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Asia stocks mixed after Wall St down, China manufacturing up
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the U.S. economy contracted and China reported stronger factory activity. Shanghai and Hong Kong gained, whi...
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McCormick, Capital One fall; General Mills, Patterson rise
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: General Mills Inc., up $4.46 to $74.72. The maker of Cheerios cereal, Yoplait yogu...
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Czech brewer Budvar again increases net profit amid pandemic
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased its net profi...
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New York's 1st legal marijuana crop sprouts under the sun
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (AP) - New York's recreational marijuana market is beginning to sprout, literally, with thin-leafed plants stretching toward the sun in farms around t...
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Powell: 'No guarantee' Fed can tame inflation, spare jobs
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there's 'œno guarantee'' the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market. Speaking ...
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EU countries approve climate measures after long talks
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union countries reached a deal following hard-fought talks that dragged into early Wednesday to back stricter climate rules that would eliminate...
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China's Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors spot the corner of a de...
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Merger vote at Spirit could reshape discount airline market
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - The prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the industry much like a series of mergers among big airlines reduce...
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$30B from Russian oligarchs frozen under REPO seizure effort
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A multinational task force designed to seize Russian oligarchs' wealth has blocked and frozen $30 billion in sanctioned individuals' property and funds...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Jun 29, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.98 to $109.78 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.72 to $116.26 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...