NEW YORK — Oil prices eased in early trading Sunday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and Iran refrained from launching…
Read more Oil prices ease after US and Iran pause their attacksNEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending in May as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain…
Read more Retail sales up 0.9% in May as the weather improved and gasoline prices cooledWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared during the State of the Union on Tuesday that “we’re winning so much,” saying he sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at…
Read more Trump’s State of the Union seeks to calm economic jittersWASHINGTON — Inflation likely remained elevated last month as the cost of electricity, groceries, and clothing may have jumped and continued to pressure consumers’ wallets. The Labor Department…
Read more Consumer prices likely stayed elevated in December as data recovers from shutdownNEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees…
Read more Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikesSOFIA, Bulgaria — On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its integration into the European Union. But the historic…
Read more Bulgaria to become the 21st country to join the euro, deepening EU ties despite fearsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Wednesday appointed a new governor to the central bank after the former one resigned following a record currency fall against the U.S. dollar…
Read more Iran appoints new central bank governor after record currency fall and mass protestsHONG KONG — State-backed property developer China Vanke, once the country’s largest homebuilder by sales, narrowly avoided defaulting on a 2 billion yuan ($284 million) bond last week…
Read more China Vanke’s near-default exposes fragility of the faltering recovery in the property industryHONG KONG — By some measures, China’s economy is looking resilient, with strong exports and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. But that’s not how it…
Read more As a property slump drags on, China’s economy looks more resilient than it feelsWASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that the labor market is weakening.…
Read more US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy levelThis holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices. According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for…
Read more US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday seasonBOGOTA, Colombia — BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’s government has declared an economic state of emergency that enables President Gustavo Petro’s administration to issue taxes by decree,…
Read more Colombia declares an economic emergency in a criticized effort to raise more taxesLONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday cut its key interest rate for the first time in four months amid signs that the stubbornly high inflation that…
Read more The Bank of England cuts its key interest rate from 4% to 3.75%NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rallied on Monday, at the start of a week with shortened trading because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The S&P 500…
Read more Another rally for Alphabet leads the US stock market higherNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market climbed again Tuesday on hopes for a coming cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% after breaking out…
Read more Stocks climb on hopes for lower interest rates as Dow rallies 660 pointsNEW YORK — U.S. stock index futures added to their gains after the government reported that employers added twice as many jobs as expected in September. Futures were…
Read more Nvidia’s strong earnings and a solid report on the job market boost US index futuresWASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by…
Read more U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed reportTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy sank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September period, government data showed Monday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent the nation’s…
Read more Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffsTOKYO — Japan’s economy sank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September period, government data showed Monday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent the nation’s exports…
Read more Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffsDays before President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, he acknowledged the high prices Americans were seeing at the gas pump and grocery store, pledging…
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