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• Jul 26

  • Boeing beats 2Q profit forecasts, raises full-year outlook

    Boeing shares soar after 2Q profit beats expectations and the company raises its forecast of full-year earnings

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • AT&T, US Steel and Boeing soar while Akamai skids

    AT&T, US Steel and Boeing surge while Akamai Technologies and Ulta Beauty fall

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Wednesday

    U.S. stock indexes inched further into record territory Wednesday after AT&T, Boeing and others joined the parade of big companies reporting stronger...

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • US stocks edge higher; bond yields fall following Fed

    US stock indexes edge higher as businesses including Boeing and AT&T report stronger-than-expected earnings, but health care companies slip

    Jul 26

• Airlines

  Jul 26

  • American Airlines workers protest over pay, outsourcing

    Workers who maintain American Airlines planes are demonstrating for higher pay and an end to outsourcing

    Airlines

    Jul 26

• Donald Trump

  Jul 26

  • Trump choice for Fed could prove to be key friend for banks

    Trump's choice for a key Fed post could prove to be an important friend for banks

    Donald Trump

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Markets Right Now: Modest gains send stocks to more records

    Modest gains for stocks were enough to send major U.S. indexes to more all-time highs on Wall Street.

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Ford recalling 117,000 vehicles for safety defect

    Ford recalling 117,000 vehicles in North America for safety defect

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Grain higher, livestock mixed

    Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans higher on the CBOT; beef mixed and pork higher on the CME.

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Text of the Fed's statement after its meeting Wednesday

    The full text of the Federal Reserve's policy statement after its meeting Wednesday

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Fed keeps key interest rates unchanged amid low inflation

    The Fed noted strong job growth, but undesirably low inflation.

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Slack, Skype, Zoom: Remote work the norm even at small firms

    At some small businesses, the traditional chat around the watercooler takes place online and meetings are held via Skype _ staffers are working at...

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Fed keeps key interest rate unchanged, noting strong job growth but undesirably low inflation

    Fed keeps key interest rate unchanged, noting strong job growth but undesirably low inflation

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Whole Foods tops Street 3Q forecasts

    Whole Foods Market beats 3Q profit and revenue expectations

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Ford's 2Q profit better than expected despite CEO turmoil

    Ford's second quarter net income up on tax changes as new CEO continues 100-day review

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Insurers press feds to pump billions into shaky ACA markets

    The government must shell out billions of dollars if policymakers want to stabilize health insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Chipotle discloses follow-up subpoena after Va. Illnesses

    Chipotle says it received a follow-up subpoena to a previously disclosed criminal investigation

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • New-home sales improved modestly in June

    US sales of new homes increased 0.8 percent in June, reflects a growing appetite for new construction

    Jul 26

• Amazon

  Jul 26

  • Amazon goes on hiring spree as labor market tightens

    Amazon is looking for 50,000 people, with unemployment at a 16-year low and wages barely moving

    Amazon

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • US sales of new homes increased 0.8 percent in June, reflects a growing appetite for new construction

    US sales of new homes increased 0.8 percent in June, reflects a growing appetite for new construction

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Grain mixed, livestock higher

    Wheat and soybeans higher, corn and oats lower on the CBOT. Beef higher and pork higher on the CME

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • A list of locations where Amazon will hold its jobs fair

    Amazon: 10 warehouses set for Aug. 2 hiring spree

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Coca-Cola's 2Q profit hurt by charge, but still tops Street

    Coca-Cola beats 2Q earnings expectations, misses revenue forecasts

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Global stocks rise on corporate earnings, ahead of Fed

    World stocks rise on generally positive corporate earnings reports, ahead of Federal Reserve's interest rate decision

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Edmunds: Betting on a 'dark horse' car can save buyers money

    If you're looking to save money on a car, consider a "dark horse."

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Nintendo records quarterly profit on Switch sales success

    Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. reverses into profit in April-June quarter from losses the previous year, boosted by popular Switch hybrid game...

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Daimler sees slight profit increase, touts diesel technology

    Automaker Daimler AG says net profit up slightly in second quarter as Mercedes-Benz luxury car business booms while profits lag at its truck, van and...

    Jul 26

• Jul 26

  • Hyundai Motor's profit halved to lowest level since 2010

    Hyundai Motor says its second-quarter net income plunged 51 percent from a year earlier as sales in China, U.S. tumbled

    Jul 26

• Jul 25

  • Asia shares mixed as Fed caution offsets Wall St, oil gains

    Asian stock markets mixed as upward momentum from Wall Street's record close and oil prices offset by caution ahead of upcoming Fed decision

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Chipotle says employee worked while ill at Va. location

    Chipotle says employee worked while ill at Virginia location

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • US Steel reports 2Q profit, offers optimistic outlook

    United States Steel shares jump 9 percent after posting 2Q profit, results beat Wall Street estimates

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Trump weighs replacing Fed Chair Yellen with ex-Goldman exec

    Trump says he is considering Yellen, Cohn and others to lead the Federal Reserve

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • How major US stock market indexes fared on Tuesday

    U.S. stock indexes returned to records Tuesday, as corporate profits continue to come in better than analysts expected

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Caterpillar and McDonald's surge while 3M stumbles

    Caterpillar, McDonald's and Barnes & Noble climb while 3M and Eli Lilly skid

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Markets Right Now: Earnings drive US stocks to more records

    Solid earnings reports from several big companies helped drive U.S. stock indexes to more record highs.

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Grain lower, livestock mixed

    Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans lower on the CBOT; beef lower and pork higher on the CME.

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • GM 2Q net earnings fall on loss from sale of European unit

    General Motors' second-quarter net profit fell more than 40 percent as the carmaker lost money on the pending sale of its European unit

    Jul 25

• Airlines

  Jul 25

  • Delta flight delayed by argument between pilot, attendant

    On Delta, a confrontation between a pilot and flight attendant before takeoff leads to a long delay

    Airlines

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Key ACA insurer urges gov't to keep customer subsidies

    One of the biggest insurers in the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces is warning the federal government that it must preserve cost-sharing payments...

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • As McDonald's works on transforming, $1 sodas boost US sales

    McDonald's says $1 sodas and new line of premium burgers help boost US sales

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Domino's Pizza profit rises, but sees overseas slowdown

    Domino's Pizza reported Tuesday that its profit jumped 33 percent in its second quarter as more people ordered its pies, but the pizza chain also said...

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • US consumer confidence rebounds

    US consumer confidence rebounds, views on current conditions hit 16-year high

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Investor urges Barnes & Noble to seek a sale, shares jump

    Sandell Asset Management urges Barnes & Noble to find a buyer, driving shares higher

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • US home prices reach record high for 6th straight month

    US home prices hit record high for 6th straight month as buyers fight for limited supply

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Stronger demand boosts Caterpillar, 2017 outlook raised

    Caterpillar's 2Q results topped analysts' estimates, helped by higher demand and cost control efforts

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Global stocks mostly higher amid earnings reports

    Stock markets turn higher as investors monitor corporate earnings reports, Federal Reserve meeting

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Toyota, Honda and Mazda to be sued in Australia over air bag

    Japanese automakers to be sued in Australia for selling cars fitted with faulty Takata air bags

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • Marie Claire editor-in-chief shares her toughest career decision

    Fulenwider had just started as editor-in-chief of Brides magazine at the time.

    Jul 25

• Jul 25

  • German business confidence reaches new record high

    A survey shows that business confidence in Germany has risen to another record high as managers' view of both their outlook and their current...

    Jul 25