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Fed's rate hikes threaten its goal of narrowing racial gaps

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - America's hiring boom of the past year has narrowed racial disparities in unemployment. Yet the Federal Reserve's ongoing interest rate hikes - shaping...
Grains mostly lower, Livestock lower

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - Wheat for May lost 21.25 cents at $10.06 a bushel; May corn rose 10.75 cents at $7.4875 a bushel, May oats was off 2.50 cents at $7.2750 a bushel; while May soybeans dec...
Frankfurt Airport owner sells stake in China's Xi'an Airport

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The operator of Frankfurt Airport said Thursday that it is selling its minority stake in China's Xi'an Airport after failing to expand its business in the ...
Asian shares slip as Japan 'tankan' shows weaker outlook

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as a resurgence of Russian attacks dashed hopes for any quick end to the war in Ukraine. The retreat followed a broad...
China manufacturing weakens as anti-virus controls tighten

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March after most of Shanghai and two other industrial centers were shut down to fight coronavir...
AP's Marjorie Miller named as new head of Pulitzer Prizes

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Marjorie Miller, vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press, has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. Mil...
Party's over: Dubai's monthslong Expo 2020 comes to a close

By ISABEL DEBRE
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The world's fair in Dubai, a tech-saturated site teeming with talking robots and solar canopies, sought to be the future. Now, it's hi...
EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation's petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. The White House announced Thursday that B...
More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low

By MATT OTT
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows. Jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 202,000 for the week ...
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell $7.54 to $100.28 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for May delivery fell $5.54 to $107.91 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for Ap...

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