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FILE - In this image from video, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Jan. 21, 2023, in Dakar, Senegal. Yellen will travel to India next week to attend Group of 20 finance minister meetings in Bengaluru, India, and will address the global economic impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as her visit coincides with the one-year anniversary of the invasion.(AP Photo/Yesica Fisch, File)

Janet Yellen to visit India for G-20 finance meetings

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to India next week to attend Group of 20 finance minister meetings in Bengaluru and will address the global economic impacts of Russia’s invasion of … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 2/17/23

FILE - A traveler walks past an advertisement featuring a Nintendo character at Narita airport in Narita near Tokyo Friday, June 10, 2022. A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese gaming company, a company filing said Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor

A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese gaming company. That's according to a company … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 2/17/23

Airport employees in strike vests are on the move in Departure Hall B in Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Airport in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Thousands of flights to and from German airports were canceled Friday as workers walked out to press their demands for inflation-busting pay increases. The strikes at seven German airports, including Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg, affected almost 300,000 passengers and forced airlines to cancel more than 2,300 flights. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

Thousands of flights canceled as German airport staff strike

Thousands of flights to and from German airports were canceled Friday as workers walked out to press their demands for inflation-busting pay increases. The strikes at seven German airports, including … more

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CORRECTS THE NET LOSS, FILE - Travelers wait in long lines outside the terminal building to check in and board flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, on June 21, 2022. The company that owns one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs, Schiphol airport, said Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, it made a net loss of 77 million euros ($82 million) last year as months of travel chaos hit its bottom line. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Schiphol airport slumps to net loss in 2022 marked by chaos

The company that owns one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, slumped to a net loss of 77 million euros ($82 million) last year as months of travel chaos hit its bottom … more

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A security guard stands guard at the entrance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange building Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Tokyo. Shares slipped in Asia on Friday, Feb. 17 after benchmarks on Wall Street had their biggest drop in four weeks as investors registered disappointment over an inflation reading that came in hotter than expected. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Asian shares skid after inflation report thumps Wall Street

Shares have slipped in Asia after benchmarks on Wall Street took their biggest hit in four weeks as investors registered disappointment over an inflation reading that came in hotter than expected. … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 2/17/23

FILE - A headline about President Donald Trump is displayed outside Fox News studios, on Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. Attorneys for the cable news giant argued in a counterclaim unsealed, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, that a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election is an assault on the First Amendment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Fox hosts didn’t believe 2020 election fraud claims

Hosts at Fox News had serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election being made by guests who were allies of former President Donald Trump. That's according to … more

By RANDALL CHASE | 2/16/23

In this photo provided by Robin Silver, a feral bull is seen along the Gila River in the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico, on July 25, 2020. U.S. forest managers in New Mexico are moving ahead with plans to kill feral cattle that they say have become a threat to public safety and natural resources in the nation's first designated wilderness, setting the stage for more legal challenges over how to handle wayward livestock as drought maintains its grip on the West. (©Robin Silver/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

US forest issues kill order for feral cows in New Mexico

U.S. forest managers in New Mexico are moving ahead with plans to kill feral cattle they say are threatening public safety and natural resources in the nation's first designated wilderness. The Gila … more

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | 2/16/23

A tribute to Manchester United team - nicknamed the "Busby Babes" is displayed on screen in memory of the 65th anniversary of the Munich air disaster which saw 23 people die, prior the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The plane was carrying the Manchester United team - nicknamed the "Busby Babes". (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Man United shares rise amid reported Saudi buyout bid

Shares of Premier League club Manchester United rose sharply ahead of the deadline for takeover bids and reported interest from Saudi Arabia. The stock rose almost 10% in U.S. trading Thursday. … more

By JAMES ROBSON | 2/16/23

FILE - The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York. DoorDash said Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, that it saw a record number of orders and active users in the fourth quarter as it expanded overseas and gained market share at home. (AP Photo, File)

DoorDash sees record orders and users, but losses grow

DoorDash says it saw a record number of orders and active users in the fourth quarter as it expanded overseas and gained market share at home. The San Francisco-based delivery company said Thursday … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 2/16/23

FILE - Attendees at BookExpo America visit the HarperCollins Publishers booth in New York on May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike

