WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have pulled off a quiet first in their just-passed legislation addressing climate change and health care: the creation of a tax on stock buybacks, a cherished tool of Corporate America that had long seemed untouchable.

2. Buffett's firm buys more Apple, Amazon while betting on oil - Friday, August 12, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron.

3. Five new vehicles that are easy on the wallet - Friday, August 12, 2022

New cars are pricier than ever with inflation, low inventory and now rising interest rates taking a toll on prices.

Last week, Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the fourth time this year, compounding the issues that plague car shoppers.

4. Stocks rally again, close out best month since Nov. 2020 - Friday, July 29, 2022

Stocks racked up more gains Friday as Wall Street closed out its best month since November 2020, a welcome breather for investors after a punishing year for the market.

The S&P 500 index, a benchmark for many stock funds, rose 1.4% and finished 9.1% higher for July. A rebound in technology stocks, big retailers and other companies that rely on direct consumer spending helped power the index's broad gains this month. The index is still down 13.3% for the year.

5. Apple still thriving as economy slows, despite 3Q profit dip - Friday, July 29, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple's profit slipped during the past quarter, but the world's largest technology company is holding up better than many of its peers as the economy teeters on the edge of a recession.

6. Watchdog head: Fines may not stop bad behavior by companies - Friday, July 29, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation's financial watchdog is having second thoughts about how useful fines are in deterring illegal behavior in the financial industry, saying some companies have gotten so big that the money makes little difference.

7. Google's parent reports slowest quarterly growth in 2 years - Friday, July 22, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's revenue growth during the past quarter decelerated to its slowest pace in two years as advertisers reined in their spending amid intensifying fears of an economic recession.

8. Updates of old faves: 2022’s best redesigned rides - Friday, July 29, 2022

There are two key points within the life cycle of a vehicle: the introduction of a fully redesigned model and a significant midlife update. If you’re looking to maximize your new vehicle purchase, knowing these timelines can help you make the best decision.

9. Stocks closing mixed; Investors brace for Fed meeting - Friday, July 22, 2022

Stocks are closing mixed Monday, as investors brace for a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve this week.

The nation's central bank is expected to raise interest rates sharply to combat inflation.

10. Democrats widen scrutiny of tech over abortion data privacy - Friday, July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion, as lawmakers, regulators and the Biden administration grapple with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling last month ending the constitutional protections for abortion.

11. Amazon offers concessions to head off EU antitrust cases - Friday, July 15, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Amazon, seeking to resolve two European Union antitrust investigations, has promised to treat third-party merchants on its website fairly, the bloc's competition watchdog said Thursday.

12. Stocks fall as JPMorgan warning helps send banks lower - Friday, July 15, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday as JPMorgan Chase opened the latest round of corporate earnings for big banks with weak results and a warning about the economy.

Wall Street is also assessing the latest government reports showing that inflation remains hot and shows no signs of cooling, even as central banks try to loosen its grip on businesses and consumers by hiking interest rates.

13. Russia fines Apple for violating data storage law - Friday, July 8, 2022

A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, part of government efforts to control online activity.

14. Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords - Friday, July 8, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican whom Biden served with in the Senate, and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords.

15. Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access - Friday, July 8, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the "extreme" Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to "vote, vote, vote vote" in November. Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure.

16. Apple to add 'lockdown' safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs - Friday, July 1, 2022

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple said it will roll out a "lockdown" option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers intended to protect against spyware unleashed by state-sponsored hackers — although enabling that protection will also make these devices less useful.

17. Companies could face hurdles covering abortion travel costs - Friday, July 1, 2022

After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that's been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies.

18. Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords - Friday, July 1, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.

19. Be careful sharing your political views in workplace - Friday, July 1, 2022

Have you ever had a close family member die? Sometimes the pain of the loss is so great that it’s hard to even say to another person, “My grandfather died.” It makes it real. And, it makes it more painful.

20. BMW i4, Polestar 2 vie for best electric sport sedan - Friday, July 1, 2022

BMW, with its well-established history of developing luxury sport sedans, has set its sights on dominating the all-electric segment with its new 2022 i4. The BMW i4 is about the size of a 3 Series and offers an engaging driving experience.

