DALLAS (AP) — Airlines are bowing to the staying power of higher fuel prices by culling unprofitable flights while trying to boost revenue by being nicer to customers. American Airlines, for example, will soon make its cheapest...
Read MoreGENEVA (AP) — Ambassadors from the United States and China exchanged barbs at the World Trade Organization on Thursday over the countries’ simmering trade dispute. The showdown between Dennis Shea and Zhang Xiangchen came...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook may be heading for its worst day on the markets in its history a day after the company revealed that user growth, amid swirling questions about how their information is used, has slowed. The stock...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up slightly this week, reaching their highest levels since late June. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages rose to 4.54 percent...
Read MoreA steep sell-off in Facebook is leading a slide in technology stocks that weighed on U.S. indexes in early trading Thursday. Investors hammered shares in the social media giant after it reported slower revenue growth in the...
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged fellow leaders of the BRICS emerging economies to “reject protectionism outright” on Thursday during their annual summit in which the United States is being...
Read MoreAmericans love technology, and we expect companies to deliver delightful digital experiences. Insurers aren’t doing that — yet. So far, updates have been skin-deep. “If you go to a carrier’s website, the look...
Read MoreTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on two New Jersey radio hosts referring to the state’s attorney general as “turban man” on the air (all times local): 9:40 a.m. Two New Jersey radio hosts have been kicked off...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stock indexes are mixed in early trading on Wall Street as investors weigh the latest batch of corporate quarterly earnings reports....
Read MoreFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is stressing that interest rates will stay low well into next year even as the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep raising rates in coming months. The central bank for the...
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