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Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street amid ongoing uncertainty about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that originated in China January 31, 2020, 2:50 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street amid ongoing uncertainty about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that originated in China. […]

ATLANTA — Anne Cox Chambers, a newspaper heiress, diplomat and philanthropist who was one of the country’s richest women, has died at the age of 100. Her nephew, James Cox Kennedy, announced her death to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, her company’s flagship newspaper. “Aunt Anne was a wonderful, kind and elegant lady who cared deeply about

Official figures show that the eurozone economy barely grew in the final quarter of 2019 as both France and Italy contracted January 31, 2020, 10:04 AM 2 min read BRUSSELS — The eurozone economy, made up of the 19 countries that use the euro, barely grew in the final quarter of 2019 as both France

Older men in Arkansas might see a close-up photo of President Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air, along with a message asking them to donate $30 to his campaign for a Super Bowl commercial. Middle-aged women in California might see a photo of Trump pointing to a crowd, with a plea for them

NEW YORK — In Bangladesh’s biggest airport, workers held up digital thermometers to passengers’ heads. A beeping alarm sounded as a passenger walking through a thermal scanner registered a fever. On a plane ride from Shanghai to New York, nobody spoke for fear of spreading germs as flight attendants donning face masks served drinks to

Will Mario follow in the steps of Mickey Mouse? Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is bullish about profiting from its characters by mirroring the historical appeal of the Disney franchise By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 31, 2020, 3:52 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Will Mario follow in the steps of Mickey

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nonstop attacks on the Federal Reserve have raised eyebrows and broken with recent presidential norms. But an Aug. 23 tweet in which Mr. Trump called the Fed chair, Jerome H. Powell, an “enemy” of America appears to have prompted some hand-wringing inside the central bank. “My only question is, who is

Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in IBM’s century-long history, is leaving the helm in April January 31, 2020, 2:30 AM 2 min read ARMONK, N.Y. — Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in IBM’s century-long history, is leaving the helm in April. Rometty, 62, will remain IBM’s executive chairwoman until the end of the

WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross predicted Thursday morning that a deadly virus originating in China would cause companies to reconsider their global supply chains and ultimately “help to accelerate” the return of jobs to the United States. In an interview on Fox Business, Mr. Ross said diseases like the Wuhan coronavirus, which has killed

When Brexit takes effect Friday, residents of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are concerned about protecting the relative peace and prosperity that has endured since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement By DAVID GOLDMAN Associated Press January 31, 2020, 12:10 AM 4 min read BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The border was drawn in 1921,