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Paris 2024 organizers say budget likely to increase

Nov. 22, 2022 11:24 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — The operating budget for the 2024 Paris Olympics is expected to go up by 10%, in part because of high inflation, organizers said Tuesday. ...

Paris Olympics cut costs with fewer cars, more subway rides

By Graham Dunbar Aug. 31, 2022 12:53 PM EDT
Looking to cut costs in a tough economy, organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics said Wednesday they want officials to use fewer courtesy cars and take more trips on...

A currency trader wearing a face mask works at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 3, 2020. Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street gained for the first time in three days on stronger oil prices despite enduring uncertainty about how long the global economic decline due to the coronavirus pandemic will last. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian stocks tumble after Wall Street rises on pricier oil

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 03, 2020 01:56 AM EDT

A man stands at an exchange office screen showing the currency exchange rates of U.S. Dollar and Euro to Russian Rubles in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Oil prices are plunging after Saudi Arabia started a price war against Russia. The Saudis tried to get the Russians to cut oil production to keep prices from falling even more due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Trump says he expects Russia, Saudis to cut oil production

By Aya Batrawy And Cathy Bussewitz Apr. 02, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

In this photo taken from video provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Robert Glorioso, Chief, Building Engineering Operations, rings the opening bell at the NYSE, Thursday, April 2, 2020. Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses early Thursday after a report showed a record number of Americans lost their jobs last week due to the coronavirus outbreak. (New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on pricier oil

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 02, 2020 02:43 PM EDT