Stocks end rocky month lower as Trump widens trade war

Wall Street is no fan of Tariff Man. The stock market stumbled Friday to its first losing month of 2019 in May, primarily due to...

China investigates FedEx for Huawei cargo error

BEIJING (AP) — China is investigating FedEx after it diverted packages sent by Chinese tech giant Huawei, state media reported Saturday. The missed deliveries drew...

Mexican avocado growers expect US consumers to bear tariffs

URUAPAN, Mexico (AP) — The baby avocados in Enrique Bautista’s vast orchard in western Mexico will grow to maturity, eventually, and be shipped out of...

Trump: UK should be ready to leave EU without a deal

LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump has waded into the most contentious issue in British politics by urging the U.K. government to leave the European...

Anonymous bidder offers more than $4.5M to dine with Buffett

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An anonymous bidder has offered more than $4.5 million to have a private lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, shattering the...

Trump digs in on Mexican import tariffs despite uproar

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite pushback from U.S. business, Mexico and Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threat to slap a 5%...

Trump turbulence slows momentum for North America trade deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The momentum that supporters have tried to build for a new North American trade deal has run into some Trump turbulence. The...

Fiat Chrysler profits hit by charges for diesel probe

MILAN (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Tuesday its third-quarter profits dropped nearly 40 percent due to a one-off charge to cover possible payments in...

Gum, bottled water, pizza bagels want to be called ‘healthy’

NEW YORK (AP) — Pizza bagels, chewing gum and bottled water want to play a starring new role in our diets: Foods that can be...

Colombia opens probe into US coal company for militia ties

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The office of Colombia’s chief prosecutor says authorities are opening an investigation into whether an Alabama-based coal company financed a paramilitary...

Coke rides on sales of healthier drinks

ATLANTA (AP) — Strong sales of “premium” water and sugar-free sodas powered third-quarter earnings for Coca-Cola Co. Coke President and CEO James Quincey said enhanced...

Ben & Jerry’s unveils Pecan Resist flavor ahead of midterms

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s is taking a stand against what it calls the Trump administration’s regressive policies by rebranding...

US home price gains weaken for 5th straight month

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home price gains slowed for the fifth straight month in August as higher mortgage rates have lowered home sales. The S&P...

Stocks rally on earnings a day after ending at 5-month lows

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Tuesday as investors were encouraged by solid earnings reports from several big U.S. companies. Oreo maker Mondelez...

Pfizer’s 3Q profit, up due to tax cut, beats expectations

Pfizer posted a 45 percent jump in third-quarter profit, as the biggest U.S.-based drugmaker benefited from sharply lower taxes due to this year’s federal tax...

iPads, Macs get new screens as Apple pushes creativity

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make...

GE slashes dividend, takes $22 billion charge in 3Q

General Electric slashed its quarterly dividend and announced it will restructure its power business, as the industrial conglomerate struggles with sagging profits and a spate...

Markets Right Now: Stocks sink again, extending dismal month

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are closing sharply lower in another dizzying day...

Take your time: EU delays tweaking Europe’s clocks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The time isn’t yet ripe to tweak Europe’s clocks. European transport ministers meeting in Austria decided Monday to take a little more...

China’s yuan sinks to 10-year low against dollar

BEIJING (AP) — China’s yuan sank to a 10-year low against the dollar on Monday, coming close to breaking the politically sensitive level of seven...

UK to start taxing big internet companies

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief unveiled Monday a new tax on big internet companies’ revenues, insisting it is time that the global tech giants...

Google to give away $25 million to fund humane AI projects

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Google will give away $25 million to projects that propose ways to use the artificial intelligence of computers to help create...

Mexico referendum nixes partly built $13 billion airport

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President-elect said Monday he will respect the result of a referendum that rejected a partly built new airport for Mexico...

Colorado lawsuit could ripple through US cannabis industry

DENVER (AP) — A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a...

Cordillera Communications selling all 16 TV stations

Minnesota-based Cordillera Communications is selling all 16 of its television stations, including nine in Montana. E.W. Scripps Co. has agreed to pay $521 million to...

Lion Air crash renews concerns about Indonesia airlines

The deadly crash of a Lion Air jet in the Java Sea has renewed questions about the safety of Indonesian airlines soon after U.S. and...

US consumer spending up inflation-adjusted 0.3 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending rose in September by a solid, inflation-adjusted 0.3 percent, led by increased spending on health care services and motor...

US government broadcaster to punish workers for Soros report

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s international broadcasting agency says it will discipline employees responsible for a television report on philanthropist George Soros that violated...

Stocks tumble again on report US plans more tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Fear that the Trump administration will announce tariffs on all remaining imports from China helped knock U.S. stocks from a strong...

What happened, what’s next after airline worker stole plane

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators are working to find out how an airline employee stole an empty commercial airplane from the main airport serving Seattle...

Fox News to White House: Bill Shine is Trump’s new image man

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — For years he dutifully carried out Roger Ailes’ orders, earning himself the nickname “the Butler” at Fox News. Now, Bill Shine...

VF, following millions of consumers, will shed its denim

NEW YORK (AP) — The company that makes Wrangler and Lee jeans is breaking off its denim division to focus on its fast-growing outdoor and...

Turkey tries to contain crisis but currency keeps falling

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank took action Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis sparked...

Turkish turmoil knocks US and European stocks lower

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the U.S. and Europe skidded Friday as investors worried about the financial stability of Turkey and how it might...

Tesla CEO Musk taunts short sellers amid legal scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk used Twitter late Friday to taunt investors who have bet against his company, even though his previous Twitter...

Serving on corporate board while in Congress? That could end

WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment of Rep. Chris Collins on insider trading charges is drawing new attention to the freedom members of Congress have to...

US budget deficit totals $76.9 billion in July

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government racked up a $76.9 billion deficit in July, with increased government spending and tax cuts keeping the country on...

Jury awards $289M to man who blames Roundup for cancer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury’s $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said Monsanto’s Roundup left him dying of cancer will bolster...

Growing Spokane, Washington, sheds its sleepy city image

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Ramsey and Amy Pruchnic lived in the Seattle area for five years before deciding they wanted to escape the Puget Sound...

Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump’s trade war

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs. The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding...

Humor, social messages proliferate at a tame Super Bowl

NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Super Bowl ads ran the gamut from tame humor to … tame messages about social causes. After a divisive...

Actor Hugh Grant settles phone-hacking case with UK papers

LONDON (AP) — British actor Hugh Grant has settled his phone-hacking damages claim against Mirror Group Newspapers. Grant was at the High Court on Monday...

For Bon-Ton, founded in 19th century, an uncertain future

NEW YORK (AP) — The future of Bon-Ton Stores, saddled with debt and faltering sales, looks tenuous after the department store chain filed for bankruptcy...

ECB experts: US tax law could erode Europe’s tax base

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Economists at the European Central Bank say that the U.S. corporate tax cut should lift the world’s largest economy in the...

Trump, first lady head to Ohio for rare joint policy trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are heading to Ohio, where the president will point to the benefits of the...

Ram truck ad using MLK speech draws backlash

NEW YORK (AP) — A Ram truck ad that used a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., is drawing a backlash. The ad shows people...

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber’s beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of...

Cities and states take the lead on banning bump stocks

In the immediate aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, there was a fevered pitch to ban bump stocks, the device that...

US services firms record strongest performance since 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. services sector boomed in January, registering the best performance since 2005 and delivering more evidence of American economic strength. The...

Broadcom raises Qualcomm bid to more than $121 billion

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Broadcom boosted its bid for Qualcomm to more than $121 billion in cash and stock Monday in what would be...