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SURREY, British Columbia — Kelso Technologies: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By SUSIE BLANN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The British government said Thursday that it sent long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine to help drive out Russia’s occupying forces, an announcement made as Kyiv said it had delayed a long-expected spring counteroffensive while awaiting the delivery of more Western weapons. Britain is

TORONTO — Hut 8: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

BOSTON — Haemonetics: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in choppy trading Thursday after a report showed evidence that inflation in the United States was cooling, even if it remains too high. France’s CAC 40 gained 0.6% in early trading to 7,407.78. Germany’s DAX edged up 0.1% to 15,918.15. Britain’s FTSE

DULUTH, Ga. — National Vision: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are discussing ways to support Ukraine and pressure Russia to end the war as they meet in Japan starting Thursday. Ukraine’s finance minister, Serhiy Marchenko, was participating online in the first session of the G-7 talks

AUSTIN, Texas — Yeti: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

WALTHAM, Mass. — PerkinElmer: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say that a 50-year-old man has been charged with spreading sensitive military information online. Authorities didn’t identify the man who they say administered a database that was used for the exchange of secret information. The information was posted in a forum that he allegedly was responsible for. He was charged

BILLERICA, Mass. — Entegris: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing works by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after his drawings drew government complaints. Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao did not elaborate on why it would stop publishing Wong Kei-kwan’s works in its announcement. Wong, better known by his pen

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet in Japan beginning Thursday as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling and potential default looms as one of the biggest potential threats to the global economy. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said one of

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech dominant power utility CEZ says its net profit in the first quarter of the year was 10.8 billion Czech crowns ($505 million), 60% less than a year ago. The board of directors has approved a proposal for a record dividend of 117 Czech crowns per share for the company’s annual

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates later Thursday to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. Financial markets expect the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is creating a $200 million fund for research and development projects aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels in commercial aviation. Emirates made the announcement Thursday ahead of releasing their annual report for 2022. The airline, owned by Dubai’s government, said the funding

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in choppy trading Thursday after a report showed evidence that inflation in the United States was cooling, even if it remains too high. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.1% in afternoon trading to 29,102.25. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1% to 7,249.00.

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting June 1. In lowering the coronavirus alert level from “critical” to plainly “alert” starting June 1, health authorities will also lift mask mandates in pharmacies and small clinics. Wearing

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that’s in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet’s main gateway. The gradual shift in how Google’s search engine