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US inflation likely cooled again last month in latest sign of a healthy economy

Oct. 10, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation last month likely reached its lowest point since February 2021, clearing the way for another Federal Reserve rate cut and adding to the stream of encouraging economic data that has emerged in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. The...

Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later

Oct. 09, 2024 15:49 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On the eve of World War II, Nazis in Austria seized a pastel by renowned impressionist artist Claude Monet, selling it off and sparking a family’s decadeslong search that culminated Wednesday in New Orleans. At an FBI field office, agents lifted a blue veil...

Germany's economy is on track to shrink for a second straight year

Oct. 09, 2024 13:20 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's government said Wednesday that its economy, Europe's biggest, is on track to shrink for a second consecutive year — underlining the unpopular administration's troubles as it heads into a difficult election year. The new forecast that gross domestic product...

Czech Republic and Poland call on EU to do more to tackle irregular migration

Oct. 09, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland said Wednesday that the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration and condemned the practice of renewing border checks among the bloc's 27 member states. “We have agreed that it’s necessary to...

Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case

Oct. 09, 2024 06:25 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine. The European...

Where has Cameroon’s 91-year-old leader been? In Europe, an official says

Oct. 08, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon on Tuesday dismissed widespread speculation about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya after a long public absence, saying he is on a visit to Europe and doing well. Biya was last seen in public at the China-Africa summit in...

Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds after Hong Kong stocks fall to worst day since 2008

Oct. 08, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday after falling oil prices released some of the pressure that built up on the market. The S&P 500 rallied 1% to claw back all of its loss from the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 126 points, or 0.3%, and likewise...

China puts provisional tariffs on European brandy after EU OKs duties on Chinese EVs

Oct. 08, 2024 13:40 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced on Tuesday provisional tariffs of 30.6% to 39% on those liquors, four days after a majority of European Union countries approved duties on electric vehicles made in China. ...

US Ryder Cup captain Bradley says security will be watching if Bethpage Black crowd gets nasty

Oct. 08, 2024 13:33 PM EDT

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley offered a warning Tuesday about Bethpage Black that does not need a special sign by the first tee: Organizers will have security inside the ropes to make sure the New York crowd doesn't get out of control. Bradley and European captain Luke Donald...

Hungary’s Orbán interrupted by activist during EU presidency news conference

Oct. 08, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party disrupted a news conference in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was laying out his plans for Hungary's six-month presidency of the European Union. ...