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BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the U.S.-China trade dispute (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Chinese seafood merchants say they have already begun buying lobster and fish from other countries as tariffs make American seafood too...

BEIJING (AP) — China tried to step up pressure on Washington in their growing tariff war Thursday by suggesting U.S. companies lobby American leaders, while a Korean union warned President Donald Trump’s threat of higher...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged higher this week, marking their first increase since early June. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages ticked up to 4.53 percent...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Top officials at the European Central Bank expressed confidence at their last policy meeting that the eurozone economy remains “broadly on track” but expressed concern that rising trade...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is crediting the GOP’s tax plan with improving the U.S. economy, an argument that’s central to the Republican pitch to voters ahead of the midterm election. In a speech...

LONDON (AP) — The British government released detailed plans Thursday for what it called a “principled pragmatic and ambitious” Brexit — plans that already triggered the resignation of two top ministers and split the...

BAGHDAD (AP) — An activist says thousands of Iraqis in the southern Basra province have taken to the streets to protest against poor public services and unemployment. Sameer al-Maliki says the protesters fanned out on Thursday,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the pizza chain’s board after reportedly using a racial slur, though his image remains on the company’s logo. The company made the...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening higher as technology companies rally. Apple rose 1.3 percent Thursday morning. IT management software company CA...