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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is raising red flags about 33 Chinese companies whose legitimacy it cannot verify. It’s imposing new restrictions on the Chinese companies’ ability to receive goods from U.S. exporters and requiring extra diligence from American companies that want to do business with them. The Commerce

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits on “Saturday Night Live,” but now the married couple will reunite onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial. Johansson and Jost put their normal game-day routine at home into

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was headed for a modestly higher open to start the week Monday as investors await more corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500 ticked up 0.1% while the contract for the Dow Jones Industrial futures was flat. Shares in Spirit Airlines jumped 12% in

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Frontier Airlines’ parent company is buying Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will allow the combined airline to be more competitive against its larger rivals. Spirit shareholders will receive 1.9126 shares of Frontier plus $2.13 in cash for each existing Spirit share they own. This implies

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet While money can be a source of stress in relationships, it can also spark romance if you use money dates to focus on your goals as a couple. First, consider your own goals and ask your partner about their values. Next, identify common goals, such as teaming up to vanquish

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss criminal court is opening a trial on charges that Credit Suisse failed to do enough to stop money laundering linked to drug trafficking by a Bulgarian criminal organization. The case against the bank in federal criminal court Monday centers on charges that it “did not take all necessary measures to

The Associated Press Frontier Airlines’ parent company is buying Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will allow the combined airline to be more competitive against its larger rivals. Spirit shareholders will receive 1.9126 shares of Frontier plus $2.13 in cash for each existing Spirit share they own. This implies a value of

By TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he doesn’t believe that cutting ties with the popular personality is the answer. Daniel Ek wrote in the letter to employees Sunday that “canceling voices is a slippery slope.” Ek also says the

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press A Biden administration task force has issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report released Monday includes 70 recommendations. The report argues that a decadeslong drop in union membership has coincided with a rising share of income going to

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press A Biden administration task force is issuing a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize. The report includes 70 recommendations. It argues that a decades-long drop in union membership has coincided with a rising share of income going to the top 10%

BERLIN (AP) — Talks to revive Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers are to resume on Tuesday after breaking off for a bit over a week for diplomats to return home for consultations. The European Union chairs the talks in Vienna and the bloc announced the resumption on Monday. The United States pulled

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympic souvenirs. Dolls of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen sold out after buyers waited in line overnight in freezing weather. People showed up with stools outside the Gongmei Emporium on the Wangfujing pedestrian mall in central Beijing. Some

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Shougang Group steel mill that once billowed smoke into smoggy Beijing is sending something else skyward this week — Olympic skiers. The sprawling industrial park was shuttered in conjunction with Beijing’s efforts to clean up its image and its air around the 2008 Games. It

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares have opened higher in Europe after a mixed trading session in Asia, where the Shanghai benchmark jumped after reopening from the Lunar New Year holidays. Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney declined. European benchmarks are mixed in early trading. U.S. futures and oil prices slipped. The retreats

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Embattled Japanese technology giant Toshiba says it plans to split into two companies, one focused on infrastructure and the other on devices, as it tries to placate unhappy shareholders. Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. is also selling its joint venture stake in Toshiba Carrier Corp. to the U.S.-based

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs. Dolls of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in a winter coat, sold out after buyers waited in line overnight in freezing weather. People showed up with stools outside the Gongmei Emporium on the Wangfujing

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says police allegedly used spyware on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and members of his inner circle. Monday’s revelation has prompted a new high-level investigation into the claims that police used sophisticated spyware to target protesters, politicians and other

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs. Dolls of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in a winter coat, sold out after buyers waited in line overnight in freezing weather. People showed up with stools outside the Gongmei Emporium on the Wangfujing

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — GlobalWafers Co., which supplies silicon wafers to semiconductor manufacturers, says it will invest $3.6 billion in facilities in Asia, the United States and Europe after its attempt to acquire Germany’s Siltronic AG failed. The announcement comes as shortages of processor chips and other semiconductors are disrupting auto manufacturing, smartphone and other

The Associated Press Pfizer reports fourth-quarter results Tuesday. The Walt Disney Co. delivers its fiscal first-quarter results Wednesday. The Labor Department issues its latest consumer price index Thursday.