___ Powell’s message to Congress: Rate cut is likely coming soon WASHINGTON (AP) — Pointing to a weaker global economy, rising trade tensions and chronically low inflation, Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the Federal...
Read MoreStocks rose and bond yields fell Wednesday as investors welcomed new signals that the Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade. Technology companies led the way higher, helping the Nasdaq...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Levi Strauss & Co., down $2.84 to $20.82. The jeans maker’s profit margins fell in the latest quarter due to higher costs. American...
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Leaders with Oklahoma’s powerful Native American tribes are voicing frustration with the state’s Republican governor after they say he caught them off guard with plans to force renegotiations for...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have charged eight people with trafficking more than $143 million in stolen antiquities. A criminal complaint filed Monday in New York says the conspiracy involved more than 2,600 seized antiquities...
Read MoreBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican senators along the northern U.S. border are asking officials to address grain in the trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The Billings Gazette reported Wednesday that U.S. lawmakers from...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners who want to manufacture their goods overseas may find it’s a daunting prospect, and a venture that has many unexpected pitfalls. Some tips to make the process easier: — Don’t...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Danica Lause manufactured knitted hats in China for four years and struggled the whole time. “I was unable to achieve the level of quality control our brand requires in any of the factories we worked with...
Read MoreBLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A priest eulogizing ex-Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca says the master pitchman prized kindness above success and family above fame. The Rev. Howard Lincoln spoke Wednesday at the funeral of Iacocca, who...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s sister company Virgin Orbit has conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California. The 70-foot (21.3-meter) LauncherOne rocket was released Wednesday from a...
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