WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the third time this year and foresees three additional hikes in 2018, a vote of confidence that the U.S. economy remains on solid footing 8½ years after...
Read MoreSOMERVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine what sparked a natural gas pipeline fire in Central Texas in an early-morning blaze that could be seen for several miles. The Burleson County Sheriff’s Office...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — It was a few weeks before Christmas and time to put my voice assistant to the test: Could I just shout out the gifts I needed to buy without having to get on a smartphone or computer? Alexa, the virtual assistant...
Read MoreThe latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are moving higher in midday trading, led by gains in technology companies, which have outpaced the market all year. Health care companies were...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Some small business owners may pay lower taxes under the Republican tax overhaul, but accountants and consultants will want to read the fine print carefully — once the details are finally settled. And some owners...
Read MoreU.S. stocks moved higher in morning trading Wednesday ahead of an expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Technology stocks accounted for much of the market’s gains. Health care companies also rose. Banks...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — A head-on collision Wednesday between a car and a truck in Switzerland’s Gotthard Tunnel has left two people dead and forced the temporary closure of the tunnel, a key transit route through the Alps. Police...
Read MoreGetting a deal during the holidays is a great American tradition. So when a sales clerk cheerfully asks, “Would you like to save 20 percent on your purchases today by opening a card with us?” it fits right in. But...
Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — A senior executive at the Russian nuclear processing plant suspected of being behind a spike of radioactivity over Europe this fall has admitted that it emits the isotope that was recorded in the Ural mountains....
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — A court has ruled that a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan should not operate because it’s too close to an active volcano and could be affected by a major eruption. The Hiroshima high court’s...
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