WASHINGTON (AP) — Brazil says it will seek to raise at least $45 billion in investments over the next four years for an ambitious plan to improve transportation in South America’s biggest nation. Infrastructure minister...
Read MoreALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been more than a decade since the U.S. government was supposed to begin moving spent nuclear fuel that has been piling up at dozens of commercial reactors around the country to a repository in...
Read MoreBanks and health care companies led stocks to a broadly higher close on Wall Street Thursday, breaking a four-day losing streak for the S&P 500 index. Smaller company stocks helped power the market’s gains, though a...
Read MoreCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago-based parent company of United Airlines is changing its name and shedding a bit more of its Houston connections. The company said Thursday it will change from United Continental Holdings Inc. to United...
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. (AP) — An eight-day Republican walkout over sweeping climate change legislation in Oregon has prevented votes on the nation’s most generous paid family leave program, money for affordable housing and other key...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has approved all the capital plans that the nation’s 18 largest banks submitted as part of this year’s stress tests. That means that the Fed determined banks like JPMorgan Chase,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Pier 1 Imports Inc., down 85 cents to $7.93 The home decor company reported a steeper-than-expected decline in sales at established stores. Boeing...
Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he does not expect any breakthroughs at the Group of 20 summit that begins Friday in Japan but hopes leaders of the world’s biggest economies find a common understanding...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — AT&T, the owner of DirecTV, is backing a free streaming service as a hedge against losing broadcast channels in disputes over fees. TV subscribers are increasingly finding the channels they pay for blacked...
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on the federal government’s demand for a portion of Oklahoma’s $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma (all times local): 2:13 p.m. The state of Oklahoma has been granted more time...
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