Category Archives: Business News
Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donal...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

Dow leaps 585 points as US stocks win back most of Friday’s wipeout
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday and won back most of their sharp loss from last week, when worries about how President Donald Trump's tariffs may...
Curtis Media Aug 04, 2025

Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showe...
Curtis Media Aug 01, 2025

Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report show...
Curtis Media Aug 01, 2025

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over trade as 25% tariff rates stay in place, President Donald Trump said ...
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over trade as 25% tariff rates stay in place, President Donald Trump said Thursday....
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in t...
Curtis Media Jul 29, 2025

Wall Street coasts for now ahead of a week packed with potential flashpoints
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes drifted through a quiet Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a ...
Curtis Media Jul 28, 2025

Wall Street coasts for now ahead of a week packed with potential flashpoints
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes are drifting on Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a 15% rate...
Curtis Media Jul 28, 2025

US-EU deal sets a 15% tariff on most goods and averts the threat of a trade war with a global shock
By WILL WEISSERT Associated PressEDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - The United States and the European Union agreed on Sunday to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off - at least fo...
Curtis Media Jul 27, 2025
