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Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday: (All times are Eastern) WASHINGTON — The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for December, 10 a.m. WASHINGTON — Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases...

NEW YORK (AP) — After four-day rout in US markets, stocks jump as much as 3 percent; still mostly down for the week.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Four international media organizations have called on the Albanian government to drop two draft laws on state regulation and compulsory registration of online media to fight fake news. In a letter sent...

LONDON (AP) — In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here’s a brief look at some theories about how the holiday got its name and...

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans buoyed by a strong economy pushed holiday sales growth to a six-year high. Retail sales rose 5.1 percent between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 from a year ago, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracked...

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market’s volatility this year has some small business owners deciding to run their businesses more cautiously. Consumer spending and the economy are strong and many businesses report all is well....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ mayor says the city deserves to get a bigger percentage of the $166 million collected each year from a 15 percent surcharge on hotel rooms. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the city of Mardi Gras...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The email caught the executive at a small Connecticut company by surprise one morning in 2016. The company’s owner, or so he thought, was requesting a money transfer to pay for supplies from a new vendor....