Category Archives: Business News
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures fall as Amazon, Intel and Alphabet weigh on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are falling Friday as technology companies such as Amazon, Intel and Alphabet all tumble lower, pressuring Wall Street. Futures f...
Oct 30, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Historic drop for Alphabet's stock drags the US market lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A historic drop for Alphabet's stock dragged the U.S. stock market lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Thursday, its first drop in four days. The loss came...
Oct 29, 2026
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in big consolidation for grocery delivery
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash is gobbling up Instacart in a $17 billion acquisition that will supercharge its grocery delivery business. DoorDash said the Instacart brand name and app ...
Oct 29, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: World shares and U.S. futures are mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares and U.S. futures were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady. Oil prices fell even as U.S. officials warned tha...
Oct 29, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: The bond market swings, but US stocks remain steady after the Fed says it won't raise interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The bond market swung Wednesday, while U.S. stocks ticked higher following the Federal Reserve 's decision not to raise its main interest rate to bring ...
Oct 28, 2026
Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite elevated inflation, while providing little hint about the central bank's next moves. "Inflation remain...
Oct 28, 2026
NC Children's Hospital receives major gift
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) -- The planned joint Duke-UNC Children's hospital in Apex is getting a big boost from a major foundation. North Carolina Children's (NC Children's) is receiving a $100 million grant ...
Oct 28, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Tech sector rally continues with Fed expected to leave benchmark interest rate alone
By ELAINE LAI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) - Tech stocks have surged this week ahead of Wednesday's meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve with markets anticipating no change to the benchmark U.S. int...
Oct 28, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Broadcom and other AI stocks lift Wall Street closer to its record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry led Wall Street higher on Tuesday, as their yo-yo moves swing back upward. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and ...
Oct 27, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Global shares are mixed as investors await central bank rate decisions
By ELAINE LAI Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) - World stocks were mixed Tuesday ahead of major corporate earnings reports and central-bank decisions. In early European trading, Germany's DAX slipped 0...
Oct 27, 2026