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PARIS (AP) — France’s competition watchdog hit Google on Wednesday with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news. The French Competition Authority said it issued the 250 million euro ($272 million) penalty because of Google’s failure to comply with some commitments it made in a negotiating framework. The dispute is part …

BERLÍN (AP) — Un sindicato que representa a la mayoría de los maquinistas de Alemania y el principal operador ferroviario nacional reanudaron las negociaciones en una amarga disputa sobre la jornada laboral y los salarios, y esperan lograr un acuerdo en la próxima semana, dijo la empresa en un comunicado el sábado. GDL ha convocado continuas huelgas de maquinistas de …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and natural gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval by the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates, Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard said Thursday. Bills have repeatedly stalled in the Democratic-led Legislature, including this …

NEW YORK (AP) — Some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have security flaws that could allow bad actors to view footage from the devices or control them completely, according to an investigation published Thursday by Consumer Reports. Researchers from the product-review organization said they found major vulnerabilities in cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group …

The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by the U.S. Federal Reserve in part to cool off hiring …

Wendy’s llevará a cabo una prueba en la que los precios de sus productos varíen a lo largo del día basándose en la demanda, una estrategia que ya se afianzó entre las compañías de taxis por aplicación y de boletos para eventos. El director general de Wendy’s, Kirk Tanner, dijo hace unas semanas que la cadena de restaurantes con sede …

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.29 to $78.87 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.12 to $83.65 per barrel. Wholesale gasoline for March delivery rose 3 cents to $2.34 a gallon. March heating oil fell 1 cent to $2.75 a gallon. March natural gas fell 4 cents to $1.62 per 1,000 cubic feet. Gold …

NEW YORK (AP) — While it seems increasingly unlikely the U.S. economy is headed for recession, small businesses still face headwinds like higher costs and difficulty retaining qualified workers. But owners say they’re optimistic as 2024 gets underway, according to a new survey from American Express. Eighty-five percent of all small businesses surveyed said they were satisfied with the success …

Kroger and Albertsons — two of the biggest grocery chains in the United States — had hoped to complete the largest supermarket merger in the country’s history this year. But their plan to compete with big-box retailers by combining forces faces legal challenges that make it look far less likely, at least any time soon. On Monday, the U.S. Federal …

Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the world’s greatest investors, and the 93-year-old has a devout following of people who admire his track record and appreciate his sage advice on life and investing. Buffett’s latest annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders released Saturday morning was filled with a mix of both. On investing in stocks: “I can’t remember …