Striking union members at HarperCollins have approved a tentative agreement reached last week and will return to work Tuesday, ending a walkout that lasted more than three months and became the … more

By HILLEL ITALIE | 2/16/23

FILE - A sign for Ohio State University stands in Columbus, Ohio, May 8, 2019. Ohio State University announced plans Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, to use a $110 million donation from IT innovator and executive Ratmir Timashev's family foundation to establish a software innovation center with the goal of becoming a new hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and product development. (AP Photo/Angie Wang, File)

Ohio State plans software innovation center with $110M gift

Ohio State University says it plans to use a $110 million donation from IT innovator and executive Ratmir Timashev’s family foundation to establish a software innovation center with the goal of … more

By JULIE CARR SMYTH | 2/16/23

Is Bing too belligerent? Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot

Microsoft’s newly revamped Bing search engine can write recipes and songs and quickly explain just about anything it can find on the internet. But if you cross its artificially intelligent chatbot, … more

By MATT O'BRIEN | 2/16/23

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The FTX founder returned to a New York courtroom for the second time in two weeks to explain why he keeps accessing parts of the internet that the government can't monitor and how it might affect his bail. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Judge suggests jail to limit FTX founder's communications

A federal judge is showing growing impatience with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's use of the internet, suggesting that incarceration might eventually be the most effective way to prevent him from … more

By LARRY NEUMEISTER | 2/16/23

Equipment operator Matt Odiaga walks in front of a pile of waste wood at the Biochar Now facility in Berthoud, Colo., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Colorado lawmakers want to commission a study to see if biochar, a carbon-rich substance that resembles charcoal, can be used to plug the hundreds of deserted oil and gas wells across the state. The material could also be used to filter and absorb pollutants that leak from the wells. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Colorado ponders carbon storage in defunct oil and gas wells

Colorado lawmakers have proposed a bill to study whether a type of charcoal could be used to plug deserted oil and gas wells. The substance is called biochar, and it's made from burning organic … more

By JESSE BEDAYN | 2/16/23

FILE - YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki speaks during the introduction of YouTube TV at YouTube Space LA on Feb. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. Wojcicki announced Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, that she is stepping down as CEO at YouTube after spending nine years as the head of the social media platform. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Susan Wojcicki stepping down as CEO of YouTube

Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as CEO at YouTube after spending nine years as the head of the social media platform. In a blog post, Wojcicki said that she was now going to spend time “ focused on … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 2/16/23

Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for US economy

Call it the Goldilocks consumer. Defying high inflation and sharp interest rate hikes, Americans keep spending — a trend that, if sustained, could keep the economy humming just enough to help avoid … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 2/16/23

Group: Tesla workers fired after union push at NY plant

Several employees at a Tesla factory in Buffalo, New York have been fired after launching union organizing efforts two days ago, according to Tesla Workers United. The group said in a statement on … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 2/16/23

FILE - Protestors from Fuel Poverty Action group hold placards as they demonstrate over the number of excess deaths in Britain due to pensioners unable to heat their homes in winter due to rising fuel costs outside Downing Street in London, on Jan. 19, 2023. Anti-poverty campaigners fumed Thursday Feb. 16, 2023 after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Anti-poverty campaigners rage as energy giants rake in cash

Anti-poverty campaigners are fuming after the parent of Britain’s biggest home energy supplier said earnings more than tripled last year as consumers struggled to pay soaring utility bills. British … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 2/16/23

Protesters gather before a demonstration against a reform aimed at raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 in Paris. France is bracing for a fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests Thursday against a pension reform that is the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France's 5th day of pension reform protests tests resolve

A fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests across France Thursday tested the government’s resolve on a controversial pension reform, the flagship policy of President Emmanuel Macron’s second … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 2/16/23

File - A consist of John Deere tractors sit in Norfolk Southern's Conway Yard in Conway, Pa., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. On Thursday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for January, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level that's closely monitored by the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

US wholesale inflation slows, but price pressures re-emerge

Wholesale prices in the United States surged 6% in January from a year earlier, decelerating for a seventh straight month. But on a month-to-month basis, prices reaccelerated in January, indicating … more

By PAUL WISEMAN | 2/16/23