Category Archives: Business News
Stock market today: Wall Street's rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its fourth loss in the la...
Dec 12, 2024
Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time maga...
Dec 12, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, and the Nasdaq tops 20,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from t...
Dec 11, 2024
Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - The gun found on the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shootin...
Dec 11, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest update on inflation that's coming on Wedne...
Dec 10, 2024
Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court a...
Dec 10, 2024
Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&am...
Dec 09, 2024
Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Police arrested a "strong person of interest" Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-th...
Dec 09, 2024
Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don't know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don't know...
Dec 08, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO is killed in a 'targeted shooting' outside a New York hotel, officials say
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in what police said was a "brazen, targeted attack" out...
Dec 04, 2024