Spain clean energy case shakes confidence in EU investment
MADRID -- Renewable energy investors who lost subsidies promised by Spain are heading to a London court to try to claw back $125 million...
King Charles III keeps eye on prize after tour starts late
LONDON -- Britain’s new king will make his debut on the world stage Wednesday, three days later and 550 miles (885 kilometers) northeast of...
Asian stocks rise as anxiety over banks starts to fade
BEIJING -- Asian stocks rose Wednesday as anxiety about the global financial system began to fade following three high-profile bank failures.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and...
Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership
ACCRA, Ghana -- If U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has a favorite number on her trip to Africa, it's undoubtedly 19. That's the median...
Vietnam economy slows on rising costs, weaker exports
Vietnam says its economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of this year, hit by rising costs and weaker demand for its exports
ByThe Associated...
Poll: Cut federal spending — but not big-ticket programs
WASHINGTON -- In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size...
Ex Starbucks CEO to defend union opposition before Senate
Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will face sharp questioning Wednesday when he appears before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to defend...
Ruling allows some pot dispensary licenses in NY to go ahead
New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state now that an appeals court...
Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline
Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory
ByMICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press
March...
New California gas price law another defeat for oil industry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force...