AP National Business Archives

Thousands likely at Buffett’s meeting but not all are happy

April 29, 2022 4:46 pm The Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are expected to pack an Omaha arena Saturday for Warren Buffett’s… Continue Reading

A longer life for Diablo Canyon? Newsom touts nuke extension

April 29, 2022 4:22 pm The Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising the possibility that the state’s last nuclear… Continue Reading

Oklahoma parks director resigns, restaurant operator sued

April 29, 2022 3:00 pm The Associated Press

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The embattled director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department has resigned and the… Continue Reading

Russia makes last-minute bond payment to avoid default

April 29, 2022 2:57 pm The Associated Press

By KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Russia has staved off a default on its debt by making a last-minute payment… Continue Reading

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

April 29, 2022 1:26 pm The Associated Press

The Associated Press More steep losses for technology stocks pushed major indexes lower on Friday, leaving them with steep losses for April. The… Continue Reading

Prosecutor: LA funeral home director left remains to rot

April 29, 2022 1:23 pm The Associated Press

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say a Los Angeles funeral home owner illegally left the remains of 11 people,… Continue Reading

Amazon, AbbVie fall, Mohawk Industries, Honeywell rise

April 29, 2022 1:22 pm The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Amazon, AbbVie fall, Mohawk Industries, Honeywell… Continue Reading

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

April 29, 2022 1:15 pm The Associated Press

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange… Continue Reading

Musk sells $8.5B in Tesla stock as he readies to buy Twitter

April 29, 2022 12:42 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press In the three days after he announced he had a deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk has sold $8.5 billion worth of Tesla to help fund… Continue Reading

Jury awards nearly $9M to families in fertility fraud case

April 29, 2022 12:15 pm The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — A jury has awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a Colorado fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate… Continue Reading

Pilot in botched Arizona Red Bull plane stunt apologizes

April 29, 2022 11:35 am The Associated Press

ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — The pilot in charge during a forbidden Red Bull plane-swapping stunt is taking full responsibility for the ensuing crash over the… Continue Reading

Moderna to open vaccine factory in Canada, its first abroad

April 29, 2022 11:33 am The Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) — American pharmaceutical company Moderna says it will build a vaccine factory in Montreal, its first outside of the United States.… Continue Reading

An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns

April 29, 2022 10:25 am The Associated Press

By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV… Continue Reading

Redfin settles lawsuit alleging housing discrimination

April 29, 2022 10:18 am The Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Fair housing advocates have announced a settlement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage… Continue Reading

Millions of bees used in pollination die in airline shipping

April 29, 2022 10:13 am The Associated Press

By The Associated Press A shipment of honeybees bound from California to Alaska died after an airline re-routed them through Atlanta, then left… Continue Reading

First recent US case of human bird flu confirmed in Colorado

April 29, 2022 9:49 am The Associated Press

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have… Continue Reading

Americans bring ‘souvenir’ artillery shell to Israel airport

April 29, 2022 8:30 am The Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — A bomb scare set off scenes of panic at Israel’s airport after an American family showed up with an unexploded artillery shell they… Continue Reading

Switzerland’s top lawyer seeks tools to curb financial crime

April 29, 2022 8:04 am The Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland's new attorney general is pushing parliament to give his office more tools… Continue Reading

Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses

April 29, 2022 8:03 am The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding… Continue Reading

FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids

April 29, 2022 7:46 am The Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review… Continue Reading