NRF: Holiday sales to slow from last year’s blistering pace
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, expects that…
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EXPLAINER: Threats to US election security grow more complex
By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Top U.S. election security officials say protecting the nation’s voting systems has become…
Continue ReadingAmazon pauses corporate hiring amid economic worries
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing hiring for its corporate workforce, the latest move by the company to cut…
Continue ReadingHezbollah, Iranian oil smuggling network hit with sanctions
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an…
Continue ReadingLyft to cut 13% of workforce in attempt to trim costs
Associated Press The ride-hailing service Lyft is cutting 13% of its workforce, nearly 700 employees, as it tries to lower operating expenses. The…
Continue Reading3 recent fatalities bring Takata air bag death toll to 32
The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Three more people have been killed in the past seven months by Takata air bag inflators that exploded and…
Continue ReadingUS agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors…
Continue ReadingNew calculator tackles inequality in missing persons stories
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you went missing, how much press would you be “worth”? The Columbia Journalism Review…
Continue ReadingMisinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next…
Continue ReadingOn Wall Street, extreme punishments for weak profit reports
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The punishment has been extreme so far this earnings reporting season when companies report profits…
Continue ReadingColorado could become 2nd state to decriminalize mushrooms
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters are set to decide whether to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for those 21 and…
Continue ReadingEurope urged to save natural gas to avoid shortage next year
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency says Europe could face a severe natural gas shortage…
Continue ReadingStellantis: Park older models due to 3 Takata air bag deaths
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them…
Continue ReadingTanzania says Mount Kilimanjaro fire largely contained
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s prime minister says the fire burning on Mount Kilimanjaro for almost two…
Continue ReadingUS average long-term mortgage rates back under 7%, for now
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dipped back under 7% this week, one day after the Federal…
Continue ReadingRed Cross seeks ‘digital emblem’ to protect against hacking
BERLIN (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is seeking support to create what it calls a “digital red cross/red crescent…
Continue ReadingSlightly fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for jobless benefits fell slightly last week with the U.S. job market remaining…
Continue ReadingSpanish workers demand higher wages to ease inflation pinch
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of workers have rallied in Madrid in a protest called by Spain’s labor unions to demand higher wages to offset the higher…
Continue ReadingG7 ministers seek to boost unity on Ukraine, China, Iran
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer MUENSTER, Germany (AP) — Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies are seeking to…
Continue ReadingModerna misses on 3Q, shaves 2022 vaccine expectations
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Supply problems have again forced Moderna to delay some COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, a move that surprised Wall Street…
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