IMF says trimming global growth forecast due to rising risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the agency is trimming its forecast for global growth this year. IMF Managing Director…
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Johnson & Johnson seeks U.S. clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration today to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves…
Trading apps move to get a live person to hear your problems
NEW YORK — It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when…
US trade deficit hits record $73.3 billion in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a…
GM building giant battery development lab in Detroit suburb
WARREN, Mich. — General Motors says it’s building a huge new electric vehicle battery lab in Michigan where scientists will work on chemistry to cut…
US, France edge closer to rapprochement after AUKUS spat
PARIS (AP) — France and the United States edged closer Tuesday toward rapprochement after the Biden administration’s exclusion of Washington’s oldest ally from a new…
PepsiCo: Q3 earnings snapshot
PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Inc. today reported third-quarter net income of $2.22 billion. On a per-share basis, the company said it had net income of…
$699.8 million Powerball jackpot won, ticket sold in California
DES MOINES — After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky…
Physics Nobel rewards work on climate change, other forces
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict…
UW-P’s IDEA Hub sparks innovation
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Antonette Cummings has an idea for solving three pressing problems. In the tri-state region, abandoned mines rear their heads. Sinkholes form. Coal…