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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as Americans head to the polls to vote in midterm elections that are being heavily influenced by inflation and the threat of a recession. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 10:14 a.m. Eastern.

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Gass, CEO of department store chain Kohl’s, is stepping down from her role early next month and will become the president of denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. Levi’s said Tuesday in a release that Gass will start on Jan. 2, and the board

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in early trading as Americans head to the polls to vote in midterm elections that are being heavily influenced by inflation. More data on that front arrives this week. On Thursday the government reports figures on consumer inflation, which has been running at the hottest rate in

By SAM MEDNICK Associated press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has reassured Ukrainian farmers that extending a wartime deal to facilitate Black Sea shipments of Ukrainian grain and other commodities is a priority for the U.N. The agreement, which Russia and Ukraine signed separately with the U.N. and Turkey,

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Companies pledging to get their emissions down to net zero better make sure they’ve got a credible plan and aren’t just making false promises, U.N. experts said in a report Tuesday urging tough standards on emissions cutting vows. Released at the the U.N.’s flagship

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge rejected a bid for a new trial for disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes after concluding a key prosecution witness’s recent remorseful attempt to contact her wasn’t enough to award her another chance to avoid a potential prison sentence for defrauding investors

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election that concludes Tuesday. Proposition 30 would place a new 1.75% tax on incomes above $2 million, which is estimated

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gaming industry and Native American tribes are betting big on dueling ballot measures to legalize sports gambling in California, but voters going to the polls Tuesday may not want a piece of the action. Voters have been inundated with a blast stream of advertisements in

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is essentially flat before the opening bell Tuesday with Americans heading to the polls to vote in the midterm elections that are being heavily influenced by inflation, with more data on that front arriving this week. Futures for the S&P 500 moved 0.16% higher,

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU lawmakers investigating the use of surveillance spyware by the bloc’s governments have accused the EU’s executive arm and member countries of neglecting the surveillance scandal that targeted opposition politicians and journalists. The committee investigating Pegasus said Tuesday that national governments “are practicing omertà” — or a

BERLIN (AP) — German officials and media say police raided two branches of Swiss bank UBS in Germany in connection with alleged money laundering by a Russian businessman. A prosecutor in Frankfurt didn’t name the suspect but said Tuesday that the raids were connected to an investigation in which officials raided a luxury yacht and

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters are deciding whether theirs will be the second state, after Oregon, to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for those 21 and older. A ballot measure would create state-regulated “healing centers” for participants to experience the drug. Proponents hope Colorado will join Oregon in establishing a regulated system

By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet The concept of “going home for the holidays” changes throughout your life, and many millennials are currently going through that transition. Even people the same age can be at very different life stages, with a wide range of financial situations, relationships and expectations from family about holiday visits. Setting financial

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet in Paris with the heads of the country’s most climate-damaging industries to pressure them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The meeting aims at accelerating the reduction of carbon emissions — which requires new technologies and investments worth billions of euros. Macron is expected to provide

By SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The record-breaking $1.9 billion Powerball drawing was delayed because a participating lottery had issues processing sales and it’s likely that the results won’t be known until later Tuesday, officials said. “Powerball requires all 48 participating lotteries to submit their sales and play