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South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors.

New Mexico bid for recreational pot falls short

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

The vote illustrates the difficulties of using the legislative process and not a ballot initiative to fully legalizing marijuana.

U.S. brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The company is also accused of installing surveillance equipment that enabled Iran to spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Iran, and of doing business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions there.

Court halts Pentagon cloud contract work with Microsoft

By Joseph Pisani, Rachel Lerman, Associated Press

A federal court has ordered the Pentagon to temporarily halt work with Microsoft on a $10 billion military cloud contract that Amazon was initially favored to win.

Virus outbreak blamed for forecast fall in oil demand

By Associated Press

The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall by 435,000 barrels per day in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak from China. Any fall would be the first quarterly decline in a decade. The…

McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

McClatchy Co.'s 30 newsrooms, including The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer in Raleigh, and The Star-Telegram in Fort Worth, will continue to operate as usual as the publisher reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The average 401(k) hit a record high last year

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

The average 401(k) balance rose 17% last year to $112,300 from the end of 2018, according to a review of 17.3 million accounts by Fidelity Investments. T…

Argentina and IMF discuss debt in shadow of 2001 crisis

By Christopher Torchia, Debora Rey, Associated Press

This is a big week for one of Latin America's biggest economies, which is hosting an IMF team for talks on restructuring $44 billion in debt owed to the lender.

U.N. names global companies linked to Israeli settlements

By Josef Federman, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The list's publication escalates a looming showdown between Israel and the international community over its contentious settlement policies in the West Bank.