The Dow Jones industrial average is making 1,000-point gains look easy. The Dow closed at 24,000 for the first time Thursday, marking the fifth time in 2017 the index hit a 1,000-point milestone. After closing at 20,000 on Jan....
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators rejected a request Thursday from a San Diego utility to force customers to shoulder $379 million in costs from deadly blazes ignited by power lines in 2007 — a decision seen as possibly...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Senate Republicans’ tax overhaul bill (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she supports the Republicans’ sweeping tax package, now that it would allow oil drilling in...
Read MoreU.S. stocks were moving broadly higher in midday trading Thursday as technology companies rebounded after a steep sell-off a day earlier. The rally pushed the Dow Jones industrial average past the 24,000 mark for the first time....
Read MoreHELSINKI (AP) — One of Europe’s largest startup events opened Thursday in Finland, with 2,600 companies and 1,500 investors networking and negotiating funding, as the region looks to ramp up an industry that has long...
Read MoreThe latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are rising on Wall Street as the technology turns higher following a steep drop a day earlier. Banks and industrial companies were also higher...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead on a sweeping revamp of the nation’s tax code, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing confidence of final passage by week’s end and a key...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term mortgage rates slipped this week, though shorter-term rates rose in response to better economic news that made it more likely the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December. This week Last week Year...
Read MoreIt’s lining up to be another strong year for investors who own homebuilding stocks. Shares of the 10 builders with the most completed sales in 2016 are up an average of 60.8 percent. And exchange-traded funds, or ETFs,...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term mortgage rates slipped this week, though shorter-term rates rose in response to better economic news that made it more likely the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December. The rate on the benchmark...
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