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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., up 88 cents to $33.82. The drugstore chain reported strong fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., up $12.28 to $98.40. The online retailer is splitting into six independent business groups. PVH Corp., up $14.74

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French police forces have clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities as hundred of thousands of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular retirement age increase. Police ramped up security amid government warnings that some demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” In Paris,

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model, including no option to pay with a credit card. The company will roll out the product to some consumers this spring, and will begin reporting the loans to

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players — from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson — into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. Video gamers

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower in relatively quiet trading on Tuesday, and Wall Street is regaining some cool at the tail end of what’s been a turmoil-filled month. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in afternoon trading, with slightly more losers than gainers within the benchmark index.

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about the hi-tech treat. The launch in

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority. He says in a letter to the president dated Tuesday that the White House position “could prevent America from meeting its obligations and hold

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will personally open his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial. Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in damages, Ellison said, accusing Washington, D.C.-based Juul of unlawfully targeting

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in Europe has passed an important hurdle. French lawmakers voted 400 to 93 on Tuesday for a bill that would legalize the temporary use of so-called

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s bank supervisors warned Silicon Valley Bank’s management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its unusual business model, a top Fed official said Tuesday, but its managers failed to take the steps necessary to fix the problems. The Fed

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — An official with Xcel Energy says a faulty pipe that allowed water containing a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to leak at a Minnesota nuclear power plant has been repaired and that the plant will return to service in the next week. Meanwhile, a state agency says

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands marched as protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with police ramping up security after the government warned that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” Concerns that violence could mar the demonstrations prompted

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority. He says in a letter to the president dated Tuesday that the White House position “could prevent America from meeting its obligations and hold

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with directing $40 million in bribes to one or more Chinese officials to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business in a newly rewritten indictment unsealed Tuesday. The charge of conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt

MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — State officials in Minnesota say the shutdown of a nuclear power plant caused a water temperature change that killed at least 230 fish in the Mississippi River. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Monday that the fish didn’t die because of any tritium leaking into the river and that there is

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic? That’s what the nonprofit Comic Relief US hopes, announcing Tuesday its new Kids Relief initiative to encourage giving and community building with a new virtual world on the social gaming platform. The “Kids Relief Presents: Solarpunk Simulator” experience on Roblox

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence inched up in March after two straight monthly declines, even as persistent inflation, bank collapses and anxiety over a possible recession weighed on Americans. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 104.2 in March from 103.4 in February. The

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed in relatively quiet trading on Tuesday, and Wall Street is regaining some cool at the tail end of what’s been a turmoil-filled month. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 53 points, or

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alibaba is separating the company into six business groups as it looks to react faster to market changes and increase their value. Shares of Alibaba Group jumped 8% at the opening bell Tuesday. The company said in a regulatory filing that it will be split

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with many thousands marching and the Eiffel Tower closed and police ramping up security amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” Concerns that violence could mar