FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says banks under its jurisdiction appear well-prepared to face unexpectedly higher interest rates, but may be less ready for disruption from online banking. The ECB’s...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.1 percent to 3,383.73 points and Sydney’s...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral move that...
Read MoreOKLAHOMA, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state police say a mother whose sport utility vehicle was left disabled on train tracks by a crash has pulled her infant from the vehicle seconds before it was struck by a train. Police say the...
Read MorePORT ARANSAS, Texas (AP) — Born and raised in this Texas Gulf Coast beach town, James Wheeler Jr. finds himself sawing plywood and hanging sheet rock at a time when he would normally be leading deep-sea fishing excursions,...
Read MoreHealth insurance broker Liz Gallops can quickly list the obstacles that lie ahead in the upcoming enrollment window. Individual coverage prices are climbing again, more than 10 percent in many markets. Options have grown slim on...
Read MoreNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Flying over parts of Cyprus is made more dangerous by the fact that rival air traffic control centers on the ethnically split island are giving instructions to planes, creating “confusion and...
Read MoreFacebook and Google once aimed to connect the world. Now they would be happy just to reconnect part of it. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pledged to send a “connectivity team” to help...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised Americans “the largest tax cut in our country’s history.” But for low-income households, Trump’s plan would amount to crumbs. The poorest would get an...
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drug shortages are possible because of expected long-term power outages in Puerto Rico. According to the agency, factories in Puerto Rico make nearly 10 percent of the medicines used by...
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