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Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, led by drops in big technology companies and erasing the S&P 500′s gains for the week

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Target, Krispy Kreme fall; Hill International, Lowe's rise

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, led by drops in big technology companies and erasing the S&P 500′s gains for the week

People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado River water shortages

The CEO of Bank of America said the recent debate over whether the U.S. economy is technically in a recession or not is missing the point

The CEO of Bank of America said the recent debate over whether the U.S. economy is technically in a recession or not is missing the point

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $1.58 to $88.11 a barrel Wednesday

After a quiet first half of 2022, the meme stock is back

Bank of America says the revenue it gets from overdrafts has dropped 90% from a year ago, after the bank reduced overdraft fees to $10 from $35 and eliminated fees for bounced checks

A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians’ vulnerability and the Ukrainians’ capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines

Officials released a new report that said newer cars have better protections.

Egypt’s central bank governor has resigned as the country has struggled to address its economic woes

The major freight railroads signaled they’re ready to negotiate a new deal based on a presidential report that calls for 24% raises, but the 12 unions involved in the stalled talks covering 115,000 workers still haven’t commented on the recommendations

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections

The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many households to spend more cautiously

Social media companies are sharing their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections, although they have offered scant details

Target has reported solid sales for the fiscal second quarter but its profits plunged nearly 90% because it slashed prices to clear unwanted inventories of clothing, home goods and other discretionary items

Like other Brazilians, residents of the Amazon will elect governors and lawmakers in general elections in October

Elon Musk has caused a stir by tweeting that he was buying the English soccer team Manchester United

Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo will hold high-level crisis talks which the European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans

Britain’s inflation rate has risen to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July as climbing food prices tightened a cost-of-living squeeze fueled by soaring energy prices

The chief executive of Dubai International Airport says the hub saw a surge in passengers over the first half of 2022 as pandemic restrictions eased

Residents who have fled the Russian-occupied city of Kherson say conditions in the Black Sea port just north of the Crimean Peninsula have become increasingly grim

Asian shares are mostly higher as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth

Climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for the Mediterranean Sea's marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves

Asian shares are mostly higher as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth

Amazon workers in upstate New York filed a petition for a union election on Tuesday, launching a major labor fight against the company

The special board appointed by President Joe Biden to intervene in stalled railroad contract talks has suggested that 115,000 rail workers should get 24% raises and thousands of dollars in bonuses as part of a new agreement to avert a strike

Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they're hounding company founder Jeff Bezos and senior executives

Walmart has reported better-than-expected second quarter results

The U.S. government is moving forward with its plan to award new tax credits to electric vehicle purchasers

Climate scientists say the new spending package that President Biden just signed will trim future warming a bit

Amazon is raising charges on third-party sellers again —- this time adding a holiday fee for merchants who use the company’s fulfillment services to pack and ship items to customers

The top prosecutors in a handful of states say a Maryland lender deceived customers by tacking on insurance coverage to loans, but that borrowers didn't ask for the insurance — or even know about

The top prosecutors in a handful of states say a Maryland lender deceived customers by tacking on insurance coverage to loans, but that borrowers didn't ask for the insurance — or even know about

The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people across seven states.

As is often the case in summer, NBC's ‘America’s Got Talent' was the week's most popular prime-time television show

Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday after another bumpy day as investors cautiously reviewed mostly encouraging financial results from major retailers

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Walmart, Home Depot rise; Lumentum, ZipRecruiter fall

With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law his landmark Inflation Reduction Act

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $2.88 to $86.53 a barrel Tuesday

Opposition figure Raila Odinga says he will challenge the results of Kenya’s close presidential election with “all constitutional and legal options.”

Explosions and fires have ripped through an ammunition depot in Russia-annexed Crimea in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week

President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and on Tuesday he's signing into law legislation with a slimmer version of that idea

Longtime CNBC chief Mark Hoffman is leaving the network after 28 years, His departure was announced Tuesday

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations — the largest single gift in its 103-year history — the national education nonprofit announced Tuesday

Agreements to unblock Ukrainian grain stuck at Black Sea ports also aid Russia.

An expert said there's a possibility that no EVs could qualify for the credit.

Germany’s main industry lobby group has warned that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine are making it harder to transport cargo on the river

The aircraft are still on the drawing board and years away from flying.