Biden paints oil firms as war profiteers, talks windfall tax
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on…
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GOP seizes on voter hesitancy to attack EVs as costly to US
By HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are…
Continue ReadingInstagram trying to reconnect users locked out of accounts
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram says its working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts. Some users…
Continue ReadingCampari Group adding to its Kentucky bourbon business
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Italian-based Campari Group says it will add to its Kentucky bourbon portfolio in a deal to obtain a majority…
Continue ReadingKey issue as Fed meets this week: When to slow rate hikes?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s…
Continue ReadingPowerball prize soars to $1.2B after no winners found Monday
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six…
Continue ReadingSalary transparency laws aim to combat pay disparities
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Starting this week, job-seekers in New York City will have access to a key piece of information: how…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s brash President Bolsonaro mum after election loss
By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In Brazil’s capital on Monday, the silence was deafening. Nearly a full…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean
By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain…
Continue ReadingInsider Q&A: Company’s chemistry could cut EV battery costs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a…
Continue ReadingWorkers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China…
Continue ReadingPoland looks to South Korea to build 2nd nuclear power plant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build a second planned nuclear power plant. The decision…
Continue ReadingUN labor agency: Ukraine war, other crises take toll on jobs
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. labor agency is warning that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter.…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: What are your employee benefits really worth?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Benefits make up more than 30% of the typical compensation package, but companies aren’t always clear about how much…
Continue ReadingA look at suspension bridge that collapsed in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat in one of the…
Continue ReadingInflation hits new record in Europe, slowing economy
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation just keeps punishing the European economy. Annual price increases hit…
Continue ReadingNine arrested after bridge collapses in India, killing 134
By AJIT SOLANKI, AIJAZ HUSSAIN, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Police in western India have arrested nine…
Continue ReadingWhite House invites dozens of nations for ransomware summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is bringing together three dozen nations, the European Union and a slew of private-sector companies for a two-day…
Continue ReadingDanish election could pave the way for a centrist government
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s general election this week could change the political landscape with…
Continue ReadingSudanese refinery resumes full operations after ‘sabotage’
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s state news agency says an oil refinery in the capital of Khartoum has resumed operations following a brief halt due to an…
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