Category Archives: Business News
US stocks hit more records following US-Japan trade deal
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks set more records on Wednesday following a trade deal between the world's No. 1 and No. 4 economies, one that would lower proposed tariffs on...
Jul 23, 2025
Wall Street ticks up to another record as GM and others show how tariffs are impacting them
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street inched to another record on Tuesday following some mixed profit reports, as General Motors and other big U.S. companies gave update...
Jul 22, 2025
US stocks set more records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes inched their way to more records on Monday to kick off a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies.The S&P 500 rose 0.1%...
Jul 21, 2025
Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterHOUSTON (AP) - Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest...
Jul 18, 2025
Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the bigges...
Jul 18, 2025
Wall Street hangs near its record as PepsiCo and United Airlines fly and health care stocks sink
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to records on Thursday following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies.T...
Jul 17, 2025
Wall Street hangs near its record as PepsiCo and United Airlines fly and health care stocks sink
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to records on Thursday following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies....
Jul 17, 2025
The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK AP WritersWASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the ...
Jul 15, 2025
The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK AP Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everyth...
Jul 15, 2025
Most US stocks fall, but Nvidia keeps Wall Street near records
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. stocks are falling on Tuesday after an update on inflation hurt Wall Street’s hopes for lower interest rates. But indexes are s...
Jul 15, 2025