Category: AP

Jun 14

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after AI hopes nudge Wall St to records. BOJ stands pat

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Yuri Kageyama Published Jun 14, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday after Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes on Wall Street to more records. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.4% to […]
Jun 13

Milei’s radical overhaul advances in Argentina’s Senate as protesters clash with police

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Isabel Debre Published Jun 13, 2024  •  Last updated 7 minutes ago  •  3 minute read Article content BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate began what’s likely to be an all-night voting marathon on the details of President Javier Milei ‘s sweeping proposals […]
Jun 13

G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets. Here’s how it will work

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Fatima Hussein Published Jun 13, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival that would use interest […]
Jun 12

Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Aniruddha Ghosal Published Jun 12, 2024  •  5 minute read Article content HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year, more than a tenth of the country’s entire […]
Jun 10

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That’s led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Nick Perry Published Jun 10, 2024  •  5 minute read Article content VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — An 81-year-old woman on Martha’s Vineyard drove up to the Island Time dispensary last week seeking her usual order of pot. But owner Geoff Rose had […]
Jun 9

Large chunk of Wyoming’s Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Jun 08, 2024  •  Last updated 3 hours ago  •  2 minute read Article content JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A large chunk of a twisting mountain pass road collapsed in Wyoming, authorities said Saturday, leaving a gaping chasm in the highway and severing […]
Jun 8

22 Chinese nationals sentenced to long prison terms in Zambia for multinational cybercrimes

Article content LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Zambian court on Friday sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. The Magistrates Court in the capital, Lusaka, sentenced them for terms ranging from seven […]