US jobless claim applications fall to lowest in 14 weeks
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than three…
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Mercedes recalls nearly 324K vehicles due to engine stalling
DETROIT (AP) — Mercedes is recalling nearly 324,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the engines can stall while they’re being driven. The recall…
Continue ReadingSouthern law firms combine to create coast-to-coast offices
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two major Southern law firms are merging into one firm that will have offices on both…
Continue ReadingWall Street braces for earnings to get hit by inflation
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street expects companies to face a reckoning with the realities of hot inflation, a…
Continue ReadingUkraine to get French combat vehicles in key move by West
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French Defense Ministry says it will hold talks “very quickly” with its Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingIndia approves $2.3 billion to develop green hydrogen
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Marking its biggest effort yet to make India a global hub for production, use and export of…
Continue ReadingHong Kong to start reopening border with China on Sunday
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will start to reopen its border with mainland China on Sunday and allow tens of…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly rise in muted trading on bargain-hunting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday after Wall Street benchmarks fell on worries that the U.S.…
Continue ReadingBiden agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opponents of the largest lithium mine planned in the U.S. urged a federal judge in Nevada on…
Continue ReadingSony unveils prototype EV, Afeela, to be made with Honda
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sony unveiled a new high-tech prototype car it will produce in partnership with Honda at the CES tech show Wednesday. The vehicle,…
Continue ReadingSupply chain woes caused US auto sales to fall 8% last year
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Shortages of computer chips and other parts continued to hobble the U.S. auto industry last year,…
Continue ReadingCES 2023: Russian exhibitors barred from displaying tech
The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES is not allowing Russian exhibitors to display their products at the annual tech show because of the…
Continue ReadingBest of CES 2023: Wireless TV, delivery robots and in-car VR
By JAMES BROOKS, ADRIANA MORGA and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 1/4/2023
The Associated Press Stocks ended higher on Wall Street after a day of wavering as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of policymakers…
Continue ReadingSalesforce, Coinbase rise; Microsoft falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Salesforce Inc., up $4.81 to $139.59. The cloud computing…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell $4.09 to $72.84 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for March delivery fell…
Continue ReadingNewly empowered Minnesota Democrats pledge to move swiftly
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic leaders pledge to use their new control of the state…
Continue ReadingFed minutes: Officials cited strong hiring to justify hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials suggested at their most recent meeting that a continuing…
Continue ReadingRussia’s hypersonic missile-armed ship to patrol global seas
The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent a frigate armed with the country’s latest Zircon hypersonic missile on…
Continue ReadingGermany likely missed climate target again, activists angry
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany likely missed its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions last year, despite a massive…
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