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By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for humanitarian help has been answered by the European Commission, the government of Canada and dozens of celebrities assembled by advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen, including Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas, actor Hugh Jackman, as well as Madonna and top Grammy nominee Jon Batiste.

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales can be a significant revenue generator. Wall Street Journal was the first to report the development Monday. It noted some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico were on the

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Monday in a muted start to the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.2%. Tesla jumped after saying it is considering another stock split.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Monday as gains for some big technology companies are offset by weakness in energy stocks as crude oil prices fall sharply. The S&P 500 was moving between small gains and losses in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles. Germany’s energy minister told reporters Monday that “all G-7 ministers agreed completely that this (would be) a one-sided and clear breach of the existing contracts.” Russian

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was pointed toward gains before the market opens on Monday, while global shares mostly rose and oil prices fell after Shanghai went into a nine-day semi-lockdown. Futures for the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 each rose 0.2%. Adding to concern over the economic impact from the pandemic, Shanghai

LONDON (AP) — Russian shares have slumped as its stock market resumed trading of all companies after a monthlong halt following the Ukraine invasion. The benchmark MOEX index slid 2.2% on Monday after the Moscow Exchange reopened for all of its several hundred listed companies, but with restrictions still in place to limit volatility. The

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s European Union bailout lenders have approved a plan for the country to repay outstanding loans to the International Monetary Fund two years ahead of schedule. The bloc’s bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, said the outstanding loans worth 1.86 billion euros could be settled early. Three successive bailouts totaling some

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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government is readying a package of emergency economic measures worth 6 billion euros in direct aid and tax breaks and 10 billion euros in loans for families and businesses affected by the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday that the plan aims to protect growth

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mostly higher and oil prices have fallen after Shanghai went into a nine-day semi-lockdown. Benchmarks rose in Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai but fell in Tokyo and Seoul. U.S. futures edged higher. With China’s economic growth already slowing, the restrictions on activity

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s energy industry recorded about 25% more electricity generated from renewable sources in the first three months of the year compared with the same period last year thanks to unusually windy and sunny weather. Preliminary calculations released Monday indicate that Germany generated about 74.5 billion kilowatt hours of renewable power in the

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei says its 2021 sales fell but profit rose 75.9% despite U.S. sanctions in a year when its chief financial officer was released by Canadian authorities, ending a standoff with Washington over its dealings with Iran. Huawei Technologies increased its emphasis on

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister has doubled down on an oil alliance with Russia that’s helped buoy crude prices to their highest in years as Moscow’s war on Ukraine rattles markets and sends energy and commodity prices soaring. The minister spoke at at