Category: AP

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 […]
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 […]