Japan’s economy shrinks as consumers hold back on spending
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy has contracted at an annual rate of 1.2% in the July-September quarter, as…
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G-20 to hold tough on Russia, urge end to Ukraine war
By SEUNG MIN KIM, ZEKE MILLER and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Leaders of the world’s largest economies appeared…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Russia’s war, climate among vexing issues at G-20
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden and other leaders of the Group of 20 top economies will have…
Continue ReadingTrump exec says he feared firing if he spoke up about scheme
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An executive at Donald Trump’s company testified Monday he was afraid he’d hear those…
Continue ReadingBoston Globe names first woman to serve as paper’s editor
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Globe named Nancy Barnes as its next editor Monday, elevating a woman to serve in the top job for the first time in the…
Continue ReadingDocuments show big foreign gov’t spending at Trump hotel
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump hotel in Washington took in more than $750,000 from six foreign governments at…
Continue ReadingElectric air taxi company Archer plans $118M Georgia factory
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A company seeking to build small electric aircraft says it will invest $118 million to build a plant…
Continue ReadingFed’s top financial regulator urges ‘guardrails’ for crypto
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. banking regulator at the Federal Reserve is urging Congress to pass…
Continue ReadingFrontier, 5 other airlines to refund more than $600 million
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Frontier Airlines and five foreign carriers are paying more than $600 million in refunds to consumers whose…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $3.09 to $85.87 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.85…
Continue ReadingAnother union rejects deal with nation’s freight railroads
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another railroad union has rejected its agreement with the nation’s freight railroads. That…
Continue Reading1970s sandals worn by Steve Jobs auctioned for $218K
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Monday 11/14/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, easing back after posting a big gain last week on hopes that the worst of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingModerna, Biogen rise; Oatly, Dentsply fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Monday.com Ltd., up $6.91 to $102.10. The project management…
Continue ReadingJudge grants partial victory to lawyer suing MSG over ban
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has granted a partial victory to a lawyer who sued Madison Square Garden after he and…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2B in donations
By THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations…
Continue ReadingSlovenian president eager to work, gets Melania’s congrats
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Natasa Pirc Musar has been a human rights lawyer, a TV presenter and ran…
Continue ReadingBuffett’s firm cuts stakes U.S. Bank, BYD; adds chip maker
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company slashed its stake in U.S. Bank’s parent company in the…
Continue ReadingBinance proposes fund to save crypto from future failures
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance is proposing the creation of a rescue fund that would save…
Continue Reading48,000 University of California academic workers on strike
By JOCELYN GECKER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses…
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