NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a fabulous start to the year for investors — as long as you ignore all those simmering worries about a possible recession. S&P 500 index funds are on pace to close out their best quarter in...
Read MoreALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A media company in Algeria says its owner was kidnapped by security forces and tied it to his blaming the president’s brother for alleged corruption. The television channel of the Echourouk Group...
Read MoreStocks rose on Wall Street in early trading Thursday as gains in banks and technology companies outweighed losses elsewhere in the market. Bond yields rose above their recent lows, giving bank stocks a boost. Higher bond yields...
Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — The head of a Siberian region has banned some foreigners from an array of jobs amid high tensions after an attack on a local woman, allegedly by migrants. The ruling by Sakha Republic head Aisen Nikolaev was made...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling over 56,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the rear coil springs can break without warning and cause people to lose control of their vehicles. The recall covers certain 2015 through 2019...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — New York on Thursday sued the billionaire family behind Oxycontin, joining a growing list of state and local governments alleging the drugmaker sparked the nation’s opioid crisis by putting hunger for...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft have redefined what we expect from transportation, hooking customers on the immediacy of on-demand rides with a few clicks on a smartphone. But whether the companies can turn...
Read MoreBOSTON (AP) — Along with all the usual declarations and deductions, Massachusetts residents have been asked to keep something else in mind this tax season: pigeon droppings. In an unusual and at times stomach-turning appeal, the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Banks are leading stocks higher in early trading on Wall Street as bond yields rise above their recent lows. Citigroup rose 1 percent...
Read MoreAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Amazon plans to add 800 high-tech jobs in Central Texas. Amazon on Thursday announced expansion of its Austin tech hub. A company statement says the new jobs will include software and hardware engineering,...
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