Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Starbucks, Lumentum rise; Lyft, Tupperware…
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Continue Reading Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by…
Continue Reading California moves to embrace cryptocurrency and regulate it
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to…
Continue Reading Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which…
Continue Reading Airbus posts profit, plans new jet assembly line in Alabama
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airbus says its first-quarter profit rose sharply from a year ago, as the airlines that buy its planes recover…
Continue Reading How higher Fed rates stand to affect Americans’ finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So…
Continue Reading $61 million in refunds for customers in SC nuclear debacle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge has approved a second round of refunds for customers of a utility that poured billions of dollars into…
Continue Reading Rights group: Russians tortured people in C.African Republic
By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Human Rights Watch has accused Russian mercenaries of executing, torturing and beating…
Continue Reading Deal for Black-majority town in Tennessee takeover case
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a…
Continue Reading Tupperware struggles in Q1, withdraws guidance, taps new CFO
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tupperware’s turnaround isn’t exactly going as planned, with inflation, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion…
Continue Reading Airbnb will revive rules aimed at curbing summer parties
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s taking steps to prevent people from throwing parties at houses they rent for the Memorial Day and July…
Continue Reading Goal! Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt sets auction record
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against…
Continue Reading Moderna first-quarter profit triples on robust vaccine sales
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first…
Continue Reading Intuit to pay $141M settlement over ‘free’ TurboTax ads
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is announcing that the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro, others meet with Iran oil minister
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and high-ranking officials from the South American nation have met with the oil…
Continue Reading Shipping company Maersk sees record quarter as demand surges
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk, says it’s delivered its “best earnings…
Continue Reading Human rights advocate to lead PEN’s writers’ protection work
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The literary writer’s organization PEN America has hired a human rights advocate, Liesl…
Continue Reading Vermont F-35s to fly Europe air policing missions
By WILSON RING Associated Press SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The first overseas deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-35 fighter…
Continue Reading Sinn Fein eyes historic win in Northern Ireland election
By JILL LAWLESS and PETER MORRISON Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein may be headed for a…
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