Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing over the ever-presence of tipping.…
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Elevate Prize expands to 12 winners in 2023 for strong field
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The winners of this year’s Elevate Prize include social entrepreneurs who help Detroit…
Continue ReadingHungary won’t veto EU arms funding to Ukraine, official says
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister says his country won’t block a planned tranche of…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft invests billions in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in the artificial…
Continue ReadingLavrov blames West for no Ukraine talks, defends navy drills
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow was willing to negotiate with…
Continue ReadingTech industry job cuts come rapidly and in big numbers
In just the past month there have been about 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Large and small tech companies went on a hiring spree over…
Continue ReadingThis Week: Tesla earns, GDP snapshot, consumer spending
The Associated Press Tesla reports its fourth-quarter results Wednesday. The Commerce Department releases its preliminary estimate of fourth-quarter…
Continue ReadingSpotify latest tech name to cut jobs, axes 6% of workforce
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it’s cutting 6% of its global workforce, or about…
Continue ReadingUS ends probe into Ford SUV exhaust issues without a recall
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has closed a yearslong investigation into exhaust odors in Ford Explorer passenger…
Continue ReadingEx-Ohio House speaker relieved for corruption trial’s start
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder says he is optimistic as his federal…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: How to create your retirement glide path
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You may be familiar with the term “glide path” as it relates to investing. It refers to the way asset allocation…
Continue ReadingEU widens Iran sanctions list in response to crackdown
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on dozens more Iranian officials and entities suspected of…
Continue ReadingSenior UK Conservatives under fire over tax, finances
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an investigation into allegations the chairman of the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Macron, French unions at odds over pensions
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French government is presenting a bill on Monday that foresees broad changes to the pension…
Continue ReadingRussia, Estonia expel ambassadors amid ‘destroyed’ relations
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Estonia are expelling the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move. They said Monday that their…
Continue ReadingPoland pushes for more tanks for Kyiv, will seek German OK
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said Monday it would ask Berlin for permission to send German-built Leopard…
Continue ReadingHells Angels organized crime trial begins in Spain
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a 13-year prison sentence for a former leader of the Hells Angels…
Continue ReadingLights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Most of Pakistan was left without power Monday as an energy-saving measure by the government…
Continue ReadingIraqi PM replaces Central Bank governor over currency drop
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has replaced the governor of the country’s Central Bank following a weekslong plunge of the Iraqi dinar.…
Continue ReadingBiden’s next climate hurdle: Enticing Americans to buy green
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, HANNAH FINGERHUT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to…
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