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A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, June 28, 2021. Asian stock markets declined Monday after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to manufacturing indicators from Japan, China and South Korea.( (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Stocks open mixed on Wall Street after big gains last week

The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Treasury Department, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit would be 'catastrophic'

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 23, 2021 04:28 PM EDT

Flags adorn the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, June 22 as traders wait for more clues on the Federal Reserve's thinking on inflation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Wall Street rises, pushing S&P 500 back near record high

By Damian J. Troise And Stan Choe Jun. 22, 2021 02:46 AM EDT

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, right, join schoolchildren in a kitchen lab at the Center for Living Science in Lisbon, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The president of the European Commission has started in Lisbon a tour of some European Union capitals to announce the initial endorsement of their plans for spending the bloc's massive economic recovery fund. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Let the recovery begin: EU chief OKs first virus plans

Jun. 16, 2021 07:47 AM EDT

EU raises €20 billion in 10-year bond to fund virus recovery

Jun. 15, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said on Tuesday it has raised €20 billion ($24.2 billion) through a 10-year bond as part of its plans to finance the 27...

FILE - The front of the New York Stock Exchange is shown, Monday, May 24, 2021. Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street Friday, June 11 keeping the S&P 500 on track for its third weekly gain in a row. The benchmark index was up 0.1%. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Stocks notch modest gains and a 3rd winning week for S&P 500

By Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga Jun. 11, 2021 02:59 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit Free Press. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Michigan senators chart a path to real police reform There is growing...

President Joe Biden tours the Cuyahoga Community College Manufacturing Technology Center, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden's $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

By Andrew Taylor May. 29, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden's $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

By Andrew Taylor May. 28, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

Willie Tan, an executive officer of Skechers Greater China, and customer of JD Logistics sound the gong together with a robot arm at a a ceremony to observe virtually the listing of JD Logistics on the Hong Kong stock exchange from JD.com headquarters in Beijing on Friday, May 28, 2021. JD Logistics' shares jumped 14% in their trading debut Friday in Hong Kong. The company is a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com. It is the latest technology company to list in the semi-autonomous Chinese city as Beijing intensifies scrutiny of the technology sector. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
US stocks open higher, on track for solid gains for the week

The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:54 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 file photo, Jacob Schram poses for the media after being announced as the new CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, in Oslo. Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle “has been saved,” top boss CEO Jacob Schram said Wednesday May 26, 2021, adding it had “written history” as the ailing airline had struggled with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and a debt restructuring plan. (Vidar Ruud/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
Norwegian low-cost airline 'has been saved,' CEO says

May. 26, 2021 06:57 AM EDT

Kansas governor OKs extra funds for courts, higher education

May. 21, 2021 05:36 PM EDT
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Budget legislation signed Friday by Gov. Laura Kelly increases funding for Kansas courts, provides extra dollars for higher education and...

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, a sign for Wall Street is carved in the side of a building, in New York. Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street, Friday, May 21, 2021, bringing the S&P 500 out of the red for the week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Stocks end a wobbly day mixed; S&P 500 posts a weekly loss

By Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga May. 21, 2021 02:48 AM EDT

A man walks past monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, May 21, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Friday after a rebound on Wall Street broke a three-day losing streak. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rebound breaks 3-day slump

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 20, 2021 02:53 AM EDT

A man walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Shares dropped Tuesday in Asia after selling of several Big Tech companies pulled U.S. benchmarks lower. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Wall Street opens lower led by more drops in Big Tech stocks

The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 03:24 AM EDT

Kansas state Rep. Rui Xu, D-Westwood, holds his 18-month-old daughter, Astra, during a break in the House's work, Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are working late as they tried to finish their business for the year. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Kansas lawmakers pass funding hike, school 'choice' proposal

By John Hanna May. 07, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

FILE- This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. The Treasury Department says it will employ extraordinary measures to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt this summer, but officials say those measures could be exhausted “much more quickly” than normal given the unusual circumstances of the global pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Treasury warns of need to deal with national debt limit

By Martin Crutsinger May. 05, 2021 09:05 AM EDT

Currency traders work near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a bank's foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 3, 2021. Shares were mostly lower in Asia in thin trading Monday, with many markets including those in Tokyo and Shanghai closed for holidays. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Wall Street opening higher Monday on strong earnings

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 03, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

A currency trader walks by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a bank's foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 3, 2021. Shares were mostly lower in Asia in thin trading Monday, with many markets including those in Tokyo and Shanghai closed for holidays. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian shares mostly lower; China, Japan closed for holidays

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 02, 2021 11:41 PM EDT

WSU proposes plan to achieve balance athletic budget by 2023

Apr. 30, 2021 02:06 PM EDT
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Leaders of Washington State University on Friday released a plan to balance the Department of Athletics annual budget by 2023, keeping it...