3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (290+ words) FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (773+ words) NEW YORK — Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, and scammers using new artificial intelligence tools have become better at creating fake websites and using stolen…...

4+ day, 3+ min ago   (718+ words) BANGKOK — Shares in Europe and Asia were mostly lower Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street as the price of crude oil again traded above $100 a barrel. The future for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and that for the Dow Jones…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (390+ words) AAA is reporting diesel is at a new record high of nearly $6 a gallon nationwide, and the current average in Georgia is $5.71 a gallon. It stems from the war in Iran, old and new tariffs, and fears of stagflation. Those…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (437+ words) TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading early Wednesday as investors watched for what might happen on interest rates and the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 65,249.95, and South Korea's Kospi…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (447+ words) BANGKOK — Asian shares and U.S. futures were mixed Tuesday after markets on Wall Street were closed for the Labor Day holiday. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up early gains, falling 0.3% to 66,170.34 after the government reported that the economy grew at a slightly…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (310+ words) LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover said Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs across its global workforce as it tries to cut costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers. Britain's biggest automaker said the job cuts will take place over the next two…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (847+ words) Kelly Rand's teenage twin boys playing hockey in St. Paul, Minnesota, are going through growth spurts that force the family to buy new equipment what seems like all the time. The goaltender's $400 helmet in 2022 now runs $1,000. The chest protector they…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch central bank announced Wednesday that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as “crisis preparedness” in a time of global political unrest....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) HONG KONG — World shares tumbled Wednesday after stocks slipped on Wall Street and as a global bond market sell-off deepened. The future for the S&P 500 lost 0.3% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%. In early European…...