WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday asked the federal government for $94.4 billion as the island struggles to recover from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria, with much of the U.S. territory without...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday barged into congressional Republicans’ carefully calibrated work on revamping the nation’s tax code, calling for a steeper tax cut for wealthy Americans and pressing...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on tax legislation (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Congressional analysts are estimating that the Republican Senate tax bill would increase taxes in 2019 for some 13.8 million U.S. households earning...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in midday trading Monday. Gains in consumer-focused stocks were offset by...
Read MoreUS stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in morning trading Monday. Investors are sizing up a batch of corporate deal news, including a report that Hasbro has made an offer to buy rival toymaker Mattel. Consumer...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Turning to an industry he’s rebuked, President Donald Trump on Monday picked a former top pharmaceutical and government executive to be his health and human services secretary, overseeing a $1 trillion...
Read MoreIncomes are up, the stock market is soaring, and home prices have largely recovered from the mortgage meltdown. But Americans still haven’t regained all the wealth they lost and, on the whole, are worse off than in 1998....
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday following Wall Street’s losing week as investors looked ahead to a week of data releases and public comments by central bankers. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite...
Read MoreCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Cash-strapped Venezuela will launch into a discussion Monday with foreign investors about rescuing itself from crushing debt incurred during better times for the oil-rich country. Investors eager to be...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank has reached a deal with Uber to invest billions in the ride-hailing giant. Uber Technologies Inc. confirmed the investment in a statement Sunday without giving details....
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