WASHINGTON (AP) — The September jobs report the government will release Friday morning will probably show a sharp drop in hiring compared with August because of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The two storms inflicted heavy damage...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association joined the Trump administration and top congressional Republicans Thursday in a swift and surprising embrace of a restriction on Americans’ guns, though a narrow one: to...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after the Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged an eighth straight day of gains. Encouraging reports on the U.S. economy and corporate profits helped the index...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Equifax knows a lot about you. That is, in essence, how it makes money. The company and its competitors have in their files the personal financial information of tens of millions of Americans like you, going back...
Read MoreNORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. (AP) — An expanding brush fire that has been fanned by steady winds and has spread to about 70 acres has forced the early closure of the Lost River Gorge, an area popular with hikers and explorers, before...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that “the long-awaited global recovery is taking root” and that three-quarters of the globe is enjoying an economic upswing in “the...
Read MoreMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Nate (all times local): 3:55 p.m. A U.S. federal agency says oil and gas companies have begun evacuating production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in anticipation of Tropical...
Read MoreLAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities trying to piece together the final days before Stephen Paddock unleashed his arsenal of powerful firearms on country music fans on the Las Vegas Strip have at least one potential trove of...
Read MoreThe Trump administration’s plans to slash corporate taxes and make other business-friendly changes to the nation’s tax laws have helped lift U.S. stocks in recent weeks. And depending on which changes, if any,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Payday and auto title lenders will have to adhere to stricter rules that could significantly curtail their business under rules finalized Thursday by a federal regulator. But the first nationwide regulation of...
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