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Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA and other Chinese names including JD.com Inc JD and Pinduoduo Inc PDD are moving lower Tuesday after Baidu Inc BIDU shares fell on mixed second-quarter earnings results. BIDU Revenue: $4.43 billion missed estimate of $4.45 billion BIDU EPS: $2.36 beat estimate of $1.63 "Despite a challenging macro…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage due to Russia’s squeeze on European gas supplies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Tuesday, even as fears grow about the rising prices that will hit consumers across the continent this winter.He spoke at the start of a two-day government retreat, attended also by Spanish…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungryas wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to meet the new demand.But that may be changing.Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of…

Taiwan’s Kinmen island, with China’s Xiamen in the background. Soldiers on the island targeted a Chinese drone, which flew away towards Xiamen © Getty ImagesTaiwan has begun targeting Chinese drones flying over its outlying islands for the first time, highlighting the risk that Beijing’s military pressure on Taipei could lead to actual…

Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu Now Open in Suffolk County HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheesesteaks, turkey subs and more, will debut its newest location in Hauppauge at 373 Smithtown Bypass on Tuesday, August 30 and a second…

Two candidates running to lead Alberta's United Conservative Party say they've received death threats over the course of the campaign. Travis Toews, the former finance minister, and Brian Jean, the MLA for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, told CBC News they've each been the subject of at least one death threat. Both have also received additional…

Comment on this storyCommentDonald Surrett Jr. could have run away Sunday when a man armed with an AR-style rifle started shooting inside the Bend, Ore., grocery store where Surrett worked. He could have hidden.Instead, the 66-year-old Safeway employee tried to disarm the shooter.Surrett “may very well have prevented further deaths,” Bend police…

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's search of former President Donald Trump's home this month turned up a "limited" number of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege, federal prosecutors said in a court filing on Monday.The new disclosure by the Justice Department could bolster a request by Trump's…

We realize talking about your Labor Day forecast a week out might be a touch early, but with the tropics coming alive this week, there are some things we think need to be on your radar. The main area of concern is still well out in the Atlantic, but it has the best chance of becoming our next named storm (Danielle). The disturbance is going to…

Nakagawa Miyu (R) of Japan spikes the ball during the final match between China and Japan in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) MANILA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's women's volleyball team lost to Japan 25-23, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16 to come out runner-up in the…