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By PAUL WISEMAN - AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly nine months, the Federal Reserve has relentlessly raised interest rates to try to…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles couple who fled to Europe after being convicted of running a fraud ring that stole $18 million in COVID-19 aid money were returned to the…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines lifted a ban on the deployment of workers, including maids and construction workers, to Saudi Arabia on Monday after steps were…

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Then he got another shot — and the chance to say “I…

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak ran for Britain's top job and lost. Now he has another shot — and the chance to say “I told…

By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday unveiled a new visa scheme to woo global talent, as the…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank have voted to fire its president, Mauricio…

By COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman has admitted accepting more than $42,000 in paycheck protection loans under a federal COVID-19 assistance program for…