How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Wednesday, bringing the S&P 500 to the brink of another record high. The benchmark index…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Wednesday, bringing the S&P 500 to the brink of another record high. The benchmark index…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Brinker, Baker Hughes fall; Anthem, Abbott Laboratories…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has ordered a halt to imports of disposable gloves from a Malaysian company and its subsidiaries after…
Continue ReadingBy MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The senator leading a probe of Facebook’s Instagram and its impact on young people is asking…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say drug cartels are recruiting youths through contacts made on multiplayer online video games. Mexico’s…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The owner of a Louisiana livestock business has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $76,000 in federal coronavirus farm aid.…
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reports that the economy was facing a number of headwinds at the…
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Records show the Coast Guard received multiple reports of a possible…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company is under criminal investigation by a district attorney in a New York City suburb into…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators are extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A $650 million plan would give the Los Angeles Zoo a theme park-style transformation over the next 20 years. The Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration has dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel…
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of…
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen brought in only $300,000 in sales during its first full quarter on the market. It…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Dozens of former flight attendants from defunct Italian airline Alitalia have stripped off their uniforms, wearing only undergarments…
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has introduced COVID passes for indoor venues in late evening hours following weeks of surging infections and…
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about…
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Walgreens will begin flying packages by drone to residents in a pair of Texas cities in partnership with…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Companies are confronting demands by hourly workers on terms that often used to be…
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has ordered the extradition of a former Venezuelan spy chief to the United States where he is wanted on charges of…
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France says it will announce potential sanctions over energy prices and trade “by the end of…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK…
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising in Britain, the government is urging millions of people to get booster…
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia’s workers to stay off work for a…
Continue ReadingEdmunds The Volkswagen Taos and Chevrolet Trailblazer are two of the latest in a growing crowd of extra-small crossover SUVs. These entry-level…
Continue ReadingBy SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Travel in the COVID-19 era is anything but predictable. Don’t get caught off guard by flight cancellations,…
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official is exhorting the bloc’s 27 nations to wean themselves off…
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s central bank has announced that he will step down after a decade at the…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says there has been a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week. It’s the only…
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