21. Stocks slide on Wall Street as inflation worries persist - Friday, June 24, 2022

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, after a discouraging snapshot of U.S. consumer confidence stoked investors' worries about the risk that sharply higher interest rates and pervasive inflation could trigger a recession.

22. After Roe, Dems seek probe of tech's use of personal data - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Supreme Court ending the constitutional protections for abortion, four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by collecting and selling their personal data.

23. Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand - Friday, June 24, 2022

The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped and dismantled by major record labels.

Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit annual growth, manufacturers are rapidly rebuilding an industry to keep pace with sales that reached $1 billion last year.

24. Amazon providing $23M for affordable housing in Seattle - Friday, June 24, 2022

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon said Thursday it is providing $23 million to help minority-led organizations build or preserve more than 500 new affordable housing units in Seattle — the latest spending by a tech company to ease a severe housing crunch the industry has helped create.

25. EU beefs up disinformation code amid Russia fake news fears - Friday, June 17, 2022

LONDON (AP) — The European Union is beefing up its code of practice on disinformation by enlisting more tech companies beyond Google, Twitter and Facebook parent Meta and adding measures to prevent online purveyors of fake news from profiting.

26. Qualcomm wins antitrust case against EU commission - Friday, June 10, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union court on Wednesday invalidated a decision by the bloc's executive arm to fine technology company Qualcomm more than $1 billion in an antitrust case.

In overruling the European Commission, the Luxembourg-based General Court cited "a number of procedural irregularities" that affected the American company's defense rights and rejected the commission's "analysis of the conduct alleged against Qualcomm."

27. Top Davidson County commercial sales for May 2022 - Friday, June 17, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

28. No bartender required: Premixed Jack and Coke going on sale - Friday, June 10, 2022

It's a Jack and Coke with no bartender required. Coca-Cola Co. said Monday it's partnering with Brown-Forman Corp., the maker of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, to sell premixed cocktails. The canned Jack and Coke will be sold globally after a launch in Mexico late this year. A zero-sugar version will also be available.

29. FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids' data privacy online - Friday, June 10, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children's privacy online.

The ongoing work will include toughened enforcement of a long-standing law governing kids' online privacy and eyeing the algorithms used by social media platforms targeting young people.

30. Stocks rise as uncertainties keep Wall Street wobbly - Friday, June 3, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as Treasury yields eased, but Wall Street remains wobbly as investors wait for more clarity on where interest rates, inflation and the economy are heading.

31. ServisFirst Bank Nashville hires 2, promotes a third - Friday, June 10, 2022

ServisFirst Bank Nashville, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, has hired Stephanie Sallman as vice president, commercial credit officer, and Ryan Muskar as vice president, commercial portfolio manager. Dan Harrington has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director of corporate real estate.

32. One plug and done: EU to require common way to charge phones - Friday, June 3, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to charge their smartphones and other devices.

European Union officials said they inked a provisional agreement Tuesday that will require a uniform charging cord in the 27-nation bloc. It's part of a wider effort to make products sold in the EU more sustainable and cut down on electronic waste.

33. Apple offers glimpse at upcoming changes to iPhone software - Friday, June 3, 2022

Apple on Monday provided a peek at upcoming tweaks to the software that powers more than 1 billion iPhones and rolled out two laptops that will be the first available with the next generation of a company-designed microprocessor.

34. As CEO pay grows even bigger, so does its complexity - Friday, May 27, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — CEO pay is a tricky thing to explain.

Within the eight- and even nine-figure sums trumpeted for CEOs each year, just a small portion is actual cash. Last year, only a little more than a quarter of compensation for the typical CEO at an S&P 500 company came from cash salary or bonus. At the very top of the rankings, cash can make up 1% or less of total compensation.

35. Expedia's Kern, AMD's Su among highest paid CEOs - Friday, May 27, 2022

Here are the highest paid male and female CEOs in the S&P 500 index for 2021, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm.

The AP's compensation study covered 340 executives at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two full consecutive fiscal years at their respective companies, which filed proxy statements between Jan. 1 and April 30. Some companies with highly paid CEOs do not fit these criteria.

36. Twitter shareholders meet amid Elon Musk's takeover drama - Friday, May 20, 2022

Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday didn't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's $44 billion bid for the social platform. But the prospects of the buyout and the drama that's surrounded it seemed to be on participants' minds anyway.

37. Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising - Friday, May 20, 2022

Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending, political ads and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read.

38. DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia on Monday sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users' personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal.

39. Stocks fall sharply as Target's woes renew inflation fears - Friday, May 13, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,100 points and the S&P 500 had its biggest drop in nearly two years Wednesday, as big earnings misses by Target and other major retailers stoked investors' fears that surging inflation could cut deeply into corporate profits.

40. Acura MDX vs. Audi Q7: It depends on what you value - Friday, May 20, 2022

Acura launched its MDX three-row luxury SUV more than 20 years ago, and a redesigned fourth-generation model has arrived for 2022. It features a sleeker design, a more spacious cabin and a new range-topping Type S trim.

41. Top Davidson County commercial sales for April 2022 - Friday, May 20, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, April 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

42. Markets shake off doldrums as traders get back to buying - Friday, May 13, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose steadily throughout the day and ended with broad gains as traders got back to buying again after a mostly miserable few weeks on Wall Street.

Tech giants like Apple and Microsoft were among the biggest winners, and video game maker Take-Two Interactive jumped after forecasting better results than analysts were expecting.

43. Buffett's firm reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup - Friday, May 13, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks.

But Buffett had already shared the biggest investments with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company's recent annual meeting. That means investors already knew that he had invested heavily in Chevron, Occidental Petroleum and HP Inc. during the quarter, while picking up nearly 4 million more Apple shares and betting that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard will go through.

44. US stocks end mixed after another day of erratic trading - Friday, May 13, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies are leading stocks broadly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday after investors received another dire readout on inflation.

The S&P 500 was down 1.1% as of 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 417 points, or 1.3%, to 31,423 and the Nasdaq fell 0.9%.

45. Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B - Friday, May 6, 2022

Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7 billion from a diverse group of investors including Silicon Valley heavy hitters like Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.

46. Markets cheer after Powell downplays even larger rate hikes - Friday, April 29, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 900 points and the S&P 500 had its biggest gain in two years Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the likelihood of an even larger interest rate hike after announcing the sharpest rate increase since 2000.

47. European Union moves forward in antitrust case against Apple - Friday, April 29, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union stepped up its antitrust case against Apple on Monday, accusing the company of abusing its dominant position by limiting access to technologies allowing contactless payment.

48. Apple delivers strong quarter, but warns of trouble ahead - Friday, April 29, 2022

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Thursday reported strong quarterly results despite supply shortages, but warned that its growth slowdown is likely to deepen. The company said it's still struggling to get enough chips to meet demand and contending with COVID-related shutdowns at factories in China that make iPhones and other products.

49. Stocks rally on Wall Street as technology giants rebound - Friday, April 29, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes on Wall Street notched their biggest gains in more than six weeks Thursday, as technology companies clawed back some of the ground they had lost recently.

The S&P 500 rose 2.5%, with roughly 85% of the stocks in the benchmark index closing higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.8% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended 3.1% higher.

50. Apple's revenue, profit top analyst views in latest quarter - Friday, April 29, 2022

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Thursday reported quarterly results that topped analysts' profit projections despite supply shortages, economic fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war and a growth slowdown from the huge sales lift that technology products and service got from pandemic restrictions.

51. Facebook parent Meta stock soars despite growth slowdown - Friday, April 22, 2022

Facebook parent Meta's first quarter profit jumped past Wall Street's expectations despite slower revenue growth, sending shares up sharply in after-hours trading.

The company earned $7.47 billion, or $2.72 per share, in the January-March period. That's down 21% from $9.5 billion, or $3.30 per share, in the same period a year earlier.

52. Tech stocks slump again; Nasdaq has worst loss since 2020 - Friday, April 22, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, weighed down by sharp declines in Big Tech stocks that also left the Nasdaq with its worst drop since September 2020.

Investors are busy reviewing the latest round of corporate earnings and are facing a particularly heavy week with results from some of the nation's biggest companies. Earnings growth has been one of the pillars of the market, but the reports so far haven't offset investors' concerns about rising inflation, interest rate hikes and potential damage to global economic growth from pandemic-related lockdowns in China.

