Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for accommodation

Nine months ahead of the 2025 U.N. climate conference known as COP30, prices for lodging are alarming those who want to attend the event in Belem, Brazil’s Amazonian host city

Microsoft founder Bill Gates explores the making of his internal operating system in new memoir

As he prepares to turn 70 later this year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is retracing his journey from an insouciant, impertinent and often misunderstood kid who grew up to become a polarizing technology titan before morphing into an influential philanthropist

Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount

For Elon Musk fans, it’s the half-trillion dollar bet

Pennsylvania governor rolls out plan to fast-track and subsidize power plants, hydrogen projects

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to fast-track the construction of power plants in Pennsylvania and offer hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for projects that produce electricity and use hydrogen

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

Emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal Doug Burgum as North Dakota governor catered to the whims of oil and gas executives while leveraging those connections to expand his political profile

Murphy Oil: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Quest Diagnostics: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

HCA: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Stock market today: Wall Street slips as the 'Magnificent 7' weighs down the market

Stocks are closing lower as Wall Street ends a holiday-shortened week on a down note

Wall Street swerves lower after Trump announces tariffs and then puts some on hold

Wall Street is swinging between sharp and more modest losses as stock markets worldwide sink on concerns President Donald Trump’s tariffs may ignite a punishing trade war

Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount

For Elon Musk fans, it’s the half-trillion dollar bet

Bill Gates shares his thoughts on vaccine backlash, Intel's woes and Google's antitrust battle

Although Microsoft founder Bill Gates sat down for an interview with The Associated Press to discuss his new memoir, “Source Code: My Beginnings,” he also shared his views on a variety of other topics, including vaccine conspiracy views about him, his thoughts on the struggles of longtime computer chipmaker Intel and his take on the antitrust challenges facing Google

Winging it for the Super Bowl? Broccoli might be a cheaper party snack this year

The cost of hosting a Super Bowl party is expected to barely budge this year, with an average increase of about 10 cents from the previous year

Territorial Bancorp: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

First Hawaiian: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DEI work will continue, even amid today's wave of attacks, executive says

Efforts aimed at diversifying workforces and promoting equality are under attack — most recently with a sweeping anti-DEI crackdown by the Trump administration

Costco, Teamsters reach tentative contract agreement, avoiding a strike

Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike

Thousands of Costco workers prepare to strike with midnight contract deadline looming

Thousands of Costco workers are preparing to strike as the company and the Teamsters union approached a deadline to reach a new contract agreement

C.H. Robinson: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Gatx: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?

Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce detailed and novel online reviews has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory