Business

Asian stocks gain and oil prices decline after the UAE says it will exit OPEC

HONG KONG (AP) — Stocks mostly advanced in Asia on Wednesday despite losses on Wall Street, while oil prices fell after the United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC in a blow to the powerful oil...

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Photos show how toxic runoff from rare earth mines are risking Southeast Asia's rivers

Chiang Saen, THAILAND (AP) — A lone finger-length fish was a disappointing start to 75-year-old Sukjai Yana’s day. He recast his net from the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, slowly drifting towards...

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Photos show how toxic runoff from rare earth mines are risking Southeast Asia's rivers

Chiang Saen, THAILAND (AP) — A lone finger-length fish was a disappointing start to 75-year-old Sukjai Yana’s day. He recast his net from the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, slowly drifting towards...

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Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'

Chiang Saen, THAILAND (AP) — Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled a handful of small fish from his net, disappointed by his catch and fretting over whether...

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Fed likely to leave rates unchanged at what may be Powell's last meeting, as Warsh to advance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday will likely be a momentous day for the future of the Federal Reserve as Chair Jerome Powell could signal he will stay with the Fed even as a Senate panel is expected to confirm...

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Do you prefer to pay income taxes or sales taxes? Missouri voters will get to choose

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — It's not every day — or even every decade — that voters are presented a decision like this: Should the state's individual income tax be eliminated? When...

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Tracy Sturdivant, the Ms. Foundation's next leader, wants to expand the feminist funder's coalition

NEW YORK (AP) — It is rare, the Ms. Foundation's next leader acknowledged, for a Black woman to take the helm of a major nonprofit from another Black woman. It is even rarer, she noted, for that organization...

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CPKC hikes dividend by 17.5% to 26.8 cents per share ahead of Q1 results

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says it is increasing its dividend by 17.5 per cent. The company says its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 26.8 cents per share, marking...

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ARC Resources reports $584.3M in Q1 net income, up from $404.7M last year

CALGARY — ARC Resources Ltd. reported net income of $584.3 million during the first quarter, rising from $404.7 million during the same period last year. The company says the increase was mainly...

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Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Ozempic in the country

TORONTO — Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. The injectable medication...

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