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By Richa Naidu LONDON – As energy bills mount and the threat of rationing increases, some European retailers are turning off lights and considering shorter opening hours this winter. Energy …

By Andrew Hay and Steve Gorman ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A Muslim immigrant from Afghanistan has been arrested as the prime suspect in the serial killings of four Muslim men that …

By Gergely Szakacs and Jan Lopatka BUDAPEST – Russian oil pipeline flows resumed to Central Europe on Wednesday, ending a six-day halt, after Hungarian group MOL paid transit fees owed …

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akriti Sharma (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, saying the funds could …

By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK -Thailand’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the first time in nearly four years on Wednesday to counter surging inflation, signalling …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Boeing on Wednesday delivered its first 787 Dreamliner since May 2021, a milestone for the planemaker that has faced production problems with its widebody jet. American …

(Reuters) – Market volatility triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and soaring global interest rates has forced investors to pull back from backing initial public offerings, resulting in a dramatic …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Oprah Winfrey’s company has filed a lawsuit against the creators of the “Oprahdemics” podcast, claiming that the program misleads listeners into thinking she sponsored …

(Reuters) – Wendy’s Co missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly U.S. same-store sales growth on Wednesday, as inflation-hit Americans cut their trips to its diners selling hamburgers and fries that …

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he declined to answer questions during an appearance before the New York state attorney general in a civil investigation into …

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to show revenue growth was the slowest in nine quarters, not eight quarters. Drops redundant word in second paragraph) By Josh Ye HONG KONG – …

By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI -Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn gave a cautious outlook for the current quarter after posting results that exceeded expectations, citing slowing smartphone demand after …

WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Damascus to help repatriate a U.S. journalist who disappeared in Syria a decade ago, making a direct plea as pressure mounts on …

NEW YORK – U.S. consumer prices decelerated in July as gasoline prices dropped sharply, raising hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve may dial back its aggressive path of interest rate hikes. …

By Rene Wagner and Toby Sterling BERLIN/LOBITH, Netherlands -Already bracing for recession and winter energy shortages, German businesses are grappling with the lack of another precious commodity: rain. Weeks of …

(Reuters) – Nikola Corp said on Wednesday that Michael Lohscheller will take over as the electric-truck maker’s chief executive officer when Mark Russell retires on Jan. 1 next year. Lohscheller, …

By Ann Wang and I-Hwa Cheng PINGTUNG, Taiwan – Many people on self-ruled Taiwan look upon China’s unprecedented military exercises with calm resignation, doubting that war is imminent and if …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict a white woman whose discredited accusations against Emmett Till in 1955 led to the lynching of …

(Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices did not rise in July due to a sharp drop in the cost of gasoline, delivering the first notable sign of relief for Americans who …

BERLIN -The economic situation is deteriorating and the outlook is fragile in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, its finance minister said on Wednesday, defending his plans to raise income tax thresholds …

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM -Wix.com, which helps small businesses build and operate websites, said on Wednesday it aims to cut costs by $150 million a year to compensate for a …

TAIPEI – A total of 17 Chinese fighter jets flew across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said, amid continued military drills near to …

By William James LONDON -Raymond Briggs, creator of the bittersweet children’s book “The Snowman”, has died aged 88, his family announced on Wednesday. First published in 1978, the pencil crayon-illustrated …

By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday amid growing public anger about the ruling party’s ties to the controversial Unification …