Finance

Asian stock markets have tumbled as concern about the impact of a Chinese disease outbreak on tourism and regional economies grows By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer January 21, 2020, 4:48 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday as concern about the economic impact of a Chinese disease outbreak rose. Japan’s […]

A major doctors’ organization is calling for sweeping government action to guarantee coverage for all, reduce costs and improve the basic well-being of Americans By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press January 20, 2020, 10:02 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — With health care an election-year priority, a major doctors’ organization on Monday called for sweeping government

MUMBAI, India — Uber, in its latest move to drop money-losing businesses, agreed on Tuesday to sell its food delivery business in India to Zomato, a local competitor, in exchange for 9.99 percent of the Indian start-up. All delivery drivers for the service, known as Uber Eats, and basic information about customers, including their phone

LOS ANGELES — The men bringing James Dean back to life for a forthcoming film are aiming not just to give his digital likeness a role, but a whole new career. Dean’s planned appearance in the Vietnam War movie “Finding Jack,” and the possibility of future parts, comes as digital de-aging and duplication of real

Tesla is disputing claims that its vehicles can suddenly accelerate on their own January 20, 2020, 9:49 PM 2 min read PAL0 ALTO, Calif. — Tesla is disputing claims by a California man that all three models of the company’s cars can suddenly speed up on their own without the driver touching the accelerator pedal.

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial is called to order in the Senate this week, he won’t be watching from inside the chamber or on television from the White House. He’ll be thousands of miles away at the Davos economic forum in the Swiss Alps, trying to charm global CEOs over dinner.

BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities remained closed on Monday, its national oil company said, in a sign that the country’s east-based forces are not backing down after an international summit to end the Libyan civil war. The Libyan National Oil Corporation confirmed it had invoked force majeure on oil exports

Recent economic indicators point to an easier time ahead for small manufacturers and companies in the home remodeling industry By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer January 20, 2020, 5:14 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Recent economic indicators point to an easier time ahead for small manufacturers and companies in the home remodeling

Paris commuters are finding their smiles again after some striking subway workers decided to end their walkouts against a contested overhaul of France’s pension system By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press January 20, 2020, 2:50 PM 3 min read PARIS — Paris commuters who have battled through six weeks of misery-inducing transport strikes found their smiles

Dozens of people have gathered for a protest in Sarajevo because of dangerously high levels of air pollution in the Bosnian capital in the past few weeks By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press January 20, 2020, 12:58 PM 2 min read SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dozens of people on Monday gathered for a protest in Sarajevo because