Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 73.5%, a 24-year high
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5% in May, the highest rate since 1998, according to official…
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Japan tech giant Toshiba studying going private as an option
TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba executives said Friday that privatization remains an option for the Japanese technology company, as they defended…
Stocks sink as Wall Street eyes downside of solid jobs data
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell broadly Friday and pulled major indexes into the red for the week as…
California regulators approve state’s 1st robotic taxi fleet
California regulators on Thursday gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in…
Amazon said to be impeding House probe of warehouse collapse
Congressional Democrats are accusing Amazon of “obstructing” their investigation into the company’s labor practices during severe weather events. Members of…
Coal pile slide buries, kills 2 at Colorado power plant
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A slide on an 80-foot-high (24-meter-high) coal pile killed two workers Thursday at a southern Colorado…
Average long-term US mortgage rates edge down, still over 5%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year…
Amazon to close Kindle bookstore in China, halt device sale
Amazon said Thursday that it will shut down its digital Kindle bookstores in China and stop selling the device to…
Russian Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
BRUSSELS (AP) — Thanks to the insistence of Hungary, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from…
Nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have relied on incarcerated men and women to fight wildfires. They…