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Shake Shack, Western Digital rise; Oneok, H&R Block fall 05/15/2023 04:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Oneok Inc., down $ to $5.77 to $57.95. The natural gas company is buying Magellan Midstream Partners. Newmont Corp., up $1.15 to $47.09. The gold mining company is buying Australia's Newcrest Mining. Western Digita Macron vows to build back factories, boost France's economy shaken by pension protests 05/15/2023 03:09pm • DUNKIRK, France (AP) — Building factories to boost job creation and make France more independent — that’s President Emmanuel Macron’s ambition for the French economy. It’s a big challenge, as France reels from protracted protests, rising food and energy prices and other fallout from the Uk 15 best high-paying business jobs 05/15/2023 10:50am • A wealth of career opportunities If you haven't considered working in business, maybe you should make it your business to learn more about the field. Sure, visiting an office can look boring, with people typing at their keyboards and making phone calls. But there's actually a lot of drama and exc NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change 05/15/2023 08:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan's Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble. Yet just below in the basement is an unusual set of equipment that no other b Biden, congressional leaders likely to meet Tuesday for talks on raising the debt limit 05/15/2023 08:30am • REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders will likely resume talks on Tuesday at the White House over the debt limit as the nation continues to edge closer to its legal borrowing authority with no agreement in sight. The meeting was initially supposed to be Frida What Credit Score Do You Need for an Apple Card? 05/14/2023 08:00pm • Are you an iPhone user who is interested in getting the Apple Card? Find out what credit score the issuer requires and what other criteria you'll need to meet to qualify for the credit card. What Credit Score Do You Need for the Apple Card?Applicants with scores above 660 are "considered favorable f Lawsuit challenging DC noncitizen voting law moves to federal court 05/14/2023 04:53am • After the D.C. Council passed a bill allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections, a group of voters — including a previous Republican mayoral candidate for the District — sued the Board of Elections. That case has now moved to the federal court system. The lawsuit challenging the Local Re Biden's reelection pitch that he can govern well faces daunting challenges with debt, border, more 05/13/2023 03:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A showdown with Congress that has the nation’s creditworthiness at stake; a frenzied scene at the border as pandemic restrictions ease; a pivotal foreign trip meant to sustain support for Ukraine and contain a more assertive China in the Indo-Pacific. Three weeks since launchin In debt ceiling standoff, COVID era of big spending gives way to new focus on deficit 05/13/2023 03:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — One outcome is clear as Washington reaches for a budget deal in the debt ceiling standoff: The ambitious COVID-19 era of government spending to cope with the pandemic and rebuild is giving way to a new focus on tailored investments and stemming deficits. President Joe Biden has s German rail union cancels planned two-day strike after employers meet minimum wage demand 05/13/2023 01:22pm • BERLIN (AP) — A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers in Germany said Saturday that it was cancelling plans for a two-day strike after employers met one of its key demands. The EVG union had said earlier this week that its members would walk out for 50 hours from late Sunday u Moore signs expansion of veteran retiree tax credit into law; Republicans push back on other issues 05/13/2023 12:40pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Military veterans will now be able to claim a larger income tax credit if they retire in Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore (D) traveled to Warfi Housing advocates warn GOP spending plan would be 'disastrous' 05/13/2023 10:02am • Housing advocates are raising the alarm about House Republicans’ plan to dramatically cut the federal deficit to raise the debt ceiling, warning rental aid would be stripped from hundreds of thousands of struggling families who could face eviction and possible homelessness at a time when rents rem 'The show just got stolen': 5-year-old charms Maryland governor at bill signing 05/13/2023 01:03am • On May 8, between bills regarding sediment controls and road safety, a 5-year-old girl with a red bow in her hair, strolled up to the table where Gov. Wes Moore was signing bills into law in the Maryland State House, and handed him a card. On the livestream of the bill signing ceremony in Annapol Montgomery Co. Council debate school system budget as final vote approaches 05/12/2023 09:28pm • The Montgomery County Council in Maryland approved a plan to cut nearly $25 million from the school system's $3.2 billion budget request, with roughly $200 million placed on a budget reconciliation list for further consideration. County Executive Marc Elrich proposed a 10% increase in the county' Governor says California's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion 05/12/2023 08:51pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday as he announced a plan that would cover the shortfall this year while potentially leaving the state with multibillion-dollar deficits in the future. Newsom, a Democrat in his secon