Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as…
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Q&A: Padma Lakshmi donates to provide equal opportunities
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Padma Lakshmi’s career is filled with highlights, from creating the Hulu series “Taste the Nation” to…
Continue ReadingThanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits
By DAVID KOENIG and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press The Thanksgiving travel rush was back on this year, as people caught planes in numbers not seen…
Continue ReadingBest Buy’s outlook on sales improves ahead of the holidays
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy’s profit and sales slipped in the third quarter on weakening demand for…
Continue ReadingGerman government, opposition reach deal on benefit overhaul
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties and the main opposition bloc have reached a compromise that should allow an overhaul of the country’s…
Continue ReadingBulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep…
Continue ReadingItalian premier presents economic measures on energy, family
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has presented the government’s first economic policy initiatives.…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: How stay-at-home spouses can build credit
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet You share a lot with your spouse, but your credit score isn’t one of those things. Even if you don’t earn an income…
Continue ReadingGerman extends energy subsidy plan for consumers, companies
BERLIN (AP) — Consumers and businesses in Germany will receive subsidies to soften the blow of higher gas and electricity prices starting in…
Continue ReadingDubai airport chief says passengers top pre-pandemic level
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CEO of Dubai International Airport says passenger numbers for the third…
Continue ReadingOECD forecast: High rates, inflation to slow world growth
By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers Hobbled by high interest rates, punishing inflation and Russia’s war against Ukraine, the…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Some of Taylor Swift’s fans want you to know three things: They’re not still 16, they have…
Continue ReadingChina anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impact
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says more than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in the past three…
Continue ReadingAsian shares gain after earnings-fueled rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after solid earnings pushed retailers higher on Wall…
Continue ReadingA rail strike looms and impact on US economy could be broad
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt…
Continue ReadingAustralia ratifies free trade deals with India and Britain
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament has passed bilateral free trade agreements with India and…
Continue ReadingWoman gets 20 years for bilking Chinese in $26M hotel fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who bilked investors in a Southern California hotel and condominium project out of at least $26 million has been…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern to buy regional railroad for $1.6 billion
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern plans to buy a regional railroad it already operates from Cincinnati for $1.62…
Continue ReadingYemen: Houthi drones attack ship at oil terminal
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government says Houthi rebels have targeted at ship an…
Continue ReadingUS: 2 Estonians arrested in $575M cryptocurrency fraud
SEATTLE (AP) — Police in Estonia have arrested two men accused in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud, U.S. authorities said Monday. An indictment…
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