By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Tuesday after worse-than-expected inflation data forced investors to question hopes that have sent Wall Street to record heights. The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in morning trading as traders delayed their forecasts for when the Federal Reserve will deliver the
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don’t live up to these claims or don’t respond to questions about their electricity sources, and lab diamonds require a lot of electricity. They are chemically the same
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Body Shop, the British beauty and cosmetics retail chain, says it’s appointed insolvency administrators after years of financial struggles. The retailer grew from a single shop in 1976 to become one of the most recognizable retailers on the British high street with hundreds of stores in
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods in a red shirt on Sunday has become as recognizable as a Masters champion in a green jacket. Only it’s no longer about a Sunday red shirt for Woods. It’s about a brand. Five weeks after Woods and Nike announced their relationship had
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods in a red shirt on Sunday has become as recognizable as a Masters champion in a green jacket. Only it’s no longer about a Sunday red shirt for Woods. It’s about a brand. Five weeks after Woods and Nike announced their relationship had
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of safety experts is urging the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan to communicate more quickly with the public over incidents such as last week’s leak of contaminated water. Thirteen years have passed since the Fukushima disaster in which the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaving it on the field seemed to be the M.O. for everyone who got the chance to return to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Two,” which opens March 1. The sequel had not been a given and was dependent on the success of “Part One,” but
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Nine workers are believed to be trapped underground after a landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey. Officials say the landslide at the Copler mine happened at 2:30 p.m. near the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said nine workers
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A quick-moving snowstorm hit the Northeast on Tuesday canceling and delaying flights, making roads slippery and prompting many school districts to cancel classes or switch to remote learning —- or at least try to switch. In New York City, the online learning system that serves the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Two Thai journalists arrested for reporting on the vandalism of Bangkok temple wall with graffiti criticizing a pro-monarchy law have been released on bail. The arrests, carried out nearly a year after the incident, drew widespread criticism and raised concerns from several right groups over the state of media freedom in Thailand.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An LGBTQ rights activist in Poland says he believes it’s a “new beginning” in Poland after a host on state television apologized on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media for years. Bart Staszewski, a prominent activist, said the apology took him by surprise
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Several workers are believed to be trapped underground after a landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey. Officials said the landslide at the Copler mine happened at 2:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT) near the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province. The province’s governor says the number of people
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International says security forces in Senegal have killed at least three people, including a 16-year-old boy, during protests in recent days denouncing the president’s decision to delay elections. Another large protest by civil society, opposition and trade unions was expected Tuesday evening, but organizers said
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street after a key reading on inflation at the consumer level in the U.S. came in hotter than expected. S&P 500 futures fell 1.1% about 10 minutes after the report from the Labor Department. Dow futures fell 0.8% and Nasdaq futures fell 1.6%. Bond yields jumped.
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet While credit scores aren’t exactly the most romantic topic of discussion, they can be the keys to unlocking the future that you and your partner envision. Chatting about scores with a significant other is also a good way to learn about their money history and behaviors. Knowing not just your
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is rolling out new recordkeeping rules for U.S. investment advisers in its continued effort to clamp down on money laundering, illicit finance and fraud in the American financial system. The proposal, if finalized, would require advisers to develop an anti-money laundering program and file
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Parts of the Northeast were hit Tuesday by a snowstorm that canceled flights and schools and prompted warnings for people to stay off the roads, while some areas that anticipated heavy snow were getting less than that as the weather pattern changed. More than 1,000 flights
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Missy Mazzoli’s “The Listeners” will be given its delayed U.S. premiere on Sept. 25 to open the season of the Opera Philadelphia, which abandoned the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s “Woman with Eyes Closed” because of budget. “The Listeners,” with a libretto by Royce Vavrek and based on Jordan Tannahill’s story, is
Continue ReadingYEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan have traded accusations over a border skirmish that left at least four Armenian soldiers dead and escalated tensions between the two Caucasus neighbors. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry denounced what it described as a “provocation” by Azerbaijani troops who fired on Armenian forces across the border early Tuesday. Four Armenian
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and fitfully coming under control. Tuesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the consumer price index rose 0.3% from December to
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