Finance

WARRENTON, Ore. — A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast. After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen — those who use nets to catch rockfish, bocaccio, sole, Pacific Ocean perch and other deep-dwelling fish — are making a comeback here, reinventing themselves as a sustainable industry […]

Shares are mostly higher in Asia with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer December 26, 2019, 4:38 AM 2 min read TOKYO — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% while the Kospi

BUSHEKELI, Rwanda — It was something, the silence. Nothing but the puff of her breath and the scuff of her slip-on shoes as Madeleine Mukantagara walked through the fields to her first patient of the day. Piercing cries once echoed down the hill to the road below. What she carried in her bag had calmed

Turkey’s president has met with Tunisia’s president in a surprise visit to discuss the conflict in neighboring Libya December 25, 2019, 5:08 PM 2 min read ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has met with Tunisia’s president in a surprise visit to Tunis to discuss the conflict in neighboring Libya. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters

A long-struggling Rust Belt community stung by the loss of a massive auto plant is trying to carve out a new economy By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press December 25, 2019, 5:16 PM 5 min read The day Youngstown’s steel mills began shutting down 40 years ago remains fresh in the minds of those who live

Algeria has held an elaborate military funeral for the general who was the country’s de facto ruler amid political turmoil this year December 25, 2019, 6:00 PM 2 min read ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria held an elaborate military funeral Wednesday for the general who was the gas-rich country’s de facto ruler amid political turmoil throughout

Japanese stocks have declined while Chinese prices are little-changed and trading in most other global markets is closed for Christmas Day By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer December 25, 2019, 8:56 AM 1 min read BEIJING — Japanese stock prices declined and Chinese markets were little-changed Wednesday while trading in most other Asian economies was

The president of Dubai-based airline Emirates will retire in June after 17 years at the helm of the Middle East’s biggest carrier By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press December 25, 2019, 9:57 AM 2 min read Dubai, United Arab Emirates — The president of Dubai-based airline Emirates will retire in June after 17 years at the

A utility company in South Carolina has finished removing all the coal ash from the site of a nearly 50-year-old power plant on the Wateree River By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press December 25, 2019, 12:09 PM 2 min read COLUMBIA, S.C. — A utility company in South Carolina finished removing all the coal ash from

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil fields and have agreed to resume oil production from the divided Neutral Zone between their land borders December 25, 2019, 10:09 AM 1 min read RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil