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By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street inched slightly higher early Wednesday ahead of the release of key inflation data likely to influence the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates. Futures for the Dow industrials picked up nearly 0.2% and futures for the S&P 500 ticked up 0.1% “Broader markets remain

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has presented scaled-back plans to liberalize the country’s rules on cannabis. The proposal issued on Wednesday would decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of nonprofit “cannabis clubs” to buy marijuana for recreational purposes. The health minister says German officials also envision setting up

By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds A small electric luxury SUV like the Audi Q4 e-tron might be just the right vehicle for you. But maybe things like sustainable interior materials, Swedish design and 400-plus horsepower appeal to you. If so, you need to put the Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin Pure Electric on your list. Which electric

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has issued a searing — though symbolic — rebuke of an emergency plan spearheaded by the executive branch to prop up embattled Credit Suisse and shepherd it into a takeover by Swiss banking rival UBS. The National Council voted 102 to 71

By TREA BRANCH of NerdWallet Massive tech layoffs, bank failures and a potential U.S. recession  could throw a wrench in the plans of 2023 graduates — in the same year federal student loan payments are expected to resume and accrue interest. But throughout all of this uncertainty, new graduates, even those with student loans, shouldn’t

LONDON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year. In an interview also streamed live late Tuesday on Twitter Spaces, Musk discussed his ownership of the online platform, including

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By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032, a nearly tenfold increase over current electric vehicle sales. The proposed regulation, announced Wednesday by

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Wednesday, as investors watched for key inflation data likely to influence the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates. France’s CAC 40 added 0.4% in early trading to 7,420.32. Germany’s DAX edged up 0.4% to 15,709.27. Britain’s FTSE 100 surged 0.5% to

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is embarking on a privatization push to help its cash-strapped government after pressure from the International Monetary Fund. The new policy is supposed to be a serious departure for the Egyptian state, which has long maintained a tight grip over sectors of the economy. But local business owners and analysts have

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, as markets watched for key inflation data likely to influence the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% in early trading to 28,096.74. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 7,352.10. South Korea’s Kospi edged less

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have unveiled three new high-tech policing devices including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security robot.

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys defending Fox in a defamation case related to false claims about the 2020 election withheld critical information about the role company founder Rupert Murdoch played at Fox News, a revelation that angered the judge when it came up at a Tuesday hearing. It was not

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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The paintings ultimately wound up at the Orlando Museum of Art in

The Associated Press Wall Street drifted through a muted day of trading, with stocks and bonds making modest moves ahead of an anticipated update on consumer inflation and other reports later in the week. The S&P 500 had its smallest one-day move in more than a year and dipped by less than 0.1%. The Dow