Major U.S. stock indexes finished mostly lower Friday after another day of volatile trading. Losses in technology, energy and industrial stocks outweighed gains in retailers and other consumer-focused companies. Smaller company...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Sears is closing 80 more stores as it teeters on the brink of liquidation. The 130-year old retailer set a deadline of Friday for bids for its remaining stores to avert closing down completely. The retailer that...
Read MoreThe Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to chemical products company WD-40(NASDAQ:WDFC). I found the stock by sorting Barchart's New 52 Week High list (only 4 stocks today) first by the most frequent number of new hihgs in the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Wells Fargo will pay $575 million in a settlement with attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia that are investigating fake accounts opened without the knowledge of customers and a string...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown leaves office Jan. 7 after a record four terms as the state’s chief executive. After serving from 1975 to 1983, he was re-elected by voters in 2010. Here’s a look...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is considering backing off of its regulation of toxic mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. In an announcement Friday, the EPA proposes what would be another Trump...
Read MoreU.S. stocks veered lower Friday morning, giving back early gains as the market continued to be gripped by volatile trading. Technology companies and energy stocks accounted for much of the decline. Homebuilders slumped following...
Read MorePRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has extended a 100-percent tax on Serb imports to all international brand goods produced in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The new decision was taken Friday at a Cabinet meeting....
Read MorePORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s largest electricity utility says it will include information on customers’ bills explaining why rates may be higher in 2019. The Portland Press Herald reports that Central Maine Power...
Read MoreSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The United States’ lowest DUI threshold takes effect this weekend in Utah. Lawmakers in the state approved the 0.05 percent blood-alcohol limit in 2017, and Gov. Gary Herbert signed it into law. The...
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