Nigeria hopes new currency notes curb inflation, corruption
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has unveiled newly designed currency notes that the West African nation’s central…
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High mortgage rates send homebuyers scrambling for relief
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates are more than double what they were a year ago, so many homebuyers are looking…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rate slips to 6.58%
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged lower for the second time in as many weeks,…
Continue ReadingShoppers hunt for deals but inflation makes bargains elusive
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CORA LEWIS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers holding out for big deals — and some much-needed relief…
Continue ReadingDominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by US
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will detain all imports of sugar and…
Continue ReadingHoliday cornucopia: NY produce market supplies the goods
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was the wee hours of the morning, and the docks at New York’s largest produce…
Continue ReadingUnemployment claims rise to 240,000, highest since August
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: How to mitigate rising auto loan interest rates
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds The Federal Reserve issued its latest interest rate hike in early November. It marks the sixth increase this year and has…
Continue ReadingWhy booking directly with airlines can be more expensive
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Pandemic rebooking issues drove many air passengers to book directly with airlines instead of third-party travel sites.…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses, and shoppers, return to holiday markets
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent evening in early November shoppers at the Bryant Park holiday market in New York…
Continue Reading‘Bodies drop’ as Walmart manager kills 6 in Virginia attack
By ALEX BRANDON and BEN FINLEY Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A Walmart manager pulled out a handgun before a routine employee meeting and…
Continue ReadingFirst floating LNG terminal arrives at German port
BERLIN (AP) — The first of several ships that will serve as floating terminals to receive liquefied natural gas imports in Germany have arrived off…
Continue ReadingResearchers: AI in connected cars eased rush hour congestion
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter…
Continue ReadingAsian shares rise on Fed rate hopes despite China worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Thursday, although optimism about the Federal Reserve holding back on…
Continue ReadingProtesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory
By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand hikes interest rate to 4.25% to fight inflation
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has hiked interest rates by a record amount as it tries…
Continue ReadingNY gov signs novel law that limits cryptomining, for now
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is tapping the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a first-in-the-nation law…
Continue Reading4 detained over China trading company fire that killed 38
BEIJING (AP) — Four people have been detained over a fire at an industrial trading company in central China that killed 38 people. Authorities say…
Continue ReadingMiami-Dade asks for right to remove FTX name from Heat arena
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade County has asked a federal bankruptcy court for immediate permission to strip the FTX…
Continue ReadingUN welcomes Gulf of Guinea piracy drop, but sees new threat
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime is welcoming a substantial decrease in…
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