AP National Business

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping families struggling with rising costs and the two-year-old pandemic. But the parties differ over how to do that. And each side is beginning to make clear how it’ll use those themes to compete for

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The $73 million settlement that some of the Sandy Hook shooting victims’ families won against Remington is not the end of their efforts to hold the gun industry accountable. The agreement announced this week by the families’ lawyers allows them to release internal company documents. The

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. secretary of agriculture says that a Russian invasion of Ukraine offers American farmers a chance to boost production and prevent supply chain problems. During a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told The

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators responded to allegations that they are harassing Tesla CEO Elon Musk, writing in a letter that they’re following a judge’s instructions in trying to speak with Musk’s lawyers about his posts on Twitter. In a letter dated Friday, Steven Buchholz of the Securities and Exchange Commission wrote that the

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) — Federal inspectors say they found more than 1,000 rodents inside a Family Dollar distribution facility in Arkansas. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumer complaint prompted officials to inspect the West Memphis, Arkansas, facility last month. Inside the building, inspectors said they found live rodents, dead rodents, rodent feces

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An opal that is bigger than a brick is up for sale this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals says the stone dubbed the “Americus Australis” is one of the world’s largest gem-quality opals. Fred von Brandt of Big Lake, Alaska, says the

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is cutting back again on summer flights because Boeing can’t deliver planes that the airline ordered. American said Friday that it will suspend several international routes because of the missing planes. American expected to get 13 new Boeing 787 jetliners by now, but they have been delayed by

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has accused Russia of being responsible for cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s defense ministry and major banks. The announcement was made by Anne Neuberger, the White House’s chief cyber official, who said the U.S. rapidly linked Tuesday’s attacks to Russian military intelligence officers. Britain joined the

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Roku, Shake Shack fall; Exelixis, Bloomin’ Brands rise

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Friday, leaving indexes with a second weekly loss in a row after another bout of turbulence shook markets. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7% and the Nasdaq fell 1.2%. Investors have been

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona bill that would prohibit government agencies from contracting with firms that refuse to do business with firearms companies is getting strong support from majority Republicans but tough criticism from the banking industry. GOP Rep. Frank Carroll’s bill would require companies doing business with the state

By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott, who has given at least $8 billion in the past two years to mostly small nonprofits that serve people in need, used to release posts on Medium about her gifts and who got them. Then Scott stopped naming names. She announced in

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has formally adopted sweeping new rules that will limit the ability of its top officials to invest in financial markets, a change intended to prevent conflicts of interest involving investments affected by Fed policies. The stricter rules emerged after an outcry over questionable