Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media…
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Flight canceled? Experts share some advice about what to do
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of travelers have been stranded at airports or stuck on hold trying to rebook flights this week as a…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Friday 12/23/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street following a batch of mixed news on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Friday. The…
Continue ReadingExxon Mobil, Newmont rise; Mission Produce, Nutanix fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: News Corp., up 49 cents to $18.56. Michael Bloomberg is…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $2.07 to $79.56 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for February delivery rose…
Continue ReadingUS maritime liability rules changed after 2019 boat fire
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident…
Continue ReadingCompany: Regulators OK reopening of Kansas pipeline segment
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a…
Continue ReadingEx-CEO gets later trial over millions in grain company fraud
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A trial has been delayed for the former leader of a Mississippi grain storage and processing company who is accused of tens…
Continue ReadingWinter storm cancels flights, closes schools in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — A major winter storm hitting Ontario and Quebec has caused widespread flight cancellations and school closures, and has knocked out…
Continue ReadingCubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of…
Continue ReadingJudge kept FTX execs’ plea deals secret to get founder to US
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest associates had turned against…
Continue ReadingElon Musk tells investors he’ll pause on Tesla stock sales
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer CEO Elon Musk says he won’t sell any more shares in Tesla for 18 months or more, likely an attempt to comfort…
Continue ReadingSEC says it’s not violating Elon Musk’s right to free speech
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is denying allegations that it is violating Elon Musk’s…
Continue ReadingGermany formally suspends guarantees for business with Iran
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is formally suspending export credit and investment guarantees for business in Iran in the wake of…
Continue ReadingBloody property disputes a dark side of Mexico real estate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A grisly pre-Christmas killings of two young men and their uncle at an early 1900s house in Mexico City is putting attention on…
Continue ReadingFunding bill targets online sites amid retail theft concerns
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Retailers are scoring one win in the governmentwide spending bill, which will force online marketplaces like…
Continue ReadingAn inflation measure watched by the Fed eases to 5.5%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign…
Continue ReadingGreece: EU’s external border is hardening, attitudes are too
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LYKOFI, Greece (AP) — Accompanied by a cloud of mosquitos, Police Capt. Konstantinos Tsolakidis and three…
Continue ReadingMassive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JILL BLEED Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures,…
Continue ReadingUkraine president back in Kyiv, Russia keeps up attacks
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to…
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