AP National Business

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new estimate finds the U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit. The projection from the Bipartisan Policy Center says the U.S. will reach its statutory debt limit as soon

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian journalist has deflated an accusation in the Vatican’s sprawling financial trial. Investigative journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi was called to testify by defense lawyers representing the former head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency. Prosecutors accused the former head of having given Fittipaldi a copy of a

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The price of releasing planet-heating carbon into the atmosphere rose above 100 euros in the European Union for the first time this week. Experts said Wednesday this is a signal that speaks for the bloc’s efforts to make polluting costlier. The EU has laid down a path

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A low credit score can hurt your ability to take out a loan, secure a good interest rate, or increase a credit card spending limit. Some reasons for a low score are out of your control — such as unexpected medical debt or a lack of

By EMRAH GUREL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press SAMANDAG, Turkey (AP) — A top European Union official says the powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria will require a huge reconstruction operation at a scale “never seen before.” European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi made the comment Wednesday during a visit to Ankara to prepare for an

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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE, an organization that is already king of the ring on social media, will attempt to expand its online presence this year with the $6.5 billion sports entertainment company hinting that it may put itself up for sale. WWE surpassed 20 million followers on its flagship TikTok account during

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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails. The company said Wednesday it is bringing the new AI technology to its Bing smartphone app, as well

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By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Both the Honda CR-V hybrid and Kia Sportage Hybrid have been redesigned for 2023. The CR-V has enjoyed its time as the king of small SUVs, but the Kia Sportage and its new hybrid model are impressive, to say the least. Does it have what it takes to overthrow the CR-V’s

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By AMANCAI BIRABEN and JIM SALTER Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A brutal winter storm closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming Wednesday, trapped drivers in cars, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the first blizzard warning in Southern California in decades — and the worst won’t be over

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