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By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won regulatory approvals only to be rebuked in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks. In a rare move, a judge ordered a jury trial to weigh in on a complicated constitutional matter — whether

KENDLETON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Southern Railroad says three of its tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard. A company spokesperson says a locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, and there was no track damage. No injuries were reported. The derailment took place at around 7 a.m. Monday

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That’s because the bees sent to pollinate blooming almond orchards took longer than usual to emerge from their hives due to

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hostess Brands President and CEO Andy Callahan knows that his company __ the maker of Twinkies, HoHos and other snack cakes __ is sometimes the butt of jokes. Callahan says a steady stream of new products, like candy bar-inspired Kazbars and miniature Baby Bundt cakes, have been key to

LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for a four-day walkout by tens of thousands of doctors at the state-funded health care system. One official said the strike Tuesday by doctors early in their career could be “catastrophic” and postpone up to 350,000 appointments. A three-day strike last month crippled the health system that has been

The Labor Department delivers its monthly index of inflation at the consumer level on Wednesday, followed by its report on wholesale prices Thursday. Banks Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JPMorgan all release quarterly earnings reports on Friday.

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The new governor of Japan’s central bank has signaled, once again, that he plans no drastic changes in its ultra-low interest rate policy. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Japan’s financial institutions are not facing the sorts of turmoil seen recently with bank failures in

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Scam artists often target older adults because they hold significant levels of wealth, but family and friends can help reduce the danger. First, talk openly about the risks and popular financial scams covered in the news so older adults are aware. Use simple anti-fraud tools like account alerts and strict

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $33.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based company said it had profit of 97 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 99 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s central bank says that Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March, responding to the cash-strapped government’s appeal for more hard currency remittances. The sum represents a 27.4%  increase compared to February and is the highest in seven past months. That’s according to a tweet

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16 years, she had been a social worker in Mumbai, India’s frenetic financial capital, and she loved the work. But her family kept telling her she needed to stay at home to take care of

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed session on Wall Street dominated by speculation the Federal Reserve may tap the brakes again on financial markets and the economy by raising interest rates. Shares rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai. U.S. futures edged higher

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In many respects, the demographic makeup of people working from home from 2019 to 2021 became more like

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale worldwide. The reports say Tesla made the announcement at a signing ceremony in Shanghai, where the company operates an auto factory. Plans call for annual production of 10,000 Megapack units.

SANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico wildlife managers say they will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in lakes and rivers around the state this spring. They say the temporary reduction is due to the detection of whirling disease in rainbow trout being raised at Rock Lake State Fish Hatchery in eastern New Mexico.

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of Seattle was looking to sell, he and other residents worried their largely Latino community would be bulldozed to make way for another Amazon warehouse. So, they decided to form a

By JARI TANNER and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government. The announcement Saturday comes five weeks after the Baltic country’s March 5 parliamentary election, which Kallas’ pro-business Reform Party overwhelmingly