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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,08/03/22-2:31PM , 173 Reads
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $3.76 to $90.66 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell $3.76 to $96.78 a barrel.
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The cooling towers of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Ga., are pictured Friday, March 22, 2019. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, that it had approved plans to load radioactive fuel into one of the new reactors, which could clear the way for the first new nuclear power plant built in the United States in decades to come online by March 2023. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)

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Georgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor
By JEFF AMY - Associated Press
Wed,08/03/22-12:08PM , 257 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant being built in Georgia can begin loading radioactive fuel into one of its two new reactors, federal regulators said Wednesday, a key step toward generating electricity at the first new nuclear reactor built in decades in the United States.
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A man pushes a bicycle past campaign posters for Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga, referred to affectionately as "Baba", the Swahili word for "father", and his running mate Martha Karua, in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Friday, July 29, 2022. Kenya's Aug. 9 election is ripping open the scars of inequality and corruption as East Africa's economic hub chooses a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

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Kenya's election rips open scars of inequality, corruption
By CARA ANNA - Associated Press
Wed,08/03/22-2:09AM , 326 Reads
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In the shadow of a glossy, thousand-dollar campaign billboard, one of many across Kenya’s capital, street vendors struggle to make even 200 shillings ($1.68) a day and often pocket none.
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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly earnings reports from big companies. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Asian shares rise on optimism on economic data, earnings
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP Business Writer
Wed,08/03/22-12:20AM , 709 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly earnings reports from big companies.

Benchmarks rose across the region, including Japan, China, Australia and South Korea. The gains followed a strong rally on Wall Street.
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