Category Archives: Business News
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roarin...
Oct 30, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even ...
Oct 29, 2025
China accuses US of cyberattack on national time center
BEIJING (AP) - China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center following an investigation, saying any damage to r...
Oct 19, 2025
Wall Street rises to finish its best week in 2 months after bank stocks stabilize
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street cruised to the finish of a winning week on Friday after banks recovered some of their sharp losses from the day before.The S&P 500 r...
Oct 17, 2025
Wall Street’s feverish rally takes a break as US stocks and gold pull back from their records
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street took a pause on Thursday as U.S. stocks and even the price of gold pulled back from record highs following torrid runs.The S&P ...
Oct 9, 2025
Wall Street gets back to rising as gold keeps setting records
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce.The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after&n...
Oct 8, 2025
Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. governme...
Oct 2, 2025
White House says $100K H-1B visa fee won’t apply to existing holders as Trump move stirs anxiety
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump'slatest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant ...
Sep 20, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grow...
Sep 17, 2025
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Do...
Sep 16, 2025