Chevron, Toll Brothers fall; Generac Holdings rises
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Chevron, Toll Brothers fall; Generac Holdings…
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Wisconsin radio magnate Duey ‘Duke’ Wright dies age 83
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America A Green Bay radio magnate who built Midwest Communications into a multistate operation has died.…
Continue ReadingUS officials criticize Ethiopian report on Boeing Max crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. crash investigators say Ethiopian authorities aren’t considering all the possible causes of a deadly 2019 crash…
Continue ReadingRocky ride: Tesla stock on pace for worst year ever
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Owning Tesla stock this year has been anything but a smooth ride for investors. Shares in the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Kansas’ Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly banned the use of TikTok on the state-issued devices of government…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
By DAVID KOENIG and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered…
Continue ReadingIraq prime minister orders crackdown on trademark violations
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered a crackdown on local businesses operating under the…
Continue ReadingUkrainian tycoon arrested in French ski resort in bank probe
PARIS (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say a Ukrainian businessman and former lawmaker suspected of embezzling more than $100 million has been arrested…
Continue ReadingFinland gets floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s first floating liquefied natural gas terminal was moored Wednesday at the southern port…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: 6 vehicles that make you feel like you’re in a spa
By KRISTIN V. SHAW Edmunds Massaging seats, mood lightning, soothing music and more: Some cars on the market deliver a driving experience way beyond…
Continue ReadingBangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s prime minister has inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service aimed at easing notorious traffic…
Continue Reading6 ways to make extra money in retirement
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet More than 1 in 4 retirees say they’re spending more than they can afford, according to a recent survey from the…
Continue ReadingNord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy
BERLIN (AP) — A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is scrapping some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers…
Continue ReadingMinister: Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat drones
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and plans to develop…
Continue ReadingAsian shares extend losses after Wall Street decline
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after benchmarks fell more than 1% on Wall Street in the…
Continue ReadingChina to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls…
Continue ReadingTesla, Southwest, Peloton fall; Las Vegas Sands, Hess rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Southwest Airlines Co., down $2.15 to $33.94. The airline had…
Continue ReadingHouse committee expected to release Trump’s taxes Friday
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s tax returns are expected to be released by the…
Continue ReadingDivided appeals court rejects 4 insider trading convictions
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A divided appeals court has tossed out the insider trading convictions of four men, prompting…
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