ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The World Wildlife Fund filed a lawsuit in Greece on Monday over extensive pollution along Athens’ coastline following the sinking of a tanker near the country’s largest port of Piraeus. The...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Banks are leading U.S. stocks modestly higher in midday trading, extending the market’s gains from last week. Technology...
Read MorePOST-HURRICANE TAX HELP The IRS has extended filing deadlines for taxpayers including businesses located in areas hit hard by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The tax relief is available in federally declared disaster areas in Texas,...
Read MoreBanks led U.S. stocks modestly higher in morning trading Monday, extending the market’s gains from last week. Technology companies also were among the biggest gainers, while utilities and real estate stocks lagged. Oil...
Read MoreBedbugs. Weird smells. The possibility of imminent breakdowns. People have all sorts of excuses for not buying used stuff. Those who deliberately buy used items, though, say such fears are not just overblown — they’re also...
Read MoreU.S. homebuilders are feeling less optimistic about their sales prospects, reflecting concerns that rebuilding efforts following hurricanes Harvey and Irma will drive up costs for construction labor and materials. Even so,...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — A German court has fined three bank customers for failing to help an elderly man who collapsed in a bank branch and later died. The Essen district court handed the defendants, a woman and two men, fines ranging...
Read MoreKUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait says an oil spill has been spotted near the site of a similar spill off its southern coast in August. Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency reported on Monday that authorities were trying to contain...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — Britain’s statistics regulator has accused Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson of misleadingly claiming that leaving the European Union will give Britain an extra 350 million pounds ($475 million) a week to spend...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors looked ahead to a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting and President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index...
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