AP National Business

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schools in Bangladesh will close an additional day each week and government offices and…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom joined Macy’s Tuesday in cutting its annual outlook for profit and…

By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s gas storage facilities are now more than 80% full, showing steady progress despite a drastic reduction in deliveries from…

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Breaking up often involves making financial decisions, even if you’re not married. And you have to make these calls…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says that members of his Cabinet have enough…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Budgeting is key to managing your finances, whether you’re trying to pay off debt, start a…

BEIJING (AP) — With China’s biggest freshwater lake reduced to just 25% of its usual size by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as a wait-and-see mood set in following another — though more…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — DDA Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Wendy’s, Cinemark fall; Signify, Kroger…

By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of  oilfield wastewater from…

By WILSON RING Associated Press A federal judge has rejected a request by Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s to block a plan by its…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 54 cents to $90.23 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…