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AP Wire January 17, 2022

Credit Suisse chairman resigns after internal investigation

GENEVA — Credit Suisse says its chairman has resigned following an internal investigation that reportedly turned up that he had violated quarantine rules intended to…

AP Wire January 17, 2022

China’s economy grows 8.1% in 2021, slows in second half

BEIJING — Chinese leaders are under pressure to boost slumping economic growth while they try to contain coronavirus outbreaks ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics…

AP Wire January 16, 2022

Tech Q&A: What’s wrong if Wi-Fi is faster than a wired internet connection

Question: I do a lot of videoconferencing on Microsoft Teams and Zoom. I can use either Wi-Fi with a download speed about 80 megabits per…

AP Wire January 14, 2022

Industrial output falls 0.1% unexpectedly amid supply issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production fell 0.1% in December, the first decline since September, with manufacturers still struggling with snarled supply chains. Many economists…

AP Wire January 14, 2022

December retail sales slip after a record holiday season

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans overlooked shortages, spiking prices and uncertainty over the omicron variant to break spending records during the critical holiday shopping season….

AP Wire January 14, 2022

Wells Fargo’s $5.8 billion profit easily tops expectations

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Wells Fargo easily beat Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter with interest rates beginning to take off, likely another boost…

AP Wire January 14, 2022

Citigroup: Q4 earnings snapshot

NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. today reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.14 billion. The New York-based bank said it had earnings of $1.46 per share. The…

AP Wire January 14, 2022

China’s trade surplus surges to record $676.4 billion in 2021

BEIJING — China’s politically volatile global trade surplus surged to $676.4 billion in 2021, likely the highest ever for any country, as exports jumped 29.9%…