53. Musk's 'free speech' push for Twitter: Repeating history? - Friday, April 22, 2022

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for "free speech." There's just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well.

54. Will Musk's hands-off ideal for Twitter have broad appeal? - Friday, April 22, 2022

Coming up with $44 billion to buy Twitter was the easy part for Elon Musk. Next comes the real challenge for the world's richest person: fulfilling his promise to make Twitter "better than ever" as a lightly regulated haven for free speech.

55. Buffett to auction off one last private lunch for charity - Friday, April 22, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The world's most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time.

56. Stocks stumble 2.8% as worries about interest rates worsen - Friday, April 22, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest one-day loss in almost seven weeks, as worries deepen about a surge in interest rates and the U.S. central bank's efforts to fight inflation.

57. Top Davidson County residential sales for Q1 2022 - Friday, April 22, 2022

Top residential real estate sales, first quarter 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

58. Kremlin crackdown silences war protests, from benign to bold - Friday, April 15, 2022

A former police officer who discussed Russia's invasion on the phone. A priest who preached to his congregation about the suffering of Ukrainians. A student who held up a banner with no words — just asterisks.

59. Warren Buffett buying spree goes on, HP soars on 11.5% stake - Friday, April 8, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shares of HP Inc. jumped nearly 15% Thursday after Warren Buffett's company snapped up more than 11% of the printer and computer maker over the past week in another uncharacteristic tech investment from the billionaire.

60. Stocks fall on Wall Street as tech slips, bond yields jump - Friday, April 1, 2022

Stocks closed lower and bond yields jumped Tuesday as remarks by a Federal Reserve governor fueled expectations on Wall Street that the central bank is prepared to more aggressively raise interest rates and take other steps in a bid to tame surging inflation.

61. Stocks close higher, Twitter soars on news of Musk stake - Friday, April 1, 2022

Stocks shook off a downbeat start to close higher Monday, as big gains by technology and communications companies helped offset losses elsewhere on Wall Street.

The S&P 500 rose 0.8% after having been down 0.2% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq composite added 1.9%.

62. Stock tied to Trump social firm drops on report of turmoil - Friday, April 1, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in a company planning to buy Donald Trump's new social media business plunged Monday on a news report that two key staff members left, deepening losses from last week when it said it would miss a deadline to file its annual financial statements.

63. GameStop is surging again on first stock split in 15 years - Friday, April 1, 2022

Shares of GameStop surged before the market opened Friday after the video game retailer announced that it would attempt its first stock split in 15 years.

The Grapevine, Texas, company said in a regulatory filing late Thursday that it wants to increase its share count from 300 million to 1 billion so it can implement a stock split in the form of a dividend. It plans to seek shareholder approval at its upcoming, annual stockholders meeting.

64. Offroad warriors: Ford Raptor vs. Ram TRX - Friday, April 1, 2022

We’re living in a golden age of off-road pickup trucks that you can buy straight from the factory, and the Ford F-150 Raptor and Ram 1500 TRX are the most high-profile examples.

They’re similar in many respects and offer full-size truck utility combined with exceptional high-speed desert-running performance. But there are some differences that make each performance pickup unique.

65. Many in Mideast see hypocrisy in Western embrace of Ukraine - Friday, March 25, 2022

JERUSALEM (AP) — Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine's armed resistance.

66. EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance - Friday, March 25, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on big tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online "gatekeepers" such as Google and Facebook parent Meta.

67. Tennessee State expanding technology program in Africa - Friday, March 18, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University is expanding a technology program for underserved students in Africa to four additional countries.

Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia will join Liberia and South Africa with online courses taught by Tennessee State professors, the school said.

68. Hyundai Ioniq 5 a better option than Tesla Model Y - Friday, March 18, 2022

Consumer appetites for small SUVs seem insatiable, and – as electrification reaches every corner of the automotive landscape – a spotlight has appeared over compact EV SUVs.

For two years, the Tesla Model Y has led this burgeoning niche with longer range estimates, cutting-edge driver aids and an established charging network. But other automakers are offering new alternatives, and the most promising may be from Hyundai.

69. Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption - Friday, March 11, 2022

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

70. Federal Reserve to begin risky pursuit of a 'soft landing' - Friday, March 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will launch one of the most difficult tasks a central bank can attempt: Raise borrowing costs enough to slow growth and tame high inflation, but not so much as to topple the economy into recession.

71. Not all Western companies sever ties to Russia over Ukraine - Friday, March 11, 2022

A shrinking number of well-known companies are still doing business in Russia, even as hundreds have announced plans to curtail ties.

Burger King restaurants are open, Eli Lilly is supplying drugs, and PepsiCo is selling milk and baby food, but no more soda.

72. Russia built an economy like a fortress but the pain is real - Friday, March 11, 2022

Western sanctions are dealing a severe blow to Russia's economy. The ruble is plunging, foreign businesses are fleeing and sharply higher prices are in the offing. Familiar products may disappear from stores, and middle-class achievements like foreign vacations are in doubt.

73. Music City Bowl sets economic impact record - Friday, March 11, 2022

The Nashville Sports Council has reported a record-breaking $32 million of total economic impact for Nashville from the TransPerfect Music City Bowl.

This sum includes dollars counted from tourism and hospitality as well as sales for many locally owned and operated businesses.

74. Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe - Friday, March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers followed through Wednesday on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the tech giant and senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other federal laws in testimony on its competition practices.

75. Apple's new budget iPhone will be faster, more expensive - Friday, March 4, 2022

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that's capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that's already been available on the company's upscale models for more than a year.

76. Top Davidson County residential sales for February 2022 - Friday, March 11, 2022

Top residential real estate sales, February 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

77. Netflix, TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown - Friday, March 4, 2022

Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia's war in Ukraine.

Pulling the plug on online entertainment — and information — is likely to further isolate the country and its people after a growing number of multinational businesses have cut off Russia from vital financial services, technology and a variety of consumer products in response to Western economic sanctions and global outrage over the invasion of Ukraine.

78. Apple investors urge company to undergo civil rights audit - Friday, March 4, 2022

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple's shareholders have approved a proposal urging the iPhone maker to undergo an independent audit assessing its treatment of female and minority employees, delivering a rare rebuke to a management team that runs the world's most valuable company.

79. Russia's invasion of Ukraine leaves global trade in tatters - Friday, March 4, 2022

MIAMI (AP) — Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling with pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.

80. Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 9 of Russian assault - Friday, March 4, 2022

Russia's war on Ukraine is in its ninth day. Russian forces have shelled Europe's largest nuclear power plant, sparking a fire there that was extinguished overnight. The U.N. nuclear watchdog says there was no sign Friday of radiation leaks.

81. TSU professor helping create civil rights app - Friday, March 4, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee State University history professor is working with Apple Inc. and a national technology center at the university to create an app highlighting some of the lesser known participants in the civil rights movement in North Nashville.

82. Russia's war spurs corporate exodus, exposes business risks - Friday, March 4, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Car factories idled, beer stopped flowing, furniture and fashion orders ceased, and energy companies fled oil and gas projects.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has thrown business plans into disarray and forced a growing number of the world's best known brands — from Apple to Mercedes-Benz and BP — to pull out of a country that's become a global outcast as companies seek to maintain their reputations and live up to corporate responsibility standards.

83. Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 8 of Russian assault - Friday, March 4, 2022

Russian forces pressed their war Thursday on Ukraine, seizing a strategic seaport and threatening to overtake a major energy hub even as the two sides met in Belarus and negotiated safe corridors to safely evacuate citizens.

84. UN: Droughts, less water in Europe as warming wrecks crops - Friday, February 25, 2022

LA HERRADURA, Spain (AP) — "Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky." The old saying is still popular in Spain's rural communities who, faced with recurrent droughts, have historically paraded sculptures of saints to pray for rain.

85. Economic dangers from Russia's invasion ripple across globe - Friday, February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moscow's war on Ukraine and the ferocious financial backlash it's unleashed are not only inflicting an economic catastrophe on President Vladimir Putin's Russia.

The repercussions are also menacing the global economy, shaking financial markets and making life more perilous for everyone from Uzbek migrant workers to European consumers to hungry Yemeni families.

86. Justices wrestle with EPA power to curb carbon emissions - Friday, February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's power plants, a case that could hamstring the Biden administration's plans to combat climate change.

