Oil-funded Rockefeller Foundation centers fight for climate
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Foundation, created with wealth generated from the oil industry more than a…
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Asian stocks follow Wall Street ahead of likely US rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as traders prepared for a possible sharp…
Continue ReadingEU agrees to cut natural gas use amid Russian supply fears
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union governments have agreed to reduce consumption of natural gas this winter to protect against further supply cuts by…
Continue ReadingMicronesia’s first COVID-19 outbreak balloons, causing alarm
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s first outbreak of COVID-19 has grown in one week to more than 1,000…
Continue ReadingAlibaba to seek primary listing in Hong Kong, adding to NYSE
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, plans to apply for a primary listing in Hong Kong. The…
Continue ReadingBudget airline Allegiant cuts profit outlook on rising costs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shares of Allegiant Air’s parent company are falling after the company cut its prediction for second-quarter profit. Allegiant…
Continue ReadingBitzero to buy old North Dakota missile site for data center
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum says a crypto mining company is planning to redevelop a northeastern…
Continue ReadingBiden presses computer chips case in advance of Senate vote
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to move quickly to send to him a bipartisan bill…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2.20 to $98.62 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September delivery rose 52…
Continue ReadingWalmart cuts profit outlook as shoppers adapt to inflation
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is lowering its profit outlook for its fiscal second quarter and for the full…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Friday 7/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks racked up more gains Friday as Wall Street closed out its best month since November 2020, a welcome breather for…
Continue ReadingWeber, Newmont fall; WWE, Emergent rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., up $5.59 to $71.81. World Wrestling…
Continue ReadingHollywood producer’s new nonprofit to boost diverse creators
By KAY DERVISHI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Hollywood film producer Dan Lin — known for movies such as Disney’s…
Continue ReadingTim Giago, trailblazing Native American journalist, dies
By GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press Tim Giago, the founder of the first independently owned Native American newspaper in the United States, has died…
Continue ReadingEU struggles with how to cut off its reliance on Russian gas
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations are struggling to find common ground on how to wean the bloc off its reliance…
Continue ReadingFed set to impose another big rate hike to fight inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Conflicting signs about the health of the U.S. economy have thrust the Federal Reserve…
Continue ReadingEx-US congressman among 9 charged in insider trading cases
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. congressman from Indiana, technology company executives, a man training to be an…
Continue ReadingRussia to cut gas through Nord Stream 1 to 20% of capacity
BERLIN (AP) — Russia’s Gazprom says it would further reduce natural gas flows through a major pipeline to Europe to 20% of capacity, citing…
Continue ReadingTo preserve jobs, UAW head says battery plants must be union
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — If the United Auto Workers union can’t organize workers at new electric-vehicle battery…
Continue ReadingRents spike as big-pocketed investors buy mobile home parks
By MICHAEL CASEY and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Investors are buying up mobile home parks across the country, leading…
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