WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job growth is expected to have soared in October in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma as hotels and restaurants in Florida and Texas reopened and rebuilding and repair work began. Economists have...
Read MoreHONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday in holiday-thinned trading as investors digested uninspiring Chinese economic data, Donald Trump’s pick for next Fed chief and a U.S. tax cut plan. KEEPING SCORE: Hong...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — As a choice to lead the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell defies any recent mold. He isn’t a trained economist. He’s produced no trail of research. He built a fortune as an investment manager. Yet by...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican tax bill is meant to send trillions in corporate profits overseas pouring back home and, in the process, give the U.S. economy a healthy boost. It may be more likely to land with an...
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros’ victorious World Series run has not only given an emotional boost to a city still recovering from Hurricane Harvey. It has provided an economic lift as well. And for one Houston family,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks announced deals Thursday to sell its Tazo tea brand to Unilever and launch a credit card with Chase. But the coffee chain also reported disappointing fourth-quarter sales growth at stores around the...
Read MoreMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City has updated its 911 emergency app to send earthquake alerts to residents’ smartphones following last month’s magnitude 7.1 shake that killed 228 people in the capital. Mayor Miguel...
Read MoreHouse Republicans unveiled a $1.5 trillion tax plan that cuts the corporate rate, lowers the personal tax rate of most Americans and eliminates or limits some prized deductions. A look at provisions of the proposal: __Income tax...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tapped Jerome Powell on Thursday to replace Janet Yellen as Fed chair when her term ends in February, choosing a moderate member of the Fed’s board who has backed Yellen’s...
Read MoreBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A company that has failed to stop a 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is asking for more time to negotiate a settlement that could allow it to recover millions of dollars it set aside for work to...
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