2018 was a big year in business news. A trade war heated up between the U.S. and China, Facebook’s stock took a face-plant, and two big tech companies reached $1 trillion in value, although that was before this...
Read MoreGEOJEDO, South Korea (AP) — In South Korea’s largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of steel. They look like a hive of bees scurrying over a...
Read MoreThese days, many of us wear different hats to earn income on the side. You might clock out of one job and into the next as a ride-hailing driver, Airbnb host, Etsy shop owner or pet sitter. Such “gig economy” work...
Read MoreLAS VEGAS (AP) — No other city does New Year’s Eve like Las Vegas. The city will usher in 2019 with fireworks and performances by some of the biggest names in music, including Lady Gaga and Gwen Stefani. Tourism officials...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s rise is forcing laundry detergents to shrink. Tide and Seventh Generation have introduced redesigned laundry detergents that are several pounds lighter by cutting down on plastic in their packaging...
Read MoreGREENBELT, Md. (AP) — They followed a call script for reassuring investors: A broker boasted of winning up to 95 percent of his trades. Sales representatives promised a client she would be a millionaire within a year if she...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month as Americans began to worry that economic growth will moderate next year. But consumer spirits are still high by historic standards. The Conference Board, a business...
Read MoreWall Street’s wild Christmas week rolls on. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped about 300 points early Thursday, a day after notching its biggest-ever point gain, as the market endures a bout of volatility to end what...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, offering a slight degree of relief to would-be homebuyers after the stock market has tumbled. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on the benchmark...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Wall Street’s wild Christmas week goes on, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumping 300 points at the open Thursday, a day...
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