87. Ruble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banks - Friday, February 25, 2022

MOSCOW (AP) — Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting, leading uneasy depositors to line up at banks and ATMs on Monday in a country that has seen more than one currency disaster in the post-Soviet era.

88. Wall Street losses mount amid simmering Ukraine crisis - Friday, February 18, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street's losses mounted Wednesday as world leaders waited to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders troops deeper into Ukraine.

The S&P 500 fell 1.8% to an 8-month low, deepening the benchmark index's "correction," or a loss of 10% from its recent peak. More than 85% of stocks in the S&P 500 fell, with technology companies weighing down the index most.

89. Subaru buyers caught in right-to-repair fight over its cars - Friday, February 18, 2022

Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region is a top market for the Japanese automaker.

So it was a surprise to Subaru fans when Massachusetts dealerships started selling its line of 2022 vehicles without a key ingredient: the in-car wireless technology that connects drivers to music, navigation, roadside assistance and crash-avoiding sensors.

90. Dream cars: Looking for love behind the wheel - Friday, February 18, 2022

February is the month of love, and for many people that means trying to find Mr. or Mrs. Right. The same goes for cars. It isn’t easy finding the right one, and many have personalities of their own. So why not choose your next car as you would a date?

91. Party downtown, shop in Green Hills - Friday, February 18, 2022

If Lower Broad is the Bourbon Street of Nashville, and Nolensville Road is its United Nations, then Green Hills has looked into the eyes of the beloved and said “I do.” Nashville has ascended to the nation’s No. 2 location for destination weddings behind Las Vegas. And many brides-to-be choose Green Hills for bridal registry and shopping, the perfect dress and guest housing for the big day.

92. Buffett's firm scores big with stake in Activision Blizzard - Friday, February 11, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company placed a rare bet on a technology company late last year and it has already paid off in a big way.

Berkshire Hathaway revealed in documents filed with regulators on Monday that it bought near 15 million shares in game publisher Activision Blizzard during the last three months of 2021.

93. Super Bowl ads go heavy on nostalgia, star power - Friday, February 11, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — On the field, the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals played a nail biter during Super Bowl 56, with the Rams emerging victorious.

Off the field, Super Bowl advertisers were in a tough competition of their own. Advertisers shelled out up to $7 million for 30 seconds of airtime during the Super Bowl, so they pulled out all the stops to win over the estimated 100 million people that tune into the game. Big stars, humor and a heavy dose of nostalgia were prevalent throughout the night.

94. Super Bowl ads look toward the future — and the past - Friday, February 11, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency -- and also to harken back to the nostalgic past of '90s movies like "Austin Powers" and "The Cable Guy."

95. Watch for debt collectors, scams on social media - Friday, February 11, 2022

Social media is where you watch cooking videos, gaze at photos of dreamy travel destinations and doomscroll through endless news headlines. Now, sites like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter could also be where debt collectors slide into your DMs.

96. Samsung unveils new phones as premium market share shrinks - Friday, February 4, 2022

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung is trying to reclaim lost ground in the coveted high end of the smartphone market with a new lineup of Galaxy S models designed to appeal to consumers who are increasingly sharing videos of their antics on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and other popular apps.

97. Apple says iPhone to accept tap-to-pay without more hardware - Friday, February 4, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple said Tuesday it is expanding the iPhone's capabilities to accept contactless payments, making it easier for merchants to conduct tap-to-pay transactions without having to buy additional hardware.

98. Rogan dispute draws Spotify into content liability debate - Friday, February 4, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform.

Podcasting has sprouted as an industry with few standards about policing offensive or misleading content. That has left Spotify trying to figure out how to keep podcaster Joe Rogan's millions of devoted fans happy without further alienating artists and listeners angry about him amplifying vaccine skeptics and using racial slurs.

99. A year after Trump purge, 'alt-tech' offers far-right refuge - Friday, February 4, 2022

Philip Anderson is no fan of online content moderation. His conservative posts have gotten him kicked off Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Two years ago, Anderson organized a "free speech" protest against the big tech companies. A counterprotester knocked his teeth out.

100. Spotify CEO says canceling Rogan podcast isn't 'the answer' - Friday, February 4, 2022

Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over his anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and use of racial slurs.