NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Insurers and travel companies are rising sharply after Hurricane Irma appeared to be less destructive than many had feared....
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — US stocks are jumping Monday, following global markets higher, after Hurricane Irma weakened without causing as much damage as many had feared. Travel companies and insurers are also rising and...
Read MoreMADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge is accusing the European branch of China’s state-owned ICBC bank of aiding criminal organizations to launder more than 214 million euros ($256 million). National Court judge Ismael...
Read MoreTHE ROAD BACK FROM A STORM There’s no single formula for a small business to recover from a hurricane or other natural disaster. Many variables determine how well a company can rebound, including the severity of the...
Read MoreIt doesn’t take much to upend many Americans’ finances. A car that won’t start, a furnace that dies or a trip to the hospital can leave households struggling to make ends meet. According to the Federal Reserve,...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Though damage from Hurricane Irma is extensive, property insurers are breathing a sigh of relief with the storm nowhere near as catastrophic as many had feared. Shares in insurance companies that had been...
Read MoreSANTA SUSANA, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s Pego do Altar reservoir looks like disused quarry now, its bare, exposed slopes rising up steeply on each side as it holds barely 11 percent of the water it was designed for....
Read MoreHONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks jumped and the dollar strengthened Monday after Hurricane Irma weakened and North Korea marked a weekend holiday with celebrations but refrained from launching more missiles, easing...
Read MoreATHENS, Greece (AP) — Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold, one of Greece’s largest foreign investors, said Monday it planned to suspend investment at its mines in Greece following what it said are government delays...
Read MoreCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline jumped in the past two weeks after Hurricane Harvey prompted the closure of refineries. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that it was the biggest price hike...
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