisis persists
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The water system in Benton Harbor, Michigan, has tested for elevated levels of lead…
Continue Reading Tiny house in wealthy Boston suburb sells for $315,000
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A tiny house in a Boston suburb has sold after about a month on the market for far less than the original asking price of…
Continue Reading Rising rents taking up growing share of Americans’ income
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sharp rent increases in many parts of the country are eating up a bigger share of Americans’…
Continue Reading PG&E to spend $125M for igniting massive California fire
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has reached a $125 million settlement agreement with California regulators over the destructive…
Continue Reading Finland’s capital to ditch meat for climate, with exceptions
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s capital city says it will no longer serve meat at seminars, staff meetings, receptions…
Continue Reading Russia, Belarus agree to integrate gas, financial markets
MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Belarus have signed an array of measures to deepen the integration of the two countries but stop short…
Continue Reading Michigan city on edge as lead water crisis persists
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The water system in Benton Harbor, Michigan, has tested for elevated levels of lead…
Continue Reading Britain, France agree to more talks to untangle fish battle
PARIS (AP) — British and French negotiators looking to untangle a post-Brexit spat over fishing licenses have met in Paris and expect to talk again…
Continue Reading GOP state officials push back on employer vaccine mandate
By ANDREW DeMILLO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican governors, lawmakers and attorneys general are forming a…
Continue Reading Hungarian official: Government bought, used Pegasus spyware
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A senior official with Hungary’s ruling party has acknowledged for the first time that…
Continue Reading Food banks embark on expansions with lessons from COVID
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Food banks have ramped up their output during the coronavirus pandemic to meet an explosion of…
Continue Reading American Girl Dolls, Risk, sand make it to Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted American Girl dolls and the strategy board game Risk, recognizing each for their…
Continue Reading Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. economy rebounds from the ongoing pandemic, many women…
Continue Reading Central European nations seek South Korea train partnership
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of four Central European nations have met in Hungary’s capital where they…
Continue Reading Czech central bank sharply increases its key rate to 2.75%
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has again sharply increased its key interest rate by a point and a quarter to 2.75% to tackle…
Continue Reading Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks back down this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average long-term mortgage rate in the U.S. ticked back down this week following…
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