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Hewlett Packard Enterprise wins $5B fraud suit vs UK tycoon
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise won a multibillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against a British businessmen it accused of fraud after purchasing h...
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Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street sinks for third day
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as traders looked ahead to data on U.S. employment costs that might influence Federal Reserve decisions on planned i...
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German economy shrank 0.7% in 4th quarter as COVID resurged
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The German economy shrank by 0.7% in last year's fourth quarter amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections and new restrictions, official figures showed F...
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Executive overseeing investments leaves Japan's SoftBank
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Marcelo Claure, who joined SoftBank Group after turning around one of its key investments, office-sharing business WeWork, is leaving, the Japanese technolo...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 21 cents to $86.82 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for March delivery rose 69 cents to $90.03 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline ...
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Huge demand at Caterpillar, but global supply constrains
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - Caterpillar's sales surged in the final quarter of the year despite ongoing disruptions in the global supply chain that have hit almost every sector of the economy. Exe...
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Grains higher, Livestock higher
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. was up 9.25 cents at $7.8625 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 10.75 cents at $6.36 a bushel, Mar. oats gained 20.50 cents at $6.7550 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans...
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IMF urges El Salvador to scale back its Bitcoin push
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The International Monetary Fund said Friday that El Salvador should dissolve the $150 million trust fund it created when it made the cryptocurrency Bitco...
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UN labor group says 1.6M jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - The International Labor Organization says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the worst setbacks as work in factorie...
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Shaky start for Stellantis bid to grab larger China stake
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Moves by carmaker Stellantis to consolidate its position in fast-growing China seemed to be off to a rocky start after one of its joint venture partners sai...