Category Archives: Business News
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb as oil prices drop and investors await expected Trump-Xi meeting
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are climbing as oil prices decline and investors await an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader X...
Sep 21, 2026
Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
By KAITLYN HUAMANI AP Technology Writer A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was fil...
Sep 19, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street drifts as bond yields rise and oil prices swing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street capped an up -and- down week Friday with a mixed finish for U.S. stock indexes, as elevated bond yields and oil prices weighed on the market...
Sep 18, 2026
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role at the $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years. Buffett, 96, ...
Sep 18, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Asian shares finish higher, cheered by easing oil prices, but European benchmarks are slipping
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose Friday, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices, while European benchmarks slipped in early...
Sep 18, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street...
Sep 17, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb after Fed takes a hawkish turn on inflation
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are pointing to a rebound for markets Thursday following the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in three years. The quarter...
Sep 17, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks slip after the Fed hikes interest rates and hints more increases may be on the way
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in three years and suggested more may be ahead a...
Sep 16, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb ahead of Fed interest rate call and the latest retail sales numbers
`U.S. futures rose Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates with high expectations that they will move higher in what would be the central bank's first hike in more than thr...
Sep 16, 2026
LIGHTS, CAMERA, N.C. : Governor tours Wilmington film studio
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- Governor Josh Stein and Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley toured Cinespace Studios in Wilmington Tuesday (Sept. 15) and discussed the impacts of changes to the state's film ...
Sep 15, 2026