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March 18

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group is testing software for submitting medical claims as it continues to recover from a cyberattack that disrupted care billing systems
March 18
FILE - Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. UnitedHealth Group said it is testing software for submitting medical claims as it recovers from a cyberattack that disrupted billing systems across the country. The health care giant hasn’t set a time frame for when it expects to complete the recovery from the attack last month on its Change Healthcare business, but a spokesman said Monday, March 18, that medical claims software is the last major system the company must restore. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
March 18

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 3/18/2024

Stocks rose ahead of a busy week for central banks around the world that could dictate where interest rates go next
March 18
March 18

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.68 to $82.72 per barrel Monday
March 18
March 18

Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer

There's a little too much Atlantic in Atlantic City this year for some casinos
March 18
Only a narrow strip of sand sits between the ocean waves and the dunes in front of the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J. on March 13, 2024. The Ocean, Resorts and Hard Rock casinos want the federal government to accelerate a beach replenishment project so that they have usable beaches this summer, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it could be fall before the work begins. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
March 18

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products
March 18
FILE - The Sports Museum curator Richard Johnson, right, stands near an exhibit that displays cover photos from the sports magazine Sports Illustrated in the museum at the TD Garden, in Boston, Dec. 17, 2015. Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand reached an agreement with a new publisher for its print and digital products, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
March 18

United Airlines CEO announces safety review following string of incidents

In a letter to customers, CEO Scott Kirby said "safety is our highest priority" after a number of high-profile incidents at the airline.
March 18
VIDEO: United Airlines CEO announces safety review following string of incidents
March 18

New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms

New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished
March 18
FILE - Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
March 18

$510 Dodgers jerseys and $150 caps. Behold the price of being an Ohtani fan in Japan

The Dodgers are paying $700 million for Shohei Ohtani
March 18
Customers shop for goods related to Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers at SELECTION, a sporting goods store in Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
March 18

Alphabet, Tesla rise; Hertz, Logitech fall, Monday, 3/18/2024

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Alphabet, Tesla rise; Hertz, Logitech fall
March 18
March 18

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products
March 18
FILE - Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc. staff work on asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich., Oct. 18, 2017. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, March 18, 2024, announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
March 18

EPA comprehensively bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

EPA comprehensively bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
March 18
March 18

Nottingham Forest docked 4 points for overspending and drops into EPL relegation zone

Nottingham Forest has been deducted four points for overspending
March 18
Nottingham Forest's Moussa Niakhate holds the ball after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
March 18

Crafts retailer Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending and pandemic-era hobbies
March 18
FILE - People walk into and out of a Joann store, Sept. 6, 2007, in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The fabric and crafts retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending. In a Monday, March 18, 2024 release, the Hudson, Ohio-based company said that it expected to emerge from bankruptcy as early as the end of next month. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, file)
March 18

Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union

Workers at a Tennessee factory ask for vote on representation by the UAW.
March 18
March 18

United CEO tries to reassure customers that airline is safe despite recent incidents

The CEO of United Airlines is trying to reassure travelers that the airline is safe despite a series of recent incidents ranging from a panel falling off a plane to an engine fire
March 18
FILE - Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation oversight hearing, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The CEO of United Airlines says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a panel that fell off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to review its safety training for employees. In a memo to customers on Monday, March 18, 2024, Kirby tried to reassure travelers that safety is the airline's top priority.(Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via AP, File, Pool)
March 18

Insider Q&A: CEO of fast-growing First Watch keeps the focus on breakfast

A U.S. restaurant chain that only serves breakfast, brunch and lunch is keeping its original recipe for success as it evolves in response to changing work patterns
March 18
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March 18

Want to feel special? Stores and restaurants with paid memberships are betting on it

Paid loyalty programs are all the rage in the restaurant and retail worlds
March 18
Joseph Einhorn scrolls items on his $1,000 a month exclusive shopping app called Long Story Short, for moneyed power shoppers looking for ultra rarities, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
March 18

Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of a big week for central banks

Stocks rose ahead of a busy week for central banks around the world that could dictate where interest rates go next
March 18
CORRECTS TO 1.1% HIGHER STED OF TK% HIGHER FILE - A bicyclist passes the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2024, in New York. Stocks are rising Monday, March 18, 2024 ahead of a busy week for central banks around the world that could dictate where interest rates go. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in early trading, coming off its first back-to-back weekly loss since October. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, file)
March 18

Stock market today: Asian stocks gain ahead of US and Japan rate decisions

Asian stocks are higher ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan's central bank and the Federal Reserve
March 18
People stop in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, March 18, 2024, in Tokyo. Asian stocks advanced Monday ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan’s central bank and the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
March 18

This Week: Housing starts, Fed policy update and existing US home sales

The Commerce Department releases its monthly tally of housing starts Tuesday
March 18
March 18

