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FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks during the opening of their contract talks with the United Auto Workers in Detroit. Most of the women running the biggest U.S. companies saw their pay increase last year, 2020, even as the pandemic hammered the economy and many of their businesses. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Female CEOs saw ranks dwindle in 2020; median pay fell 2%

By Sarah Skidmore Sell May. 28, 2021 08:15 AM EDT

FILE - This June 9, 2015 file photo shows Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle, during an interview at The Associated Press in New York. Pay packages rose yet again in 2020 for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies, even though the pandemic sent the economy to its worst quarter on record and slashed corporate profits around the world. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
CEO pay rises to $12.7M even as pandemic ravages economy

By Stan Choe May. 28, 2021 08:05 AM EDT

Big N. Carolina utilities told to stop disconnections longer

By Gary D. Robertson Jul. 30, 2020 03:45 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina regulators have told the state's big for-profit electric, natural gas and water utilities to keep delaying disconnections...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 04:50 PM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ July 8 Bluefield Daily Telegraph on West...

People wearing face masks walk in front of a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, as some benchmarks were buoyed by an ongoing worldwide rally as investors bet on a dramatic economic turnaround amid ongoing challenges of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asia markets slip as virus outbreaks mute hopes for rebound

By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 05, 2020 11:52 PM EDT

Indiana regulators deny utilities' bid for virus relief

Jun. 29, 2020 12:54 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana regulators denied Monday a request from utilities to charge ratepayers for revenue the companies expect to lose because of the...

Indiana utilities want to recover revenue due to pandemic

May. 12, 2020 06:01 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s gas and electric companies are asking state regulators to allow them to recover lost revenue from customers due to the pandemic,...