Asian shares mixed as Japan says economy contracted in 3Q Shares are mixed in Asia, with the specter of inflation weighing on sentiment By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer November 15, 2021, 5:18 AM • 3 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter...

The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi during their meeting in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. U.S. and Japanese officials agreed Monday to launch talks aimed at settling a disp...

Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press November 15, 2021, 5:40 PM •...

Reports: Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for $375M Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president is being sold to a Miami investment group By The Associated Press Nove...

The Associated Press This image provided by Pfizer shows its COVID-19 pills. Drugmaker Pfizer said Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, it is submitting its experimental pill for U.S. authorization, setting the stage for a likely launch in coming weeks. (Pfizer via...

The Associated Press FILE - A pair of unsold 2021 sports-utility vehicles—Outback at left, Forester on right— sit in an otherwise empty storage lot at a Subaru dealership in Littleton, Colo., in this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, file photo. U.S. industri...

Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute Amazon has agreed to pay $500,000 and be monitored by California officials to ensure it properly notifies its workers about new coronavirus cases By DON THOMPSON Associated Press November 15,...

The Associated Press FILE - This Aug. 8, 2018, file photo shows the Casper logo on the company's website, on a computer screen in New York. Casper Sleep is being taken private in a deal with Durational Capital Management that sent the mattress maker’s...

Charities see more crypto donations. Who is benefiting? As the biggest cryptocurrencies flirt with record highs in value, they are increasingly becoming bigger sources of revenue for charities By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer November 15, 2021, 10:...

Regulators seek to suspend Trump rule on railway natural gas Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety ri...