NEW YORK (AP) — Stores are trying to step up their game online and in person for the critical holiday season, from dangling more discounts to livening up their stores. And Amazon, which is expanding into more areas, has opened...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — With a new Federal Reserve leader about to be announced, the Fed is keeping its key interest rate unchanged. But it is hinting that it’s preparing to resume raising rates as the economy shakes off the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for logging and other actions in national forests in response to deadly wildfires in the West. The House is moving forward with a...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll announce the “new head” of the Federal Reserve Thursday afternoon. Trump says before a Cabinet meeting Wednesday: “I think you will be extremely...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul effort (all times local): 12:01 p.m. GOP lawmakers from high-tax states like New York and New Jersey have mixed opinions about a plan by House leaders to permit...
Read MoreLUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion Wednesday at a thermal power plant in northern India, officials said. Sanjay Khatri, the area’s top administrative officer, said...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — Ford, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen reported sales gains for October, defying expectations that buyers would pull back and that fewer people than expected would replace hurricane-damaged vehicles. Fiat...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks pushed higher around the world Wednesday, led by energy companies and raw-material producers. The price of crude touched its highest level since the start of the year, part of a rally for commodities...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — For many freelancers and owners of small businesses, signing up clients and completing projects is just one part of the work. Trying to get paid can be almost as time-consuming. Sandy Sloane needed 11 months of...
Read MoreA new deadline, rising prices and fewer options for help will greet health insurance shoppers as the Affordable Care Act’s main enrollment window opens Wednesday. Also in store: Befuddlement. “Confusion seems to be...
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