Category: AP

Jun 20

Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly lower after US markets were closed for Juneteenth

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Zimo Zhong Published Jun 20, 2024  •  2 minute read Article content HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks mostly fell Thursday in thin trading after U.S. markets were closed Wednesday in observance of Juneteenth. U.S. futures and oil prices were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei […]
Jun 20

Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 29 with dozens hospitalized in southern India

Article content NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 29 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials told local media Thursday. The incident occurred in the state’s Kallakurichi district, where more than 100 people are being treated in various hospitals, top district official […]
Jun 18

China targets Europe’s farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars

Article content BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The Commerce Ministry didn’t mention the EV tariffs when it announced Monday […]
Jun 16

Toyota shareholders demand vote against chairman Toyoda as automaker embroiled in testing scandal

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Yuri Kageyama Published Jun 15, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s chairman Akio Toyoda will be facing some disgruntled shareholders this week, as two major proxy groups demand a vote against keeping the grandson of the founder on […]
Jun 16

Chinese premier promises more pandas and urges Australia to put aside differences

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Rod Mcguirk Published Jun 15, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute read Article content MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia on Sunday focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and […]
Jun 15

California’s Democratic leaders clash with businesses over curbing retail theft. Here’s what to know

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Tran Nguyễn Published Jun 15, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With retail theft increasing, California Democratic leadership is clashing with a coalition of law enforcement and business groups in a fierce political fight over how to crack […]
Jun 15

Kansas lawmakers poised to lure Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri, despite economists’ concerns

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press John Hanna Published Jun 15, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 170-year-old rivalry is flaring up as Kansas lawmakers try to snatch the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri even though economists long ago […]
Jun 14

AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it’s ripping them off

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matt O’brien And Sarah Parvini Published Jun 14, 2024  •  6 minute read FILE – People are reflected in a window of a hotel at the Davos Promenade in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2024. The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens […]