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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kellogg’s employees who have been on strike since early October have voted to ratify a tentative labor contract at the company’s four U.S. cereal plants. The contract covers approximately 1,400 workers represented by the union at plants in Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Kellogg said Tuesday that the

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are rising on Wall Street Tuesday after three days of losses brought on by worries over the spread of the omicron variant and lingering concerns about rising inflation. The S&P 500 rose 1.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq rose

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola has agreed to a $125 million settlement over charges that it defrauded investors after misleading them about its products, technical advances, and financial prospects. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that the company violated the antifraud and disclosure control provisions of the

LONDON (AP) — A 25-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a British lawmaker who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents. Conservative member of Parliament David Amess was attacked Oct. 15 during a routine meeting with voters in Leigh-on-Sea in eastern England. Prosecutors have charged Ali Harbi Ali, a London man with Somali

The Associated Press Wall Street is getting off to a solid start Tuesday after three days of losses. The S&P 500 is up 0.9% in the early going, the Nasdaq is up 1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.1%. Small-company stocks rose more than the rest of the market, a signal that investors

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has announced $1.3 billion in grants and other aid to help the hospitality industry survive the onslaught of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The government on Tuesday bowed to days of pressure from pubs, restaurants and other businesses that have seen income plunge following public health

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s expected to be known Tuesday whether striking Kellogg’s workers have accepted or rejected the cereal maker’s latest contract offer. Over the weekend, about 1,400 members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union voted on the new offer that includes cost-of-living adjustments and a

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia have met in Tirana to discuss and agree on furthering their Open Balkan initiative to promote political and economic ties. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday hosted the meeting with Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic and North Macedonia

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African judge has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can appeal a court decision ordering him back to jail to serve the remainder of his sentence. Zuma led the country between 2009 and 2018. He had only served two months behind bars when he was

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has announced 1 billion pounds in grants and loans to help the hospitality industry survive the onslaught of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The government on Tuesday bowed to days of pressure from pubs, restaurants and other businesses that have seen income plunge following public health

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish lira is making significant gains after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced measures to safeguard deposits in the lira against volatility seen in recent weeks. The lira hit an all-time low of 18.36 against the U.S. dollar Monday but rebounded to a high of 11.09 Tuesday

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds ($730 million). The ruling by a U.K. court makes it one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history. The High Court said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders are set to decide on new restrictions, likely to come in after Christmas, aimed at slowing the spread of the new omicron variant of COVID-19. But plans so far fall short of a full lockdown. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors plan to consult later Tuesday after the

By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Building credit from scratch when you’re young can feel overwhelming; it’s no wonder that nearly 40% of Americans between the ages of 20 and 24 have no credit history or too insufficient of a credit history to have a score, according to the Consumer Finance and Protection Bureau. But many

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ruled that a flight must be considered as canceled for legal purposes if it is brought forward by more than an hour, a verdict that appears to improve customers’ chances of compensation. The European Court of Justice was asked to deliver its opinion by courts in

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON and PATRICK QUINN Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thailand has decided to immediately reimpose a mandatory quarantine for visitors and suspend a “test-and-go” scheme for fully vaccinated arrivals as concerns grow over the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The decision is a blow to efforts to revive Thailand’s

BERLIN (AP) — Franziska Giffey has become Berlin’s new mayor as the leader of a three-party left-wing governing coalition. She is a former federal minister who quit Germany’s national government earlier this year. Giffey was elected by the state legislature on Tuesday nearly three months after a regional election in which she led her center-left

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares have bounced back from selloff spurred by worries about how badly the omicron variant, inflation and other forces will hit the global economy. Shares in Europe and Asia rose and U.S. futures were higher. Oil prices also advanced. On Monday, the S&P 500 fell

BEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region. The tit-for-tat sanctions add to spiraling tension over Xinjiang. Activists are calling for a boycott of February’s Winter