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Stock market today: Wall Street rises to add to last week’s gains

Stock market today: Wall Street rises to add to last week’s gains

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday as last week’s rush of market-moving events gives way to what could be a quieter week. The S&P 500 was up 0.6% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 49 points, or 0.
Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West's possible deepening role in Ukraine

Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West's possible deepening role in Ukraine

Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement
Mulino, stand-in for former president barred from running, leads Panama presidential vote count

Mulino, stand-in for former president barred from running, leads Panama presidential vote count

PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for disqualified ex-President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, took the lead in early returns Sunday night, holding 34% of the votes and a nearly 10-point lead over his four compe
Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.
US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China.
US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could let the Fed cut interest rates

US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could let the Fed cut interest rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market.
It started with a tweet. What if Harry Potter attended an HBCU? Now it's a book series

It started with a tweet. What if Harry Potter attended an HBCU? Now it's a book series

It all began with a post on Twitter. It was 2020 during the height of the pandemic and LaDarrion Williams was thinking about the lack of diversity in the fantasy genre.
Magna reports Q1 profit down from year ago, takes charge related to Fisker

Magna reports Q1 profit down from year ago, takes charge related to Fisker

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. says its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it recorded US$316 million in asset impairments and restructuring costs related to troubled electric vehicle company Fisker.
Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon

Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore.

Traditional corporate leadership structures are failing women in the C-suite

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