NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are modestly higher Friday morning and indexes overseas are slightly lower as a steep plunge in global stock markets comes to at least a temporary halt. Investors bought utilities, household goods...
Read MoreThe company that has failed to end a 14-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is suing to challenge a Coast Guard official’s order to design and install a new containment system to capture and remove the crude before it...
Read MoreJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has finalized transfer of majority control over giant gold and copper mine from Freeport-McMoRan. President Joko Widodo on Friday announced the landmark deal worth $3.85 billion to take over a...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — Germany says it believes the links being drawn between the Chinese government and a group of hackers who allegedly stole trade and official secrets in the West are credible. American and British officials on...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Americans lifted their spending 0.4 percent in November from the previous month, a moderate gain that should sustain steady economic growth. The Commerce Department says personal incomes rose 0.2 percent, down...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer spending rose a solid 0.4 percent in November, while income growth slowed.
Read MoreBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has suggested that foreign companies could pull out of Romania after the government unveiled a surprise plan to levy extra taxes on banks and energy companies. Kurz...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as the market steadies following two days of steep drops. Companies that make and sell...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 5.26 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget as the country seeks to bolster its arms capability by increasingly buying advanced U.S. weapons. The budget plan endorsed...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 3.4 percent annual rate in the third quarter, slightly slower than the previous estimate as consumer spending and exports were revised lower. The economy is expected to slow...
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