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Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its …

4/30/2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro currency, the finance minister in the pro-European Union government said. …

These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents …

4/30/2024
A growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care. Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for low-income families after voters approved a …

Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it …

4/29/2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year. The 1938 nationalization is a point of pride for …

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud …

4/29/2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in …

Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI …

4/29/2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies drives a …

Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how …

4/29/2024
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won't be renewed because …

US to require automatic emergency braking on new …

4/29/2024
DETROIT (AP) — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will …

Paramount Global replaces CEO Bob Bakish with a troika …

4/29/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Global on Monday announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company. Bakish will be replaced by a troika of executives …

Investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern …

4/29/2024
The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern's board are picking up key support, but the railroad's CEO promised Monday to fight the takeover attempt until a May 9 shareholder …

Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for …

4/29/2024
Shares of Tesla stock have rallied after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software. …

Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic …

4/29/2024
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — For the first time, negotiators from most of the world's nations are discussing the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Delegates …

Japan's currency falls to its weakest since 1990 …

4/29/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the world's wildest action in financial markets is roiling around the Japanese yen. The value of Japan's currency has tumbled so much that for a moment on Monday it took …