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...
Powell sworn in as 16th chairman of Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jerome Powell was sworn in Monday as the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve in a brief ceremony in the Fed’s board...
After a bad week, US stock indexes slip again, led by banks
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. indexes slipped in early trading Monday, following global markets lower. Banks are leading the way lower after the Federal Reserve...
World’s Largest Banks Admit to Massive Global Financial Crimes, But Escape Jail.. AGAIN!
(Democracy Now)- In an interview with Democracy Now!, Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi spoke about the recent news surrounding the five major banks – Citigroup,...
The Woman JPMorgan Chase Paid One of the Largest Fines in American History to Keep From Talking
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Why Main Street isn’t creating jobs
(CNBC)- While a recent small business optimism index ticked up slightly, a look between the lines shows small business woes are emerging and creating a...
Obamanomics: U.S. Wages Down 23% Since 2008
(Breitbart)- U.S. jobs pay an average 23% less today than they did before the 2008 recession, according to a new report released on Monday by...
Bank Of International Settlements: It’s worse now than 2007
(Telegraph)- The world economy is just as vulnerable to a financial crisis as it was in 2007, with the added danger that debt ratios are...
Record Number of Americans Not in Labor Force in June
(CNSNews.com) – The number of Americans 16 and older who did not participate in the labor force climbed to a record high of 92,120,000 in...
U.S. job growth surges, unemployment rate near six-year low
(Reuters) – U.S. employment growth jumped in June and the jobless rate closed in on a six-year low, decisive evidence the economy was growing briskly...
US-Turkish Bechtel-Enka wins $820M deal in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Infrastructure Ministry says a $820 million deal has been signed with American-Turkish consortium Bechtel-Enka to build a 60 kilometer (37...
Oil flat despite US, China factory strength
The price of oil held steady Tuesday despite signs that manufacturing activity grew in the U.S. and China, the world’s two biggest oil consumers. Benchmark...
US auto sales surprise with strength in June
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales grew at the fastest pace in eight years in June, surprising the industry and setting it up for a...
Dow flirts with 17,000 as market sets new highs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are finishing at record highs as the Dow Jones industrial average closes in on 17,000 points for the first...
Vatican bank shakeup expected as pope mulls reform
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The embattled Vatican bank is heading into a new round of turmoil, with the resignations of its president and board expected...
Recalls raise questions about ignition switches
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued a new round of recalls for faulty ignition switches this week, but the company says the problem is different...
Georgia lawsuit still causing trouble for GM
DETROIT (AP) — For more than a year, a lawsuit filed by Brooke Melton’s family has caused major migraines for General Motors. Litigation over the...
Obama vows to act alone, taunts Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defiantly dared congressional Republicans on Tuesday to try to block his efforts to act on his own and bypass...
Obama blames GOP for looming highway crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says 700,000 jobs could be at risk next year if Congress doesn’t quickly agree on how to pay for...
Ousted American Apparel CEO increases stake
NEW YORK (AP) — The battle for control of clothing chain American Apparel is heating up. Ousted American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has increased his...
Graco gives in, agrees to recall infant car seats
DETROIT (AP) — Graco Children’s Products is recalling 1.9 million infant car seats, bowing to demands from U.S. safety regulators, in what is now the...
Graco gives in, agrees to recall infant seats
DETROIT (AP) — Graco Children’s Products is recalling 1.9 million infant car seats, agreeing to government demands in what is now the largest seat recall...
Stocks rise as manufacturing gains; Netflix rises
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are gaining after reports showed that manufacturing in the U.S. and China expanded in June. Netflix rose 6 percent...
Southwest opens new chapter: international flights
DALLAS (AP) — After four decades of expanding to all corners of the lower 48 states, Southwest Airlines flies into new territory on Tuesday —...
Spam maker Hormel buying Muscle Milk
NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Spam is bulking up on its protein with Muscle Milk. Hormel Foods said it will pay $450 million...
US auto sales expected to rise in June
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales slowed slightly in June but still maintained a healthy pace despite a record-setting string of safety recalls at General...
Stocks rise as surveys show stronger manufacturing
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market rose in early trading after a report showed that manufacturing in the US and China expanded in June,...
US manufacturers expanded in June but more slowly
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturing grew in June for the 13th straight month. But the pace of the expansion slowed from May. The Institute for...
US construction spending up 0.1 percent in May
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. construction spending barely increased in May as gains in spending on non-residential projects such as office buildings and public construction were...
Quiznos emerges from bankruptcy
DENVER (AP) — Quiznos says it has emerged from bankruptcy after restructuring its finances. The toasted sandwich chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in...
Stocks open higher ahead of manufacturing report
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading as traders get ready for the latest report on U.S. manufacturing. The early gains Tuesday...
GM sales rise 1 percent despite safety recalls
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says its U.S. sales rose 1 percent in June despite a record-setting string of safety recalls. Sales were led by...
Hormel Foods buying Muscle Milk maker for $450M
BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — Hormel Foods is buying Muscle Milk maker CytoSport for approximately $450 million, a move that will diversify its business and tap...
Dockworkers’ contract expires, but trade continues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The contract that keeps thousands of dockworkers on the job at West Coast ports from San Diego to Seattle is expiring,...
US stock futures climb to start the new month
NEW YORK (AP) — US stock futures are climbing higher ahead of the opening bell, as traders prepare for a monthly look at U.S. manufacturing...
CoreLogic: US home prices rose more slowly in May
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose in May compared with a year earlier, but the gains have slowed. Data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday that...
Chrysler’s US sales up 9 percent in June
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler’s U.S. auto sales jumped 9 percent in June on strong sales of the new Jeep Cherokee SUV and other models. Chrysler...
Germany ready to suffer costs for Russia sanctions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s finance minister says his country won’t let business concerns get in the way of fresh sanctions against Russia, should they become...
Eurozone unemployment remains high as economy lags
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A full year since emerging from recession, the stuttering economy of the 18-country eurozone is still unable to create enough jobs to...
Eurozone jobless rate remains at 11.6 percent
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The number of unemployed people in the 18 eurozone countries declined fractionally in May, but not enough to bring down the jobless...
European shares gain, Asia lackluster
TOKYO (AP) — European shares rose Wednesday, led by BNP Paribas after the bank said it had enough funds to pay a nearly $9 billion...