Nissan eager to leverage US tax credit on electric vehicles
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan says it’s aggressively pushing electric vehicles to take advantage of a new U.S. law…
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Australia lifts permanent immigration by 35,000 to 195,000
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced it will increase its permanent immigration intake by 35,000 to…
Continue ReadingVenezuela government again accuses ex-oil czar of wrongdoing
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government is again accusing its former oil czar of wrongdoing…
Continue ReadingAmazon bid to scrap historic union win blocked
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A hearing officer for a federal labor board has rebuffed Amazon’s attempt to scrap a…
Continue ReadingJudge declines to overturn Elizabeth Holmes guilty verdict
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday tentatively declined to overturn the jury conviction of…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/1/2022
The Associated Press A late burst of buying erased some of the stock market’s losses Thursday, leaving indexes mixed on Wall Street at the closing…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Democrats cap legislative year with climate wins
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals and a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools…
Continue ReadingStarbucks names former PepsiCo executive as new CEO
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks has named a longtime PepsiCo executive as its new CEO. The coffee giant said Thursday that Laxman…
Continue ReadingNvidia, Hormel fall; Nutanix, Forma Therapeutics rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Nvidia, Hormel fall; Nutanix, Forma Therapeutics…
Continue ReadingDrug company CEO pleads guilty to selling tainted medicine
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former owner and CEO of a South Florida drug manufacturing company has been sentenced to three years and one month…
Continue ReadingPaddleboarder loses phone; scuba diver finds it next day
ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — When Laura Hernandez fell into the water and lost her iPhone while paddleboarding off Massachusetts earlier this month, she…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $2.94 to $86.61 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue ReadingAtlanta hospital announces closure, drawing mayor’s ire
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — One of Atlanta’s largest hospitals says it plans to shut down in two months after…
Continue ReadingMicron to invest $15 billion on memory chip plant in Boise
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Micron will invest $15 billion though the end of the decade on a new semiconductor plant in its hometown that the…
Continue ReadingHouse committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee seeking financial records from former President Donald Trump has reached an…
Continue ReadingFed is hoping August hiring report will show slowdown
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it’s come to this: If Friday’s…
Continue ReadingCDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters. The decision opens the…
Continue ReadingEU: US electric vehicle tax credit reduces buyers’ choices
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union trade chief says a new U.S. tax credit aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles could eventually…
Continue ReadingGibraltar confirms leakage of fuel from stranded cargo ship
The Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Gibraltar authorities say that a small amount of heavy fuel oil has leaked from a bulk carrier ship stranded…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates rise to 5.66%, weighing on housing market
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose to their highest level in two months this week,…
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