COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers…
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Traeger: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SALT LAKE CITY — Traeger: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose 74 cents to $68.35 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for May delivery rose $1.01…
Continue Reading Big banks create $30B rescue package for First Republic
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven of the biggest U.S. banks Thursday announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic…
Continue Reading Bid opens to fire SC comptroller for $3.5B accounting error
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers have launched an effort to sack the comptroller general for a…
Continue Reading Ex-Theranos exec finds way to delay start of prison sentence
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani has found an escape hatch from the scheduled start of…
Continue Reading Kansas anti-ESG push slowed by debate over private investors
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers pushing to prevent Kansas from investing its funds using socially and…
Continue Reading Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate…
Continue Reading How French government’s special power to impose a bill works
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen to shun parliament and impose his unpopular pension reforms via a special constitutional…
Continue Reading Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Leaders of unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health…
Continue Reading Iranians facing economic crisis find little New Year’s cheer
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s bazaars are packed ahead of the Persian New Year next week. But there’s…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates come back down to 6.6%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage inched back down this week after five straight weeks of increases, good news for…
Continue Reading MLB umpires will have a new view this season — on Zoom
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Umpires will have a new view this season. On Zoom. Major League Baseball struck a deal with Zoom…
Continue Reading Yellen declares bank system sound, as new rescues ordered
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm, upbeat reassurances to rattled bank depositors…
Continue Reading KVH: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — KVH: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Tsakos: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece — Tsakos: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British authorities say they’re banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from…
Continue Reading US jobless aid claims fell last week as layoffs remain low
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal…
Continue Reading Williams-Sonoma: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SAN FRANCISCO — Williams-Sonoma: Fiscal Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Experts, banks look for ideas to stop next bank failure
By PAUL WISEMAN and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The warning signs were all there. Silicon Valley Bank was expanding at a…
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