WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers slowed their borrowing in August to an annual increase of 4.2 percent — a pullback from a pace of roughly 7 percent over each of the past three years. The Federal Reserve said Friday that overall...
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — As Houston confronts the immediate and long-term crisis created by Hurricane Harvey, it’s turning once again to an oilman. The choice of former Shell president Marvin Odum to advise the mayor on storm...
Read MoreBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — It probably will take until next spring for the Army Corps of Engineers to finish court-ordered additional environmental study of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, agency attorneys said in court documents...
Read MoreMillions of children’s plates and bowls are being recalled because a plastic layer can peel off, posing a choking hazard. Other recalled consumer products include toys that also can pose a choking hazard to infants....
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 MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are fading from their record highs, putting the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on track to break its longest winning...
Read MoreCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans already struggling to find food, medicine and other basic necessities have a new shortage to worry about: cash. Troubling shortfalls of Venezuelan bolivars are forcing many in this...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks faded from their record highs on Friday, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index was on track to snap out of its longest winning streak in four years. Treasury yields climbed after a report...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s system of 11 public hospitals will leave more jobs unfilled and has started slowing payments to vendors because of a cash-flow crisis, according to its interim president. Stanley Brezenoff...
Read MoreMADRID (AP) — The Latest on Spain’s political crisis amid Catalonia’s push for independence (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Spain’s government has approved a decree that would make it easier for companies in...
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