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WASHINGTON — Carlyle: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A record 50.4 million American adults plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, wagering a total of $16 billion, the gambling industry’s national trade group predicted Tuesday. The American Gaming Association forecasts that 1-in-5 American adults will place a bet on Sunday’s NFL championship

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling hit more civilian targets in Ukraine, starting a fire at a town’s hospital, local officials said Tuesday, before what Kyiv authorities suspected was an impending new offensive by Russia around the anniversary of its invasion. A hospital in the northeastern town of Vovchansk caught

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PARIS (AP) — Public transportation, schools and electricity, oil and gas supplies are disrupted in France as demonstrators were to take to the streets for a third round of nationwide strikes and protests against the government’s pension reform plans. The demonstrations on Tuesday come a day after the debate on the bill started at parliament.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s defense minister has taken a leave of absence for an undetermined period of time after he felt unwell and went to a Copenhagen hospital for a medical checkup last week. The 49-year-old Jakob Ellemann-Jensen is also deputy prime minister and he heads the Liberals that are part of Denmark’s governing

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo has recorded a slight drop in in profit for April-December as it recorded strong sales of its Switch console games. Nintendo’s net profit in the first nine months of the fiscal year through March was 346 billion yen, or $2.6 billion,

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has lifted its ban on Wikipedia services that were blocked last week by the country’s media regulator for not removing purportedly blasphemous content that purportedly hurt the sentiments of Muslims. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered the unblocking late on Monday, according to a government statement and

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British energy firm BP has reported record annual earnings amid growing calls for the U.K. government to boost taxes on companies profiting from the high price of oil and natural gas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The London-based company said Tuesday that underlying replacement cost profit jumped

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese investor SoftBank Group has sunk into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares. The 783 billion yen, or $5.9 billion, net loss for the fiscal third quarter, was a reversal from a 29 billion yen profit a

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street sank under pressure from worries about higher interest rates and Japan reported stronger wage gains than expected. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul rose. Tokyo edged lower after the government reported wages rose in December at close to their

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are meeting to talk about China’s importance to their national economies. They resolved to voice their disagreements with their most important trading partner that is becoming more assertive in their region. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins made Australia the

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for a ninth consecutive time to 3.35% as it battles inflation that rose to 7.8% in the latest quarter. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision on Tuesday to increase the cash rate by 0.25 of a basis

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded after Wall Street sank under pressure from worries about higher interest rates and after Japan reported stronger wage gains than expected. Tokyo gained after the government reported wages rose in December at close to their fastest pace in three decades. Shanghai,

By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Crews released toxic chemicals into the air from five derailed tanker cars that were in danger of exploding Monday and began burning it after warning residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line to leave immediately or face the possibility of death. Flames and

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rambus Inc. (RMBS) on Monday reported profit of $15.9 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had profit of 14 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 47 cents per share. The