BEIJING (AP) — China’s yuan has weakened again after signs its decline was stabilizing helped to reassure jittery financial markets. The currency edged down to 7.0488 to the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, about 0.4...
Read MoreWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to an all-time low of 1% as it forecasts tougher economic conditions ahead. The cut of half a percentage point by the...
Read MoreINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The new stadium at Hollywood Park being built for the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers will have American Airlines as one of its corporate sponsors. The LA Stadium and Entertainment...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacy chain Walgreens plans to close 200 stores in the United States as it seeks to cut costs. The company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday the closings are part of its previously announced plan to...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — In a strong rebuke to President Donald Trump, the four living former leaders of the Federal Reserve say that the head of the nation’s central bank should be able to make interest-rate decisions free...
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has approved Contura Energy’s bid for three mines owned by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company. A Blackjewel spokesman says U.S. District Judge Frank Volk in West Virginia...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Summer’s most popular entertainment series, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” had a little competition last week. ABC’s “The Bachelorette” delivered its best...
Read More___ A heightened US-China financial war imperils global economy WASHINGTON (AP) — Just what the fragile global economy didn’t need: An unpredictable escalation in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China,...
Read MoreStocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as gains by technology companies and banks helped the market gain back some of the ground it lost in a big sell-off the day before. The bounce snapped a six-day losing streak...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with China escalated this week when Beijing let its currency fall to its lowest level against the dollar in 11 years and suspended its purchases of U.S. farm...
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