Finance

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged at their first meeting of 2020 on Wednesday, upholding their patient stance after an active, and often tumultuous, 2019. The Fed continued to express confidence about the economy’s health in its post-meeting statement, saying “the labor market remains strong” and economic activity has been rising “at […]

Britain’s departure from the European Union has been backed by European lawmakers, after a debate that mixed warm words of love with hard-headed warnings to the country not to seek too many concessions during upcoming trade talks on a future relationship By RAF CASERT Associated Press January 29, 2020, 5:57 PM 4 min read BRUSSELS

McDonald’s is wrapping up a tumultuous year on a high note By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer January 29, 2020, 4:06 PM 4 min read McDonald’s wrapped up a tumultuous year on a high note after the company’s CEO was ousted in November. The burger giant said Wednesday it surpassed $100 billion in annual sales

GENEVA — The United Nations has been hacked. An internal confidential document from the United Nations, leaked to The New Humanitarian and seen by The Associated Press, says that dozens of servers were “compromised” at offices in Geneva and Vienna. Those include the U.N. human rights office, which has often been a lightning rod of

British Airways and Asian budget carriers Lion Air and Seoul Air are among the airlines suspending flights to China as fears of a new virus that has killed more than 130 people spread January 29, 2020, 11:54 AM 4 min read BANGKOK — British Airways and Asian budget carriers Lion Air and Seoul Air have

Russia’s emergency services have rescued 536 ice fishermen  after they got stranded on a giant ice floe that tore off the island of Sakhalin in eastern Siberia January 29, 2020, 9:43 AM 1 min read MOSCOW — Russia’s emergency services rescued 536 ice fishermen after they got stranded on a giant ice floe that broke

The Community Reinvestment Act has over past four decades spurred hundreds of billions of dollars in lending to low- and middle-income communities By KEN SWEET and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER The Associated Press January 29, 2020, 8:00 AM 2 min read WASHINGTON — The Community Reinvestment Act has over past four decades spurred hundreds of billions of

President Donald Trump is eager to show off a big policy win during his impeachment trial by signing into law a major rewrite of the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico By KEVIN FREKING and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press January 29, 2020, 5:40 AM 4 min read WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is eager

It was a happy holiday at Starbucks, but the coronavirus outbreak in China could slow the company’s sales momentum By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer January 29, 2020, 12:13 AM 3 min read It was a happy holiday at Starbucks, but the company’s sales momentum could start to slow due to the coronavirus outbreak in

Slumping Nissan Motor Co. is offering voluntary separation packages to many of its U.S. workers as it tries to resize itself to match lower sales January 29, 2020, 12:35 AM 2 min read FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Slumping Nissan Motor Co. is offering voluntary separation packages to many of its U.S. workers as it tries to