WASHINGTON (AP) — Healthy consumer and business spending is fueling brisk economic growth, emboldening employers to post record numbers of openings and raising expectations for another positive snapshot of the U.S. job market....
Read MoreSINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mostly lower on Friday after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence claimed China had meddled with its midterm elections to unsettle the Trump administration, which Beijing has denied. KEEPING SCORE:...
Read MoreISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities say they are in talks with Saudi Arabia to launch several mega projects, including construction of an oil refinery at the country’s southwestern Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea coast....
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. says it has issued a recall for 2.43 million hybrid vehicles in Japan and elsewhere for problems with stalling. The company said Friday that in rare cases the vehicles might fail to enter a...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has sentenced former President Lee Myung-bak to 15 years in prison over a slew of corruption charges. The Seoul Central District Court issued the sentence on Friday after convicting...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has sentenced ex-President Lee Myung-bak to 15 years in prison over corruption scandal.
Read MoreRead today's promising find and trading idea for the stock market.The Chart of the Day belongs to CME Group (CME). I found the stock by using Barchart.com to find “Barchart New Highs” page and then I clicked on...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s flagship golf resort in Scotland has lost millions of dollars for a fourth year in a row. His Turnberry resort on the Irish Sea lost 3.4 million pounds ($4.4 million dollars at...
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some Oregon lawmakers and winery owners scrambled Thursday to help a dozen vineyard owners who face the prospect of tons of grapes withering on the vine after a California company abruptly canceled contracts...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The president of the nation’s largest public pension fund was unseated Thursday by a critic who says fund directors are attempting too much social investment at the expense of pensioners. Corona...
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