Business Stories from May 5, 2022 (Change date)
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New Zealand on verge of wiping out painful cattle diseaseMay 05, 2022 2:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful disease from its herd of 10 million cattle after a four-year campaign that has cost h...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 05, 2022 2:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 45 cents to $108.26 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for July delivery rose 76 cents to $110.90 a barrel. Wholesale gasolin...
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US mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 5.27%, highest since 2009May 06, 2022 8:42 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates resumed their ascent this week, as the key 30-year loan reached its highest point since 2009. The increases came ...
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Rising interest rates in US will hinder foreign economiesMay 05, 2022 3:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates - as it did Wednesday - the impact doesn't stop with U.S. homebuyers paying more for mortgages or Main S...
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Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7BMay 05, 2022 4:01 pm - Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a diverse group of investors including ...
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Grains mixed. Livestock mixedMay 05, 2022 10:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May gained 31 cents at $10.8450 a bushel; May corn was off .25...
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3m ticket requests for World Cup final; 1.4m for England-USMay 05, 2022 6:00 am - FIFA has received 3 million ticket requests for the World Cup final in Qatar and high demand to attend some of its biggest group-stage games, even as issues linger about...
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OPEC+ opens oil taps gradually as Russian war roils marketsMay 05, 2022 8:00 am - LONDON (AP) - OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided Thursday to gradually increase the flows they send to the world, even as Europe's plan to sanction Russian ...
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Carmaker Stellantis says 1Q revenues rose, low Russia riskMay 05, 2022 2:31 am - MILAN (AP) - Carmaker Stellantis on Thursday reported higher first-quarter revenues despite lower deliveries, with no significant impact from the closure of its Russian ...
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Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birdsMay 06, 2022 6:56 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their ...