China's foreign minister meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters in Wellington
March 18
China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters, right, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Hagen Hopkins/Pool Photo via AP)
March 18

China's economy shows signs of improvement, but its property sector is still in the doldrums

China has reported its manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year, while weakness in the property sector weighed on the economy
March 18
Excavators work on the top of a building near the central business district in Beijing in Beijing, China, Monday, March 18, 2024. China's manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year, while weakness in the property sector weighed on the economy, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
March 17

Uber pays $178 million to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers

Global rideshare giant Uber will pay $178 million to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market
March 17
An Uber vehicle stops across the road from a taxi rank in Sydney, Monday, March 18, 2024. Global rideshare giant Uber will pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
March 17

Federal Reserve is likely to preach patience as consumers and markets look ahead to rate cuts

Across the United States, many people are eagerly anticipating the Federal Reserve’s first cut to its benchmark interest rate this year: Prospective home buyers hope for lower mortgage rates
March 17
FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during his appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, March 6, 2024, in Washington. The Federal Reserve is set this week to leave interest rates unchanged for a fifth straight time. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
March 17

‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ repeats at No. 1 on the box office charts

“Kung Fu Panda 4” held its No. 1 spot atop the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters
March 17
This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters Po, voiced by Jack Black, left, and Zhen, voiced by Awkwafina, in a scene from DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda 4." (DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures via AP)
March 17

New York's trauma center for animals takes the most complex cases

The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York City is one of a handful of veterinary hospitals across the country that is equipped to handle the most complicated cases
March 17
Senior veterinarian Dr. Daniel Spector, center, explains to Jennie Anne Simson, left, the surgery he will perform on the foster cat Lynx during a consultation at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, Friday, March 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
March 17

European Union announces $8B aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration

The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro or $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores
March 17
In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 17, 2024. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)
March 17

It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games

As March Madness gets underway, more people than ever now can legally bet on sports
March 17
FILE - Fox Sports broadcaster Greg Olsen retrieves his receipt after placing the first ceremonial bet in North Carolina during a DraftKings event celebrating the launch of mobile and online sports wagering across the state at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. As March Madness gets underway, more people than ever now can legally bet on sports. A total of 38 states and the District of Columbia now allow some form of sports betting.(AP Photo/Erik Verduzco, File)
March 16

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosion detonated near a ship in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea
March 16
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
March 16

Former Tesla worker settles discrimination case, ending appeals over lowered $3.2 million verdict

Tesla and a Black man who worked at the company’s California factory have settled a discrimination case that drew attention to the company's treatment of minorities
March 16
March 16

US to investigate Texas fatal crash that may have involved Ford partially automated driving system

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, that involved a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system
March 16
March 16

Mnuchin’s interest in TikTok and distressed NY bank echoes his pre-Trump investment playbook

Steven Mnuchin is a former U.S. Treasury secretary who said this week that he is interested in buying TikTok, just days after his investment firm led a $1 billion deal to inject life into a beaten-down bank
March 16
FILE - Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters at the White House, March 13, 2020, in Washington. Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok, just days after his investment firm led a $1 billion deal to inject life into a beaten-down bank.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
March 16

New kind of hospital coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close beds

Rural emergency hospitals are starting to gain a small foothold in the United States
March 16
Unused equipment lines the hallway of the Alliance Healthcare System hospital in Holly Springs, Miss., as photographed Feb. 29, 2024. The medical facility was initially approved by the federal government as a rural emergency hospital in March 2023, requiring closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. However, they have been denied the status and must now transition back to a full-service hospital. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
March 16

German railway operator resumes talks with train drivers' union in a long dispute

A union representing many German train drivers and the main national railway operator have resumed negotiations in a bitter dispute over working hours and pay
March 16
FILE - Passengers wait for a train in the central train station in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 11, 2024. Germany's state-owned main railway operator says that it and a union representing many train drivers have resumed talks in a bitter dispute over working hours and pay. It said Saturday, March 16, 2024 both sides are optimistic that they will achieve a result next week. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
March 16

What to know about the proposed 32-hour workweek

The measure would require companies to cut hours but preserve pay.
March 16
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders questions witnesses during a hearing about working hours in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 14, 2024 in Washington, DC.
March 16

America is getting green and giddy for its largest St. Patrick's Day parades

The United States' largest St. Patrick's Day parades are unfolding
March 16
The grand marshal of the 2024 Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade, Irish-born Heineken USA CEO Maggie Timoney, the first female CEO of a major U.S. beer company, marches in the parade in New York, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
March 16

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

TikTok creators across the country are expressing frustration over a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would lead to a nationwide ban of the app if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake
March 16
Content creator Jensen Savannah, left, and her fiance and brand manager Jorge Millares, produce a client video at El Puro Cuban Restaurant, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
March 16

