Category Archives: Business News

Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW 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. government. ...
Curtis Media Oct 02, 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 ...
Curtis Media 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...
Curtis Media Sep 17, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (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 gro...
Curtis Media 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...
Curtis Media Sep 16, 2025

Wall Street ticks toward another record as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market's big recent rally has been overdone or p...
Curtis Media Sep 15, 2025

Wall Street ticks toward another record as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market's big recent rally has been overdone or ...
Curtis Media Sep 15, 2025

FAA seeks $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, 2024 midair panel blowout
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business WriterThe Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a ...
Curtis Media Sep 13, 2025

US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic
By PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CORA LEWIS AP Business WritersWASHINGTON (AP) - The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weig...
Curtis Media Sep 05, 2025

Podcasters and influencers: The unexpected jobs covered under Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ plan
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Golf caddies, blackjack dealers and house painters are among the jobs covered under the Trump administration’s preliminary list of o...
Curtis Media Sep 03, 2025
