Asian stocks gain after Wall St rebounds from inflation jolt
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets surged Friday after Wall Street rebounded from a slump caused by…
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In drawn-out recovery, NYC inches out from COVID’s shadow
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s becoming clearer that New York City’s recovery from the pandemic will be drawn…
Continue ReadingSocial Security benefits to jump by 8.7% next year
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023, a…
Continue ReadingWorsening inflation will pressure Fed to keep raising rates
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for 2026 US delivery
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A new electric car company that brings together two big names in Japanese business, Honda and…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi gets chance to tighten hold on economy at meeting
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping, China’s most influential figure in decades, gets a chance to install more…
Continue ReadingNBC reporter’s comment about Fetterman draws criticism
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an…
Continue ReadingAndy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court case
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 10/12/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended a wobbly day lower on Wall Street after a late-afternoon drop erased the tentative gains major indexes had been…
Continue ReadingPepsiCo, Moderna rise; Cameco, Owens & Minor fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: PepsiCo, Moderna rise; Cameco, Owens & Minor…
Continue ReadingUnion vote at Philadelphia Home Depot store set for November
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The federal labor board has scheduled a November vote on a petition from Home Depot workers…
Continue ReadingJudge approves plan to reduce Puerto Rico agency’s debt
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge has approved a plan to restructure some $6 billion of debt held by Puerto Rico’s Highways and…
Continue ReadingCNN reveals name, start date for new morning show
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is launching its new morning show a week before the midterm elections, before a new set is even…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $2.08 to $87.27 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery fell…
Continue ReadingHydro-Quebec subsidiary buys 13 dams in New England
MONTREAL (AP) — A Hydro-Quebec subsidiary is buying a company that operates 13 hydropower generating stations in Vermont, New Hampshire and…
Continue ReadingFed voiced determination at last meeting to curb inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting stressed their commitment to taming…
Continue ReadingConnecticut GOP candidate acknowledges work in Saudi Arabia
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut has acknowledged for the first time…
Continue ReadingGOP-led Tennessee ballot proposal to test labor interest
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican-led Tennessee will officially take its voters’ temperature on an…
Continue ReadingYellen says US economy ‘resilient’ amid global headwinds
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is seeking to project confidence in the U.S. financial…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Power cuts raise risk at Ukraine nuclear plant
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power Wednesday…
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