AP PHOTOS: Collecting sap to make palm sugar is an arduous, and less appealing, job for Cambodians

Chin Choeun spends nearly 12 hours a day collecting sap from palm trees that he and his wife turn into palm sugar. The 54-year-old boasts of being one of Cambodia's most skilful palm tree climbers, having learned the skill from his father. But after 36 years scaling tree after tree, Choeun plans to retire in the next couple of years, because of age-related safety concerns. “It was a job that I took over from my father. It was his legacy, and I don’t want it to end because of me. but I know that it will be over after me,” Choeun said. The job is not appealing to his sons and grandsons because it is both hard work and it is dangerous. Young people in Cambodia's rural areas have more options for earning a living, unlike Choeun’s generation, which had only farm work. Many have moved away in search of jobs in big cities, and even to other countries like Thailand, South Korea or Japan. “I regret that my sons and grandsons cannot succeed me, but I respect their decision,” said Choeun,...
March 16
Chin Choeun, 54, collects sap from a palm tree during harvest season at Trapang Ampel village, outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, March 15, 2024. Choeun spends nearly 12 hours a day collecting sap from palm trees that he and his wife turn into palm sugar. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
March 16

Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?

The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades
March 16
FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, introduced a bill Thursday, March 14, that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many Americans can work each week before they're owed overtime. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
March 15

Selling a home is about to get cheaper after historic settlement

The NAR represents more than 1.5 million real estate agents.
March 15
A 'For Sale' sign is posted on the lawn in front of a home on March 15, 2024, in Miami, Florida.
March 15

Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon

Officials say a post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a 25-year-old Boeing 737-800 after it arrived at its destination in southern Oregon
March 15
FILE - The Boeing logo is seen, Jan. 25, 2011, on the property in El Segundo, Calif. A Boeing 737-800 was found to have a missing panel after a United Airlines flight arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday, March 15, 2024, airport officials said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
March 15

A Boeing 737-800 that flew from San Francisco to Medford, Oregon, lost an exterior panel, airport official says

A Boeing 737-800 that flew from San Francisco to Medford, Oregon, lost an exterior panel, airport official says
March 15
March 15

Reddit reveals FTC inquiry into deals licensing its users' data for AI training

Reddit says the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social media platform's sale, licensing or sharing of user posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models
March 15
FILE - The Reddit app icon is seen on a smartphone on Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Reddit said Friday, March 15, 2024, that the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social platform’s sale, licensing or sharing of user posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
March 15

Former British tech star depicted as scam artist, visionary in trial about HP's disastrous 2011 deal

Federal prosecutors have painted one-time British tech star Mike Lynch as the ruthless mastermind of an $11 billion deal that defrauded Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard
March 15
File - U.S. ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman speaks at an event in San Francisco, Sept. 15, 2023. An $11 billion deal that blew up into a debacle for Hewlett Packard more than a decade ago, when Whitman was CEO of the company, will be resurrected Monday during a criminal trial that will examine whether the company was ripped off or just mismanaged. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
March 15

Things to know about Uber and Lyft saying they will halt ride-hailing services in Minneapolis

Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increases wages for app-based drivers
March 15
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021 file photo, a passer-by walks past a sign offering directions to an Uber and Lyft ride pickup location at Logan International Airport, in Boston. Lyft and Uber are threatening to halt operations in Minneapolis because of a city ordinance to increase wages for app-based drivers, the latest back-and-forth that underscores a longtime fight between gig economy workers and the tech giants.(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
March 15

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 3/15/2024

Stocks retreated from a record high set earlier this week on Wall Street
March 15
March 15

Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada

President Joe Biden's administration has agreed to provide a $2.26 billion conditional loan for a huge lithium mine in Nevada
March 15
FILE - Construction continues at the Thacker Pass lithium mine on April 24, 2023, near Orovada, Nev. The Biden administration has agreed to provide a $2.26 billion conditional loan to Lithium Americas, Thursday, March 14, 2024, to help cover construction costs of a processing facility at its giant lithium mine in the works in northern Nevada near the Oregon line. (AP Photo/ Rick Bowmer, File)
March 15

Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey. In-person revenue? Not so much.

Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey, where online casinos are accounting for a growing share of the betting pie
March 15
A dealer conducts a card game at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J. on Dec. 2, 2022. On March 15, 2024, New Jersey gambling regulators released figures showing Atlantic City's nine casinos, the three horse tracks that accept sports bets, and their online partners won over $461 million in February, an increase of 12% from February 2023. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
March 15

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell 22 cents to $81.04 per barrel Friday
March 15
March 15

Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud

Federal prosecutors are asking a New York judge to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.”
March 15
FILE - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Federal court, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in New York. Prosecutors asked a New York judge on Friday, March 15, 2024 to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.”(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)