U.S. stocks wobbled Thursday as the markets turned fairly quiet after a very turbulent start to the week. Small companies dropped and high-dividend stocks, which investors favor when they want to reduce risk, rose. On Thursday:...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is expanding delivery to more stores in the U.S. and China. The company says it will offer delivery from 2,000 U.S. stores by next summer through a partnership with UberEats. It isn’t yet saying...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: CVS Health Corp., down $1.13 to $73.37 The New York Post reported that a judge might bar CVS from integrating its business with health insurer Aetna....
Read MoreCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s last nationally circulated, anti-government newspaper will stop publishing its print edition amid unrelenting government pressure and paper shortages, editors said Thursday. El...
Read MoreRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge in North Carolina is shutting down a lawsuit against a Smithfield Foods hog feeding operation by some neighbors who complained of odors, flies and noises. U.S. District Judge David Faber on...
Read MoreBRUSSELS (AP) — Unlike the political chaos that has roiled Britain over Brexit, there has been no such squabbling among the 27 other European Union nations during the impending divorce. The two years of negotiations has shown a...
Read MoreThe Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to the water utility company California Water Services Group (CWT). I found the stock by sorting Barchart's Top Stocks to Own list first by the most frequent number of new highs in the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Wrapping up a year of privacy scandals and a host of other problems, Facebook hosted a one-day “pop-up” event in New York City’s Bryant Park on Thursday, hoping to talk to users about their...
Read MoreNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A tech billionaire whose elaborate wedding in a redwood grove violated California rules has helped create a smartphone app that shows users a map of more than 1,500 spots where people can get to the...
Read MoreRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail, was thrown out Thursday by a federal appeals court that harshly criticized regulators for...
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