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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy has stagnated in the final three months of last year under the weight of a cost-of-living crisis. It’s squeezing household budgets, crimping business investment and fueling labor unrest. The Office for National Statistics said Friday that gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday. Thirty-one of the 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in south Texas. The team turned off one engine before sending the

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen after Wall Street retreated for a second day as market watchers considered earnings reports and various indicators about whether inflation is waning in the U.S. and elsewhere. Investors are also scrutinizing an array of earnings reports coming from top companies around the

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing. South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its

By MATTHEW DALY and GABE STERN Associated Press MCCARRAN, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada company that recycles batteries for electric vehicles has won a $2 billion green energy loan from the Biden administration. Redwood Materials, a recycling venture founded by the former chief technology officer at Tesla Inc., secured the conditional loan from the Energy

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has rejected a coal mining application based on environmental law for the first time. The government is under pressure to block all new coal and gas extraction projects in the interest of curbing climate change. But Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said Thursday she would decide

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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — About $1 billion of Major League Baseball’s revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says “think you should

TORONTO — Tucows: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company has now sold nearly 95 million of its original 225 million shares of Chinese electric carmaker BYD’s stock, but it remains a significant shareholder. Berkshire Hathaway said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock market Thursday that it had sold another

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) on Thursday reported a loss of $45.9 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 6 cents per share. The results

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: The Walt Disney Co., down $1.42 to $110.36. The media and amusement park giant announced layoffs and a cost-savings plan. Affirm Holdings Inc., down 2.73 to $13.29. The digital commerce platform cut its revenue forecast for the year. Mattel Inc., down

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yelp Inc. (YELP) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $20.1 million. The San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for

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