The Associated Press has learned that a company with an office in Houston and another owned by two American citizens appear to be helping Venezuela bypass U.S. sanctionsMIAMI -- A company with an office in Houston and another owned...
Here is a list of Meta and other tech company layoffs in 2022. Recession fears and rising interest rates have bludgeoned the industry.A rude awakening for the tech industry this year has triggered a slew of layoffs at major companies.Sales...
Walt Disney World has picked a developer to construct and operate an affordable housing development for which the entertainment company is donating 80 acres of landORLANDO, Fla. -- Walt Disney World has picked a developer to construct...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is defending himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package he was awarded by the company’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billionWILMINGTON, Del. -- Tesla CEO...
Twitter employees have to commit to being "extremely hardcore" or accept three months of severance, Twitter's new owner Elon Musk wrote in a company-wide emailTwitter employees have till Thursday evening to commit to...
Americans are bracing for a costly Thanksgiving this year, with double-digit percent increases in the price of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, canned pumpkin and other staplesIn early November, Hays Culbreth’s mother sent a poll to a...
U.S. futures shifted between small gains and losses after Target issued a lackluster profit report, while investors awaited the U.S. government’s latest retail sales dataTOKYO -- U.S. futures shifted between small gains and losses...
Republican proposals could cut inflation but face difficulty in short term, the economists said.As the midterm elections approach, sky-high prices for essentials like gas and groceries continue to weigh on U.S. consumers. The price...
Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage at this year’s U.N. climate talks Friday to tout the benefits of fossil fuelsSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- Members of a Republican Congressional delegation took the stage...
Asian stock markets are lower ahead of a U.S. inflation update that will likely influence Federal Reserve plans for more interest rate hikes after elections left control of Congress uncertainBEIJING -- Asian stock markets followed...
An unexpected and potentially ominous pullback in customer spending ahead of the holiday shopping season pushed third quarter profits at Target down 52% after it was forced to slash prices for Americans who are feeling the squeeze...
Households and businesses across Europe have struggled with high electricity prices for months, though they have fallen since late August peaksMADRID -- Households and Businesses across Europe have struggled with high electricity prices...
Abortion and candidate quality played a major role, experts said.A red wave in the midterm elections propelled by discontent over sky-high inflation was expected to deliver a historic defeat for Democrats – until it didn't.Typically...
U.S. President Joe Biden and other Western backers of Ukraine are throwing their weight behind Poland's investigation into why and how a missile came down in Polish farmland, killing twoPRZEWODOW, Poland -- U.S. President Joe...
Michelle Obama has opened a monthlong, nationwide tour to promote her new book, “The Light We Carry.”WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama says it helps to focus on what you can control when you feel out of control. Among the things she...
A company paid ISIS in order to keep its cement plant in Syria operable.A French industrial company pleaded guilty Tuesday to providing material support to terrorism by paying millions of dollars to ISIS in order to keep its cement...
Members of the Group of 20 leading economies have ended their meeting by declaring that most of them strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and warning that the conflict is intensifying fragilities in the world’s economyNUSA DUA,...
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders who persist in backing new fossil fuel projects despite science warnings that this will push temperatures across the planet to dangerous highsSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- Ugandan...
Kevin Costner can comfortably boast of being television's biggest star right nowNEW YORK -- Kevin Costner's Paramount epic “Yellowstone” reached 12.1 million viewers for the opening night of its fifth season on Sunday,...
Sam Bankman-Fried received numerous plaudits as he rapidly achieved superstar status as the head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX: the savior of crypto, the newest force in Democratic politics and potentially the world’s first trillionaireNEW...
Estee Lauder is acquiring luxury powerhouse Tom Ford in a deal valued at $2.8 billionThe Estee Lauder Cos. is acquiring luxury powerhouse Tom Ford in a deal valued at $2.8 billion, marking the beauty firm’s biggest acquisition yet....