WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican tax overhaul legislation (all times local): 7 p.m. The House Ways and Means Committee has blocked Democratic efforts to provide bigger tax benefits for parents’ costs of raising...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans’ tax-cut plan springs from a core argument: What’s good for big business and the moneyed elite is inevitably good for the economy and everyone else. Their plan would slash...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their borrowing by $20.8 billion in September. It was the largest gain in 10 months and was led by a sharp increase in borrowing for auto and student loans. The September increase...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Fed’s effectiveness critically depends on the nation’s confidence that the central bank is acting only in the public’s interest. Yellen...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — California should use armored cars to transport hundreds of millions of dollars in cash tax payments expected next year with the state’s legal marijuana market, the state treasurer said Tuesday. The...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted roughly the same number of open jobs in September as the previous month, partly because hurricanes held back hiring at restaurants and hotels. The Labor Department said Tuesday that 6.09...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday morning as health care companies and banks made modest gains. Oil prices also held steady after they jumped to two-year highs a day ago. Investors are focused on company earnings,...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Buffeted by seething differences, members of a key House panel are digging into work on the sweeping GOP tax plan that President Donald Trump and Republicans are counting on to protect their majorities in...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people unlucky enough to face big medical bills not covered by their insurance would lose a valuable and versatile deduction under the House GOP tax bill. Groups representing older people and...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks surged Tuesday after Wall Street posted modest gains on deal reports and turmoil in Saudi Arabia sent crude prices soaring. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.5 percent to 22,900.83 and...
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