Gains in technology and energy companies helped drive stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday afternoon, nudging the S&P 500 closer to a new high. The benchmark index was hovering around the record close it reached...
Read MoreGains in technology and energy companies helped drive stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday afternoon, nudging the S&P 500 closer to a new high. The benchmark index was hovering around the record close it reached...
Read MoreLong-term U.S. mortgage rates were little changed this week. The key 30-year, fixed-rate loan hovered around an average 3.8% for the third straight week. This week Last week Year ago 30-year fixed 3.84 3.82 4.57 15-year fixed...
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Wilderness Society is suing the Trump administration to try to force the release of documents on its decision to lift restrictions on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is open to the idea of letting new payment services such as Facebook’s upcoming Libra hold funds with the central bank — something previously limited to commercial banks....
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the United States and Canada (all times local): 1:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is offering to intervene on Canada’s behalf to bring up the plight of two Canadians held in China when he...
Read MoreAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victims and verified family...
Read MorePARIS (AP) — The French capital, in all its splendor and architectural beauty, was the star of Paris Fashion Week Thursday as houses put on elaborate outdoor displays in some of the city’s most iconic squares. Louis...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Energy stocks have gone along with oil prices on a wild ride this quarter. Oil prices steadily rose through April and then sank as the trade war between the U.S. and China escalated and threatened global economic...
Read MoreWASILLA, Alaska (AP) — When Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy called for the Legislature’s next special session to be held in Wasilla, some agreed with him that a change of venue would be good for lawmakers struggling to finish...
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