Meta, Wolfspeed fall; Caterpillar, Southwest rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Caterpillar Inc., up $15.18 to $212.14. The construction…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.17 to $89.08 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue ReadingAttorneys general say Albertsons should delay $4B dividend
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A bipartisan group of attorneys general is asking Albertsons to delay a $4 billion payout to its shareholders…
Continue ReadingOfficial: 2021 Colorado wildfire losses surpass $2 billion
DENVER (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses,…
Continue ReadingBelarus sends one more independent journalist to prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced another independent journalist to three years in prison. It’s the second prison…
Continue ReadingBulgaria to buy a second batch of eight new F-16s from US
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker government has approved the purchase of a second batch of eight new F-16 fighter jets needed to bring…
Continue ReadingFather, son convicted in assault spurred by Pokemon Go
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has convicted a father and son for attacking a Pokemon Go rival in a dispute that ended with all three men in a…
Continue ReadingNLRB alleges Amazon’s Jassy violated labor law in interviews
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint accusing Amazon CEO Andy Jassy of…
Continue ReadingUS mortgage rates top 7% for the first time in 2 decades
By MATT OTT and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than…
Continue ReadingAuto prices finally begin to creep down from inflated highs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — All summer long, Aleen Hudson kept looking for a new minivan or SUV for her growing passenger shuttle…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ian’s lucrative cleanup deals generate new storm
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press It has been a month since Hurricane Ian ravaged southwest Florida. Now multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts are…
Continue ReadingCrisis-stricken Cuba caught between ally Russia, nearby U.S.
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian caused an island-wide blackout when it tore through western Cuba in late September.…
Continue ReadingNord Stream 1 operator sends ship to survey pipeline damage
BERLIN (AP) — The operator of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline says a ship that it chartered has arrived at the site of last month’s…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron visits military sites, touts arms production
PARIS (AP) — In a show of France’s military prowess, President Emmanuel Macron has visited a Caesar cannon firing range and missile testing…
Continue ReadingMusk doesn’t seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t…
Continue ReadingCall of Duty’s latest battle is between Microsoft and Sony
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Hunting down your enemies on the bustling streets of Amsterdam, along the U.S.-Mexico border or in a…
Continue ReadingDanske Bank books $1.9 bln provision to settle Estonia case
HELSINKI (AP) — Danish lender Danske Bank says it will book a 14 billion Danish kroner ($1.9 billion) provision in the third quarter for impending…
Continue ReadingUS unemployment claims inched higher, but remain very low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains…
Continue ReadingDrugmaker Merck tops 3Q forecasts as Keytruda sales jump 20%
The Associated Press Merck turned in a better-than-expected third quarter and raised its 2022 forecast as the drugmaker’s top seller brought in…
Continue ReadingAltria inks new deal on heated cigarettes as sales slide
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria has announced a new partnership with Japan Tobacco to bring a heat-not-burn cigarette…
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