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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Italian regulators say the company behind ChatGPT will propose measures to resolve data privacy concerns that sparked the country’s temporary ban on the artificial intelligence chatbot. The Italian data protection authority said Thursday that OpenAI promised to set out measures to address the concerns during a

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say a state actor is the most likely culprit for the explosions that incapacitated the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, an act deemed as sabotage. However, they caution that the identity of the perpetrator is still unclear and hint that it is likely to

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Deadly storms in the past two weeks unleashed dozens of tornadoes that killed at least 63 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of people’s homes. An average of 1,200 tornadoes hit the country yearly, and a recent study shows the United States will probably get more killer supercells that spawn

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell this week as the labor market continues to hold up in the face of the Federal Reserve aggressive campaign to cool the economy and bring down inflation. Jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending April 1 fell by

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DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 564,000 older small SUVs because road salt can cause the frame to rust and rear suspension parts to come loose. The recall covers certain CR-Vs from 2007 through 2011 that were sold or registered in states where salt is used to clear roads in the winter. U.S. safety

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was subdued early on the last day of trading this week as investors awaited Thursday’s weekly unemployment figures with the more significant government jobs report coming when markets are closed on the Good Friday holiday. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $114.7 million. The San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 29 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 34 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks are on a tear as investors bet builders’ prospects will brighten this spring homebuying season. KB Home, PulteGroup and Tri Pointe Homes are among more than a dozen U.S. homebuilders whose stock price is up by more than 20% this year. Meanwhile, the

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to “bring Russia to its senses.” But Xi gave no indication Beijing would use its leverage as Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic partner to press for a settlement. Xi gave no sign China had changed

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By OLIVIA CHEN of NerdWallet Filing for a tax extension is sometimes unavoidable. But if you are planning to apply for business financing this year, an extension could cause delays in the underwriting process or paint an inaccurate or out-of-date financial picture of your business. In turn, those issues could keep your business from the

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LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators have started investigating Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot, adding further scrutiny to the $1.7 billion deal. The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday that it’s considering whether the deal will result in a “substantial lessening of competition” within the United Kingdom. In an initial step, the U.K.

BEIJING (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to use Beijing’s influence to “bring Russia to its senses” and help make “lasting peace” in Ukraine. Macron pointed to Chinese support for the United Nations Charter, which calls for respect of a country’s territorial integrity, and for nuclear agreements. Xi

ROME (AP) — Roma’s current and former American owners and Lazio president Claudio Lotito are among numerous officials at the two clubs being investigated by Italian authorities for false accounting via alleged abuse of capital gains in the transfer market. The investigations also involve Salernitana and resulted in financial police searches at offices for the

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is turning the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll into an educational as well as fun experience for the thousands of children who’ll participate. The White House says “EGGucation” is the theme for Monday’s event. The first lady is a teacher. “EGGucation” was her theme

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were trading mixed Thursday as investors turned their attention to upcoming earnings reports and other economic indicators. France’s CAC 40 added 0.2% in early trading to 7,329.86, while Germany’s DAX rose 0.2% to 15,553.23. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.5% to 7,697.24. The future for

HOUSTON — Vaalco Energy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts last year, enough to light up around 15 million homes,