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Hiring decelerated in most major industry sectors in May, with four such sectors recording job losses. Professional services led the gains, adding 33,000 jobs in such areas as computer systems design, administrative support and...

Two key legislators want answers from Boeing and federal regulators about why the company waited more than a year to disclose that a safety alert in its 737 Max plane wasn’t working properly. U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate for black Americans declined in May to 6.2% from 6.7% in April. The rate is now at its lowest point since November. The decline in the rate, though, wasn’t entirely positive: It...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are rising Friday as a lackluster report on hiring increases the odds the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the coming...

LONDON (AP) — Facebook said Friday it has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with U.S. restrictions, a move that deals a fresh blow to the Chinese tech giant. The social...

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Japan this weekend will try as usual to make headway on longstanding issues such as how much global giants like Facebook and Amazon should pay in...

NEW YORK (AP) — The one-time bookselling giant Barnes & Noble is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million. The national chain that many blamed for the demise of independent bookstores has been ravaged by Amazon.com...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for using pressure and sanctions to maintain its economic supremacy, hurting international trade and eroding global stability....

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the May U.S. jobs report (all times local): 8:30 a.m. U.S. hiring slowed in May as employers added just 75,000 jobs, a sign that businesses may have become more cautious in the face of slowing...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers pull back on hiring in May and add just 75,000 jobs, unemployment rate stays 3.6%.