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business / Mon, Dec 11, 2023 6:02 AM

A day of 2 prime ministers in Poland begins the delayed transition to a centrist, pro-EU government

The national conservatives who have ruled Poland for eight years are finally expected to start relinquishing power to a centrist bloc led by...

business / Mon, Dec 11, 2023 5:31 AM

Thousands of demonstrators from Europe expected in Brussels to protest austerity measures in the EU

Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Brussels on Tuesday to protest what they perceive as new austerity measures as the 27 European...

business / Mon, Dec 11, 2023 4:33 AM

Pressure mounts on Hungary to unblock EU membership talks and funds for Ukraine

Pressure is mounting on Hungary not to veto the start of European Union membership talks and the supply of economic aid to Ukraine at a pivotal...

business / Mon, Dec 11, 2023 4:22 AM

Biden administration says New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS law

The Biden administration says it will provide $35 million to BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making computer chips...

business / Mon, Dec 11, 2023 3:19 AM

Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says that hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia

business / Mon, Dec 11, 2023 3:06 AM

Stock market today: World shares mostly higher after Wall Street hits 2023 peak

World shares are mostly higher after Wall Street reached a 20-month high ahead of a week that includes essential U.S. inflation data and a final...

business / Sun, Dec 10, 2023 11:36 PM

Mariah Carey's 1994 hit 'All I Want for Christmas is You' still dominates the holiday charts

“All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey's hit from 1994, has grown over the last three decades into the Christmas colossus

business / Sun, Dec 10, 2023 10:39 PM

Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months

A power blackout has hit Kenya, paralyzing large parts of the country, and the transport minister is calling for an investigation into “possible...

business / Sun, Dec 10, 2023 6:25 PM

PGA Tour selects Fenway group among private investors. More talks planned with Saudis

The PGA Tour says a new consortium led by Fenway Sports Group is the unanimous pick to negotiate on becoming a business partner

business / Sun, Dec 10, 2023 9:04 AM

The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell

Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s...

business / Sun, Dec 10, 2023 6:32 AM

The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. It's irked some other nations at COP28

The European Union’s plan to impose a tax on the carbon pollution emitted to make goods imported from countries like India and China has sparked a...

business / Sat, Dec 9, 2023 11:12 PM

AP PHOTOS: Moscow hosts a fashion forum with designers from Brazil, China, India and South Africa

business / Sat, Dec 9, 2023 10:56 PM

Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?

Visitors walking along the river that flows through downtown Rotterdam might be surprised to see a three-tiered structure moored in the water,...

business / Sat, Dec 9, 2023 10:51 PM

Agriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see big barriers to cutting emissions

This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that accounts for about a third of the...

business / Sat, Dec 9, 2023 10:19 PM

Shohei Ohtani joins big-money club with massive contract with Los Angeles Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes and Mike Trout are among the world’s top athletes, each with a long list of epic...

business / Sat, Dec 9, 2023 2:51 PM

Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions

Universities of Wisconsin regents have narrowly rejected a deal with Republicans that would have given employees a pay raise and paid for...

business / Sat, Dec 9, 2023 12:29 AM

What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?

The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai

business / Fri, Dec 8, 2023 9:41 PM

UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region

The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting requested by Guyana following Venezuela’s recent...