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Ex-eBay execs get prison time for bizarre harassment scheme
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A former eBay Inc. executive was sentenced on Thursday to almost five years in prison for leading a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newslette...
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Storm-battered Florida businesses face arduous rebuilding
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - Walt Disney World and other tourist attractions in central Florida appeared to have avoided severe damage from Hurricane Ian. But many businesses on the state's southwes...
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US economy drops at 0.6% annual rate from April through June
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government an...
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Grains mixed, Livestock higher
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - Wheat for Dec. fell 7 cents at $8.9625 a bushel; Dec. corn was was off 1 cent at $6.6950 a bushel, Dec. oats rose 4.75 cents at $3.8275 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans was...
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Welfare group reports severe breaches on Romanian fur farms
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) - In a dingy basement, chinchillas bred to provide the fashion industry with their fur bite the wire of cages that are stacked floor-to-ceiling ...
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EXPLAINER: How do we know when a recession has begun?
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy shrank in the first half of this year, the government confirmed in a report Thursday, underscoring fears of a broad-based slowdown that cou...
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Porsche shares rise in one of Europe's largest market debuts
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Shares in luxury carmaker Porsche AG rose on their first day of public trading after German parent company Volkswagen raised 9.4 billion euros ...
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CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts rise
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Amazon.com Inc., down $3.21 to $114.80. The internet retail giant is raising its average starting ...
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Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 Calif...
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Albuquerque Starbucks votes to unionize, 1st store in state
Sep 29, 2022 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico is poised to have its first unionized Starbucks store, organizers say. A majority of rank-and-file workers at an Albuquerque location...