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Business Highlights: Wholesale prices rise modestly, a new CEO found for Twitter 05/11/2023 05:13pm • ___ US wholesale price data for April points to easing inflation pressures WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Wholesale prices in the United States rose modestly last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures may be easing more than a year after the Federal Reserve unleashed an aggressive campaign of stea As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away 05/11/2023 03:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country���s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic. But behind the scenes, several core aspects of America���s pandemic-era emergency safety n US approves $8.5 billion sale of Chinook helicopters to Germany 05/11/2023 03:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration on Thursday approved an $8.5 billion sale of Chinook helicopters to NATO ally Germany. The approval comes as the war in Ukraine continues to tax the military stocks of Western countries but is not directly related to the conflict. The State Department s Tesla shouldn't call driving system Autopilot because humans are still in control, Buttigieg says 05/11/2023 03:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Tesla shouldn���t be calling its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can���t drive themselves, the top U.S. transportation official says. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he���s concerned about Tesla���s marketing of the system, which is und IRS takes steps to protect identity of workers in effort to deter personal threats 05/11/2023 03:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In an effort to deter threats aimed at IRS employees, the agency said Thursday it will start limiting workers' personal identifying information on communications with taxpayers. The change begins next month. The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration sai How Montgomery County incubators cultivate, nourish new businesses 05/11/2023 02:27pm • New businesses face daunting challenges before and after they launch. Just navigating the path to launch can be overwhelming. Montgomery County, Maryland, aims to make that journey less challenging through its Business Center, which includes three innovation centers ��� in Germantown, Rockvil Has DC tourism rebounded since the pandemic? 05/11/2023 12:30pm • Current station-wide tourism campaign at Philadelphia's 30th Street station (Courtesy Destination DC) Destination DC has released 2022 tourism numbers that show 20.7 million domestic tourists visited the city last year, which is 91% of pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. Those tourists also spent $8.1 Prince William Co. supervisors consider lifting tax-break moratorium for nonprofits 05/11/2023 11:25am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is considering expanding the use of property tax exemptions for certain nonprofits, a m Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth $2.4B 05/11/2023 11:03am • MADRID (AP) ��� The Spanish government announced 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) worth of drought response measures Thursday, including funding for urban water reuse and further aid for struggling farmers. Currently, 27% of Spanish territory is in a drought ���emergency��� or ���alert." Spain recor Czech government proposes measures to keep ballooning deficit under control 05/11/2023 10:16am • PRAGUE (AP) ��� Czech citizens will likely pay more for beer and medicine while businesses will face higher corporate taxes as part of a package of dozens of measures designed to keep the ballooning budget deficit under control, the government said Thursday. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the propos Yellen: Different system needed to end repeated standoffs over US debt ceiling 05/11/2023 06:53am • NIIGATA, Japan (AP) ��� After dozens of standoffs with Congress over government spending in recent decades, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that in her opinion, the United States should adopt a different system for national finances. Emphasizing that it was her own opinion, not Preside Czech power utility CEZ net profit down in Q1, proposes record dividend 05/11/2023 02:31am • PRAGUE (AP) ��� The Czech dominant power utility CEZ said on Thursday its net profit in the first quarter of the year was 10.8 billion Czech crowns ($505 million), 60% less than a year ago. At the same time, the board of directors has approved a proposal for a record dividend of 117 Czech crowns per Amazon to receive $1 billion in tax breaks in eastern Oregon for new data centers 05/10/2023 10:12pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Officials in a remote northeastern Oregon county have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there. Wednesday���s unanimous vote by Port of Morrow���s five commissioners was the last step in securing the enterprise zone in Appeals court tosses convictions of 2 parents in 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal 05/10/2023 09:30pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A federal appeals court overturned all fraud convictions Wednesday of two parents who were found guilty of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of a sprawling college admissions scandal. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed all convictions against How Women and Men Differ Across 10 Financial Fronts 05/10/2023 08:00pm • The bestselling book from the '90s, "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" sold millions. It detailed how men and women often approach situations very differently -- and dug into those differences. But how do the sexes differ when it comes to financial matters? "While it's important to acknowledg