US stocks wobble to a mixed close, indexes keep weekly gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks wobbled to a mixed close on Wall Street Friday, but every major index notched weekly gains in a…
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Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing
By BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — The Walmart supervisor who fatally shot six co-workers at a store in…
Continue ReadingJapan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of major advertising company Dentsu on Friday, as the…
Continue ReadingInflation hovers over shoppers seeking deals on Black Friday
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, HALELUYA HADERO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Cautious shoppers hunted for the best deals at…
Continue ReadingMusk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New Twitter owner Elon Musk says he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will…
Continue ReadingWorld Cup fans put off by prices, beer limits commute by air
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Travel at this World Cup was supposed to be easy in the tiny host nation of Qatar, after fans…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s the effect of Russian oil price cap, ban?
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The U.S., Europe and the Group of 7 democracies have agreed to put a price cap on…
Continue ReadingIEA chief sees energy crunch for Europe next winter
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the International Energy Agency says Europe should be able to cope with the natural gas…
Continue ReadingEU Council chief Michel to travel to China for talks Dec. 1
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union Council president Charles Michel will travel to China for talks to address the…
Continue ReadingTwitter, others slip on removing hate speech, EU review says
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the…
Continue ReadingHoliday shopping kicks off with inflation dampening spirits
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While Black Friday will mark a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns,…
Continue ReadingUS firm agrees to buy stake in German soccer team Hertha
BERLIN (AP) — A U.S. investment firm has agreed on a deal to buy investor Lars Windhorst’s majority stake in Bundesliga soccer club Hertha…
Continue ReadingTurkish central bank cuts rates again despite high inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has delivered another large interest rate cut despite inflation running at more than 85%. The bank…
Continue ReadingWalmart shooting raises need for violence prevention at work
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia is only the…
Continue ReadingEU nations fail to close rift on gas prices as cold sets in
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — On winter’s doorstep, European Union nations again failed to bridge bitter disagreements over…
Continue ReadingResearchers seek lost Native American boarding school graves
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GENOA, Neb. (AP) — The bodies of more than 80 Native American children are buried at the former Genoa Indian…
Continue ReadingEmpty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar’s World Cup
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Less than a month before it is set to host the World Cup final, Lusail City is oddly…
Continue ReadingSweden’s big interest rate hike follows other central banks
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank followed other central banks in undertaking a big increase to its key interest rate to combat inflation.…
Continue ReadingFord recalls over 634K SUVs due to fuel leaks and fire risk
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot…
Continue ReadingSchools add amenities to make end-zone seats more attractive
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The end zones aren’t necessarily where you’ll find the cheap seats anymore at college football games.…
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