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World markets are mostly lower though Japan's benchmark jumped as it caught up after a holiday

Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages

Seeking to dispel fears of financial turmoil, some Chinese banks are disclosing what they are owed by a real estate developer that is struggling under $310 billion in debt

Asian shares are mixed amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and over the pandemic

The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 is poised for a major new phase: Government advisers on Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of Americans

Top congressional Democrats say they and the White House have agreed to a framework of tax options to pay for their emerging $3.5 trillion social and environment bill

A federal appeals court has revived a Philadelphia newscaster’s lawsuit against Facebook over the unauthorized use of her image in advertisements for dating sites and sex-related products that ran on the site

Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement

Stocks rose broadly for a second day in a row on Wall Street Thursday, reversing the market’s losses for the week just three days after the S&P 500 had its biggest skid since May

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Salesforce

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

Rising costs and shortages of building materials and labor are rippling across the homebuilding industry, delaying construction and prompting many builders to pump the brakes on how many homes they put up for sale

A man and his daughter are bringing donated motorhomes to people who have lost everything in wildfires in the American West

Target will hire fewer seasonal workers this year  and will instead offer more hours to current employees

Apple has argued this can hamper innovation.

Bill and Melinda Gates’ private foundation announced Thursday it will spend more than $900 million over the next five years to curb global malnutrition

The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly

The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners

A top European Union legal adviser says software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their exhaust pipes in hot or cold weather and at high altitude contravenes EU laws

The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily

The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices

The spectacular run for a once-hot investment has fizzled so much that many have been relegated to the bargain bin

The Bank of England has kept its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% while warning that inflation is set to rise over the coming months largely as a result of a sharp spike in energy prices

Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts might send shockwaves through global financial markets appear to be easing as creditors wait to see how much they might recover

Germany's election campaign has largely focused on the three candidates hoping to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor after four terms in office

China’s central bank will soon have access to private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s online credit service, in a move signaling more regulatory oversight of the financial technology sector

Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0_25%, citing the normalization of the economy that suggests “there is no longer a need to maintain the current degree of monetary accommodation.”

Taiwan officials say the island has applied to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group

A man and his daughter are bringing donated motorhomes to people who have lost everything in wildfires in the American West

A man and his daughter are bringing donated motorhomes to people who have lost everything in wildfires in the American West

Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of teachers and staff the likes of which some districts say they have never seen

The World Health Organization is setting a higher bar for policymakers and the public in its first update to its air quality guidelines in 15 years

California will be the first state to bar mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers for missing quotas that interfere with bathroom and rest breaks

The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to seniors and others at high risk from the virus

Asian shares are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the economy later this year

The most significant rift in decades between the United States and France seems on the mend after French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden got on the phone to smooth things over

A foreign business group in China says the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to tighten control over China’s industries and reduce use of foreign technology is denting its economic growth

Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer is stepping down from the social media company, taking on a part time role while longtime executive Andrew Bosworth will replace him next year

Italy’s fashion capital is again alive with the sound of shoppers swarming boutiques and editors filling socially distanced fashion week venues, a sign of a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel

The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19 rather than risk losing their job

Poland’s broadcasting regulators have extended the license of Discovery Inc.-owned TVN24

Stocks held on to their gains on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the economy later this year

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Fed plans to announce as early as November that it will start withdrawing the extraordinary support it unleased after the coronavirus paralyzed the economy 18 months ago

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Stitch Fix, Sonic Automotive rise; FedEx, Facebook fall

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

As a payment deadline looms for the real estate developer, Beijing isn't expected to facilitate a bailout.

Nigeria-born designer Joy Meribe opened Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday with her debut runway collection, a concrete success for a movement to promote diversity in Italian fashion just a year after launching

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals. With progress on vaccinations and strong policy support, indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen. The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months, but the rise in COVID-19 cases has slowed their recovery. Inflation is elevated, largely reflecting transitory factors. Overall financial conditions remain accommodative, in part reflecting policy measures to support the economy and the flow of credit to U.S. households and businesses. The path of the economy continues to depend on the course of the virus. Progress on vaccinations will likely continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy, but risks to the economic outlook...

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August and the pace of price growth eased, the latest sign the housing market is cooling as intense competition leave many would-be buyers on the sidelines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has conceded that a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S. is not imminent as he voiced confidence that the decades-long U.S. ban on the import of British lamb would be lifted