Category Archives: Business News
Before the bell: Early trading on Wall Street mixed as oil prices tick higher with Iran ceasefire under strain
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Early trading on Wall Street is mixed and oil prices moved higher after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks, testing a ceasefire even further, though...
Associated Press Jun 03, 2026
Wall Street adds to its records as the AI boom keeps growing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market added to its records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom keep driving higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Tuesday, edging...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
New York sues over the Trump administration's deal to end offshore wind projects including one near NC
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press New York's attorney general sued the Trump administration Tuesday over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project. Under a deal made public in March, Frenc...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence - elevating...
Associated Press Jun 02, 2026
The Closing Bell: Oil prices rise, but not by enough to keep Wall Street from more records
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices rose following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn't very worried, and U.S. stocks rose to more reco...
Associated Press Jun 01, 2026
Tour highlights wine and grape industry
DOBSON, N.C. (NCN News) - North Carolina's wine and grape industry continues to grow and First Lady Anna Stein, joined by Governor Josh Stein and Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Joe French, ...
Bruce Ferrell May 29, 2026
Before the Bell: Wall Street inches higher while oil prices fall on optimism over talks of Iran ceasefire extension
By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Oil prices fell and markets inched higher before the opening bell Friday, adding to records a day earlier on optimism over a tentative deal to extend th...
Associated Press May 29, 2026
ABC stations, including one in Durham, call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an "unlawful, arbitra...
Associated Press May 28, 2026
The Closing Bell: Wall Street pushes to more records as profits keep piling up for US companies
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pushed to more records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods kept piling up profits. A tentative deal to extend the ceas...
Associated Press May 28, 2026
Before the Bell: World shares are mostly higher, tracking Wall Street's fresh records, and oil prices fall
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Wednesday and oil prices fell after the U.S. stock market rose to more records. In early European trading, Germa...
Associated Press May 27, 2026