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Mexico to give interest subsidies, but no loans, to Acapulco hotels destroyed by Hurricane Otis 11/01/2023 12:45pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday it will assume half of the interest rates on bank loans to help rebuild the 377 hotels destroyed or heavily damaged after Hurricane Otis slammed into the resort city last week. But President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will not provide gov German government plans to allow asylum-seekers to work sooner and punish smugglers harder 11/01/2023 12:19pm • BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved legislation that would allow asylum-seekers to start working sooner and a plan to stiffen punishment for people who smuggle migrants. The package backed by the Cabinet on Wednesday, which still requires parliamentary approval, is the latest in a ser Nighttime becomes the right time for November football in the Big Ten, like it or not. Bundle up 11/01/2023 09:50am • Night football historically has been a rarity in the Big Ten after the first Saturday in November. The conference's billion-dollar-a-year television package will make it a regular thing beginning next week when Michigan State visits Ohio State for a 7:30 p.m. EST game. The rationale for the general UFP: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 11/01/2023 09:15am • NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — UFP Technologies Inc. (UFPT) on Wednesday reported earnings of $11.7 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Newburyport, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of $1.52. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, c European Commission's chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership 11/01/2023 08:54am • SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief on Wednesday urged Bosnia to speak "with one voice,” regardless of the country's different ethnic groups, so that it can move forward toward joining the European Union after gaining candidate status last year. The remarks by EU C 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy Now 10/31/2023 08:00pm • Historically, October has been a rough month for investors. Many of the market's biggest negative events, such as 1987's Black Friday, occurred in October. This year was no exception, as stocks sank throughout the month. Between inflation, rising interest rates and new geopolitical worries in the Mi U.S. military and diplomatic leaders urge a divided Congress to send aid to both Israel and Ukraine 10/31/2023 05:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top military and diplomatic leaders urged an increasingly divided Congress on Tuesday to send immediate aid to Israel and Ukraine, arguing at a Senate hearing that broad support for the assistance would signal U.S. strength to adversaries worldwide. The testimony fr Sonoco: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/31/2023 05:19pm • HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Sonoco Products Co. (SON) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $130.7 million. The Hartsville, South Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.32 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.46 per share. The resu Amcor: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 10/31/2023 04:48pm • WARMLEY BRISTOL, Britain (AP) — WARMLEY BRISTOL, Britain (AP) — Amcor plc (AMCR) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $152 million. The Warmley Bristol, Britain-based company said it had net income of 11 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 16 cent Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help 10/31/2023 03:57pm • CHICAGO (AP) — More than one-third of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten. Much of it ends up in landfills, where it generates tons of methane that hastens climate change. That's why more than 50 local officials signed onto a letter Tuesday calling on the Environmental Protection Agency t Abuse victims say gun surrender laws save lives. Will the Supreme Court agree? 10/31/2023 12:09pm • As Janet Paulsen prepared to leave her husband, who had become increasingly volatile over their 15-year marriage, she slipped down to his gun safes one night while he slept to try to change the combination locks. “There were 74 firearms in my house,” said Paulsen, who was stunned by how many gun The European Union commissioner urges Montenegro's new government to push ahead with EU integration 10/31/2023 10:56am • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The European Commission’s top official on Tuesday urged Montenegro to push ahead with its European Union integration process after the NATO member country elected a new government, ending a political stalemate that stalled its EU bid. EU Commission President Ursula v Veterans are more likely than most to kill themselves with guns. Families want to keep them safe. 10/31/2023 08:02am • FLINT, Texas (AP) — She leaned out of the tent at a small-town summer festival, hoping someone would stop to ask about her tattoos, her T-shirt, the framed pictures of her son on a table in the back of the booth. Barbie Rohde has made herself a walking billboard for this cause. She feels called to Millennial Money: Black Friday shopping could look different this year, experts say 10/31/2023 07:00am • Retailers thrive on tantalizing shoppers ahead of the post-Thanksgiving event, keeping them guessing about how exactly the experience will unfold. But economic conditions, past sales and other factors can provide clues about what’s to come. Here’s what marketing, retail and supply chain experts Graphic Packaging: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 10/31/2023 06:44am • ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $170 million. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had profit of 55 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, were 74 cents per sha