MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter point to 7.25 percent on Thursday to try to rein in inflation that continues to outpace targets. The Bank of Mexico said in a statement...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — A payment technology company says shoppers spent strongly to start the holiday season and then cooled off, but the overall pace is still stronger than a year ago. First Data says overall spending, excluding gas,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Walt Disney Co., up $2.96 to $110.57 The entertainment company agreed to buy most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock. Tiffany & Co., up...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal Department of Education is refusing to process debt relief claims from tens of thousands of students who had federal loans to attend Corinthian Colleges, California’s attorney general...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on California toughening rules meant to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires (all times local): 11:45 p.m. California is ordering utility companies to do more to keep power lines from...
Read MoreIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials want to fine an Idaho company that sent radioactive materials across the country that leaked from lead containers and exposed FedEx workers. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul(all times local): 2:25 p.m. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says he’s a “no” vote on the sweeping tax package — unless the child tax credit is more...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican tax plan seems about to hand a bow-tied holiday gift to some of America’s richest multinational companies, from Apple and Microsoft to Google’s parent Alphabet: Tens of billions in...
Read MoreGains by technology companies helped send U.S. stocks higher in midday trading Thursday. Retailers also rose after the government said retail sales jumped in November. Health care stocks lagged the market. KEEPING SCORE: The...
Read MoreGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is among the deadliest manufacturers in the nation for workers – resulting in deaths of five workers since 2015 – and the company’s safety lapses have also contributed to deaths...
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