China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of…
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Quake swarms at neighboring Alaska volcanoes raise concerns
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Not one but two volcanoes on the same island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain were rocked by…
Continue Reading New Air Force One will stay blue and white, Biden decides
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sticking with a blue-and-white color scheme for the exterior of the…
Continue Reading Judge sides with ConocoPhillips Alaska in well data dispute
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge has ruled that data from wells drilled by ConocoPhillips Alaska on federal lands on…
Continue Reading Online betting begins in sports-crazed Massachusetts
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts sports fans raced to their cell phones Friday to begin placing bets as the state…
Continue Reading National Western Life: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
AUSTIN, Texas — National Western Life: Q4 Earnings…
Continue Reading Regulators cut pressure on pipeline after Kansas oil spill
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. government regulators have stopped allowing a large part of the Keystone oil pipeline to…
Continue Reading A major bank failed. Here’s why it’s not 2008 again
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The financial institution best known for its relationships with high-flying world technology…
Continue Reading Urstadt Biddle: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
GREENWICH, Conn. — Urstadt Biddle: Fiscal Q1 Earnings…
Continue Reading Gap, Vail Resorts fall; Ulta Beauty, Stratasys rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Vail Resorts Inc., down $7.56 to $221.13. The ski resort…
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GREENWICH, Conn. — Urstadt: Fiscal Q1 Earnings…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 3/10/2023
The Associated Press Fear rattled Wall Street Friday, and stocks tumbled on worries about what’s next to break under the weight of rising interest…
Continue Reading Cap on compensation for harm to workers headed to governor
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would cap some of the damages West Virginia workers and their families can…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose 96 cents to $76.68 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for May delivery rose $1.19 to…
Continue Reading In rift with Biden, Manchin vows to block oil, gas nominee
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe…
Continue Reading Juul to pay Chicago $23.8M for underage vaping settlement
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — E-cigarette company Juul Labs will pay Chicago $23.8 million to settle a…
Continue Reading 5 key takeaways from the February US jobs report
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market has once again confounded expectations. The nation’s employers…
Continue Reading Connecticut sues for $2.7M in wages to rest stop workers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut is suing the operator of the state’s 23 highway rest stops. The state alleges that New Haven-based Project…
Continue Reading Judge allows Google antitrust case to move ahead in Virginia
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit…
Continue Reading Belgium bans TikTok from government phones after US, EU
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister says TikTok is being banned from government phones over worries about cybersecurity, privacy and…
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