Category Archives: Business News
THE CLOSING BELL: Falling oil prices help calm the stock and bond markets
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit close...
Associated Press Aug 25, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street points to gains as US raises pressure on Iran and trade war with Canada intensifies
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with gains early Tuesday and oil prices fell as the U.S. announced new sanctions against Iran, while trade talks be...
Associated Press Aug 25, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street drifts at the start of a week that could swing stocks and bonds
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week. The S&P 500 slipped 0...
Associated Press Aug 24, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures and oil prices slip with pressure on Treasuries ongoing
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers US futures are lower as bond market pressure will have investors eyeing an annual meeting of top U.S. economic officials at Jackson Hole, ...
Associated Press Aug 24, 2026
State reports no mine deaths in fiscal year
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley today announced that no fatal injuries were reported among the state's mine and quarry workers during the 2025-2026 state fisc...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 23, 2026
TARIFF WAR: Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods beginning Sept. 8 as trade negotiations collapse
By PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada said it would retaliate be...
Associated Press Aug 22, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks rise, even as the bond market applies more pressure
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the center of Wall Street's act...
Associated Press Aug 21, 2026
Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its socia...
Associated Press Aug 20, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: The bond market swings back to worries and knocks US stocks lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared on Thursday as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government's d...
Associated Press Aug 20, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures little changed after US Treasury doubles bond buybacks
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are relatively unchanged after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of its bond buybacks, and oil pr...
Associated Press Aug 20, 2026