Japan OKs 1st export to South Korea under new trade curbs

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Thursday it has granted its first permit for a South Korea-bound shipment of chemicals to produce high-tech materials under Tokyo’s...

US long-term mortgage rates fall sharply: 30-year at 3.60%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell sharply this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan touching its lowest level since November 2016. Financial markets...

Technology companies power broad rally for US stocks

Technology companies powered stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, driving the S&P 500 to its best day in more than two months and erasing...

Celebs, members push for gym boycott over Trump fundraiser

Luxury gym Equinox and indoor cycling studio SoulCycle are facing a backlash from some members and celebrities over a fundraiser being held for President Donald...

GOP freezes Twitter spending after McConnell account locked

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organizations said Thursday that they are freezing their spending on Twitter to...

Report: Facebook offering ‘millions’ to publishers for news

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer “millions of dollars” for the rights to publish their material on...

Trump calls on Fed to make ‘substantial’ rate cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not letting up on his attacks on the Federal Reserve, calling for “substantial” Fed rate cuts to allow...

Trump fundraiser puts billionaire host on defensive

WASHINGTON (AP) — A billionaire New York investor and owner of the Miami Dolphins who is hosting a high-dollar fundraiser for Donald Trump on Friday...

Uber posts biggest quarterly loss ever after stock payouts

NEW YORK (AP) — Uber lost $5.24 billion in the second quarter — its largest quarterly loss ever — after making huge stock-based payouts in...

UN climate report: Change land use to avoid a hungry future

GENEVA (AP) — Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth’s land and the way people use the land is making global warming worse, a...

China lowers yuan’s trading range but currency stabilizes

BEIJING (AP) — China lowered the trading range for its currency for a fourth day on Thursday, showing its potential for use as a trade...

China imports from US fall 19% in July amid trade war

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese imports of American goods plunged in July as a tariff war with Washington intensified. Imports of U.S. goods fell 19% from...

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...

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%...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...