Securities regulators will let Exxon Mobil block shareholders from voting on a proposal that the company disclose goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Activist investors led by the New York state comptroller pushed the...
Read MoreSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Government officials, aid workers and activists in Central America are mystified by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off nearly $500 million in aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — New York City is set to become the first American metropolis that seeks to ease traffic congestion, cut pollution and boost mass transit by charging motorists a hefty toll for the privilege of driving into its...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Pharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison using a contraband smartphone, a person familiar with the matter...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — A 24-hour transport strike in Berlin has proved a golden opportunity for the German capital’s graffiti scene. The publicly owned BVG transport company says about 140 subway cars were spray-painted during...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Lyft’s falling stock price (all times local): 5:00 p.m. Ride-hailing giant Lyft’s stock has fallen below its IPO price of $72 and is languishing at around $68. That’s a sharp...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — Automobile sales in the U.S. fell 2% in the first quarter, another sign the nation’s economy is starting to slow. Automakers sold just over 4 million vehicles from January through March. Industry analysts...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday he will closely monitor Pacific Gas & Electric’s tree-trimming this year and barred the utility from paying out dividends to shareholders as part of a new,...
Read MoreStocks shook off an early slump Tuesday and wound up little changed as gains for some big tech companies were offset by losses in other sectors. The S&P 500 index eked out a tiny gain, extending a winning streak into a...
Read MoreVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from capital Vilnius to the...
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