U.S. jobless claims drop seventh straight week to 268,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week…
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week…
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has came under fire for scrapping a long-planned high-speed rail line to the…
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19…
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Department store chains Macy’s and Kohl’s delivered strong results for the fiscal…
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BERLIN (AP) — Berlin-based online bank N26 is shuttering its business in the United States after two years and focusing its expansion efforts on…
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By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Many small businesses close within a few years of opening. If that’s true for yours, work with a lawyer or…
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke out…
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills.…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks and Amazon are teaming up on a grab-and-go store format. The Seattle-based companies will open their…
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power…
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street hit a record and Japanese inflation eased.…
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By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and…
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By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and…
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By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and…
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By AAMER MADHANI, ROB GILLIES, and MARIA VERZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has joined with the leaders of Canada and…
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co. to $86.2 million in damages to…
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX is aiming to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in…
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is extending through May a timeline to decide how or whether to proceed with…
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quentin Tarantino’s attorney says he has every right to create and sell a series of…
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By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government has rolled out a new welfare program, temporarily ensuring much…
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A licensed cannabis grower, a vineyard owner and a sheriff were among witnesses who testified…
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has cleared four former coal company officials who were accused of skirting…
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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The massive infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed this week includes…
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The Associated Press Stock indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street Wednesday, pulling a bit further off their record heights. The S&P 500 fell and…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Visa, Target fall; TJX, Varex Imaging…
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BOSTON (AP) — Pandemic-weary workers at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts are holding a one-day strike over stalled contract negotiations with…
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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court says district administrators overreached when they…
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long…
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say…
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