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  • Asian shares fall on North Korea concerns, China rate cut

    Most Asian stock markets fall as investors turn cautious following new US sanctions targeting North Korea, China credit rating downgrade

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• Sep 21

  • SEC under fire for being hacked despite warnings on security

    The Securities and Exchange Commission waited until Wednesday to disclose a hack of its corporate filing system that occurred last year. The...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Tiffany names industry veteran Roger Farah chairman

    Tiffany names industry veteran Roger Farah chairman

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • How major US stock market indexes fared Thursday

    Stocks closed slightly lower on Thursday, posting the market's first decline this week and erasing modest gains from a day earlier

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Scholastic and AngloGold skid while Calgon Carbon surges

    Scholastic and AngloGold Ashanti tumble while Calgon Carbon and Ash Grove Cement jump

    Sep 21

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  Sep 21

  • Nine things Facebook vows to do to help combat election interference

    Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg condemned Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and promised to do more to stop it in the...

    Sep 21

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• Sep 21

  • When nearly everything's a winner, gold investors get antsy

    In a world where nearly every investment is rising, so is gold

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks fall for the first time this week

    Stocks are closing slightly lower on Wall Street, erasing the market's gains from a day earlier.

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Grain higher, livestock lower

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

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • General Mills to bring back old Trix with artificial colors

    Trix is back to its old tricks: The colorful cereal will once again be made artificial dyes and ingredients, less than two years after the ingredients...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • An accounting for meteorological violence among insurers

    Allstate expects $593 million in insurance losses for August due to Hurricane Harvey

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Surging stock market powers US wealth to $96.2 trillion

    Surging stock market, rising home values power US wealth to $96.2 trillion

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Rest easy: How not to lose sleep over buying a new mattress

    Finding the mattress that's going to best fit customers' needs without overpaying requires that they know what they want, take the time to wade...

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Toys R Us revs up for holiday hiring

    Toys R Us revs up for holiday hiring that includes jobs for toy demonstrators _ despite its filing for bankruptcy

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Thirty-year fixed mortgage rate rises to 3.83 percent

    Long-term mortgage rates rise: 30-year fixed hits 3.83 percent, up from low for 2017

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Need a new appliance? Learn, compare - then ask for a deal

    To save money on a major appliance, do your homework, visit a store and ask for a deal. And don't buy an extra warranty without reading the fine print

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Long-term mortgage rates move higher

    Long-term mortgage rates rise, lifting 30-year fixed rate from 2017 lows

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • Claims for US jobless aid fall as hurricane impact recedes

    Claims for US unemployment benefits slide as Hurricane Harvey's impact declines

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • US jobless claims slide by 23,000 to 259,000 as impact of Hurricane Harvey fades

    US jobless claims slide by 23,000 to 259,000 as impact of Hurricane Harvey fades

    Sep 21

• Sep 21

  • World shares mixed as markets mull latest Fed statement

    World stocks shares mixed as investors digest latest statements from Fed and Bank of Japan

    Sep 21

• Sep 20

  • Asian shares weaken, dollar up after Fed's latest statement

    Asian shares mostly lower, dollar up after Fed says it start trimming bond holdings, plans one more interest rate increase this year

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • GOP report accuses watchdog of going easy on Wells Fargo

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo more than $10 billion for its illegal sales practices scandal but instead...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • How major US stock market indexes fared Wednesday

    The major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Wednesday, led by gains among banks as bond yields rose

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Fed announces a start to modestly reducing its bond holdings

    Fed announces start of trimming of bond holdings with $10 billion reduction in October

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • UPS will hire about 95,000 extra workers for holiday season

    UPS is gearing up for the crush of holiday packages, with plans to hire 95,000 seasonal workers

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • General Mills and FedEx rise while Bed Bath & Beyond dips

    General Mills and FedEx climb while Bed Bath & Beyond and General Mills tumble

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks wobble after Fed, but close higher

    Stocks overcame an afternoon wobble to close mostly higher after the Federal Reserve said it would start reducing its huge bond portfolio next month...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • The Latest: Yellen stays quiet on wanting 2nd term

    Fed Chair Yellen says she plans to serve our her 4-year term, declines to comment about getting a second term from Trump

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

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

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

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Fed announces start of trimming of bond holdings with $10 billion reduction in October

    Fed announces start of trimming of bond holdings with $10 billion reduction in October

    Sep 20

• Opioid Epidemic

  Sep 20

  • Small businesses forced to deal with drug epidemic

    A report last year said 20 million Americans have a substance use disorder.

    Opioid Epidemic

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Epidemic at work?: Businesses forced to deal with drug abuse

    Opioid epidemic, other issues lead small businesses to think about how to handle drug abuse

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • US home sales off 1.7 pct., hurt by Harvey and low supply

    US home sales declined 1.7 percent in August, dragged down by Hurricane Harvey and sales listing shortage

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Sporty driving could disable Chrysler minivan seat belt

    If you drive your Chrysler minivan too fast and too furious, one of the second-row seat belts might become unbuckled

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • US home sales fell 1.7 percent in August, dragged down by Hurricane Harvey and shortage of properties

    US home sales fell 1.7 percent in August, dragged down by Hurricane Harvey and shortage of properties

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • 3 things to watch for from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday

    3 things to watch for from Fed in its statement, updated forecasts and Yellen news conference

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • ECB official says stimulus withdrawal should be no drama

    A member of the European Central Bank's rate-setting committee says that it is time to start phasing out the bank's bond-purchase stimulus efforts

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Edmunds: 8 new cars, SUVs coming to the US in 2018

    Europe's biggest auto show was the stage for the reveal of several new cars and SUVs that will be headed to the U.S. in 2018

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Edmunds: 8 new cars, SUVs coming to the US in 2018

    Europe's biggest auto show was the stage for the reveal of several new cars and SUVs that will be headed to the U.S. in 2018

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Global stocks flat as investors await Fed meeting outcome

    Global stock markets are little changed as investors take to the sidelines ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement of the results of its...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel reach Europe steel merger deal

    Germany's Thyssenkrupp says it has reached a preliminary deal with Tata Steel of India to merge the two companies' European steel operations in a...

    Sep 20

• Sep 20

  • Walmart to offer extra holiday hours for current workers

    Walmart won't be doing large-scale holiday hiring at its stores this year

    Sep 20

• Sep 19

  • Asian stocks flat as investors await Fed meeting results

    Asian stock markets are little changed as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's announcement of the result of its meeting

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • FedEx profit falls 17 percent, hurt by TNT cyberattack

    FedEx said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt by a cyberattack at its TNT Express business earlier in the summer that caused...

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • Toys R Us joins bankruptcy list as Amazon exerts influence

    Toys R Us joins list of retailers in bankruptcy as Amazon exerts influence

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • Retail chains filing for bankruptcy protection in 2017

    Toys R Us joins the growing list of retail chains seeking bankruptcy protection in 2017

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • Business Highlights

    Business Highlights

    Sep 19

• Sep 19

  • How major US stock market indexes fared Tuesday

    The major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher Tuesday, eking out enough of a gain to lift them to more record highs

    Sep 19