GE workers in Alabama seek union
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Workers at a General Electric factory in Alabama launched an effort to form a union, joining a wave of labor organization…
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Buffett’s company likely to add to its stake in Occidental
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company now has clearance to boost its current 20% stake in Occidental…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz in Canada to diversify energy supply
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — German leader Olaf Scholz says he’s working as fast as he can to reduce Germany’s…
Continue ReadingBulgaria energy minister calls Gazprom talks ‘inevitable’
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s interim government has signaled its readiness to negotiate with Russian energy company Gazprom on the…
Continue ReadingGermany: No single cause for massive Oder River fish die-off
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says several substances seem to have contributed to a massive fish die-off in the Oder…
Continue ReadingFord cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs in bid to lower costs
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to…
Continue ReadingSerb official visits Moscow, calls sanctions EU ‘hysteria’
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s interior minister has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in…
Continue ReadingPfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the…
Continue ReadingStudy: Already shrunk by half, Swiss glaciers melting faster
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s reshapes board as longtime member Penrose retires
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is reshaping its board, including the exit of a board member recently targeted by activist…
Continue ReadingEx-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud charge
LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied a fraud charge over his alleged failure to declare millions of pounds in…
Continue ReadingAdidas CEO to step down next year, successor sought
BERLIN (AP) — Sports apparel maker Adidas says CEO Kasper Rorsted will step down next year and it has started looking for a successor. The…
Continue ReadingCyprus says new gas discovery aids Europe’s energy search
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ Energy Ministry says a new gas discovery off the island’s southern…
Continue ReadingNM city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws…
Continue ReadingSunrun CEO Powell sees need for more rooftop solar
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the head of the nation’s largest rooftop solar installer, Mary Powell has a stake in the…
Continue ReadingRussia blames Ukraine for nationalist’s car bombing death
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Moving quickly to assign blame, Russia on Monday declared Ukrainian intelligence responsible…
Continue ReadingWanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment…
Continue ReadingKenya presidential vote loser files Supreme Court challenge
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to…
Continue ReadingUkraine: 9,000 of its troops killed since Russia began war
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already killed some 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers…
Continue ReadingCineworld considers bankruptcy as cinema struggles continue
The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Cineworld Group says it’s considering a U.S. bankruptcy filing for Chapter 11 protection, as it contends…
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