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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Texas Instruments, Cortexyme fall; Microsoft, Enphase rise.

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks faded in the last hour of trading and ended mostly lower Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set their latest record highs. Several big technology companies posted solid gains, led by Microsoft, which reported a 24% surge

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland-area roller derby team that has called itself the Guardians since 2013 is suing Cleveland’s newly renamed Major League Baseball team to stop it from using the Guardians name. The Cleveland Indians announced in July it would change the team’s name to Guardians for the 2022

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Philanthropy, Lucy Bernholz says, is like Chex Mix. It has a lot of different components, but they all contribute to making the party favorite tasty. For her new book “How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us,” Bernholz traveled America speaking mainly to groups of

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation expects that holiday sales gain could shatter last year’s record-breaking season even as a snarled global supply chain slows the flow of goods and results in higher prices for broad range of items. The nation’s largest retail trade group said Wednesday

PARIS (AP) — France says it will bar British fishing boats from some French ports starting next week if no deal is reached with the U.K. in a dispute over fishing licenses for French boats. France’s government also suggested it may restrict energy supplies to the Channel Islands, a British Crown dependency that relies heavily

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of the Florida county that’s home to the nation’s biggest theme park resorts is lifting a pandemic-related state of emergency order. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said he was letting the order expire Wednesday afternoon. Orange County’s positivity rate has been below 5% for 17 consecutive days and the

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors allege eight people connected to an organization based in Kansas City, Kansas, forced children to work without pay and abused them for years. An indictment unsealed on Tuesday charges the organization, formerly known as the United Nation of Islam, with conspiracy to commit forced labor and forced labor.

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is reporting a loss of more than $100 million for the third quarter because of charges for its 787 Dreamliner plane and the Starliner space capsule. Boeing said Wednesday that it sees demand for planes improving, however, as more people travel and the airline industry recovers from the

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland congressman has deactivated his official congressional and campaign Facebook and Instagram accounts until their parent company and Congress make substantial reforms to protect children, health and democratic values. Democratic Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger said Wednesday that his decision follows disturbing whistleblower reports about the company’s

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward with a plan to build another one about 8 miles away in northern New Jersey. New York state has three remaining casino licenses to be awarded in

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twin Metals says it will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Last week, the Biden administration ordered a mineral withdrawal study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a popular recreational

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland-area roller derby team that has called itself the Guardians since 2013 is suing Cleveland’s newly renamed Major League Baseball team to stop it from using the Guardians name. The former Cleveland Indians announced in July it would change the team’s name to Guardians after years

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more than 140 years. Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in his annual budget speech the changes will take into account a drink’s strength as opposed to what type of

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation expects that holiday sales gain could shatter last year’s record-breaking season even as a snarled global supply chain slows the flow of goods and results in higher prices for broad range of items. The nation’s largest retail trade group said Wednesday

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year. The report released Wednesday shows the coronavirus hit the industry much harder than previously thought. The United Food and

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling colleagues that Democrats are in “pretty good shape” on President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic policy plan and a related $1 trillion infrastructure bill. However, pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is panning his party’s

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have opened an investigation into graphics chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm. The European Commission said Wednesday that it’s concerned the combined company would restrict access to technology from Arm, whose chip designs power the vast majority of the world’s

MILAN, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member as he was walking to a picket line outside a John Deere plant in Illinois. Milan, Illinois, Police Chief Shawn Johnson said the man was struck Wednesday morning near a road that leads to the John Deere Parts Distribution