Finance

Asian stock markets have rebounded as anxiety over potential U.S.-Iranian conflict eased By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers January 9, 2020, 4:40 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Asian stock markets rebounded Thursday as anxiety over potential U.S.-Iranian conflict eased. Tokyo’s benchmark gained nearly 2%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia markets also advanced. Markets […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A billion-dollar investment last year has yet to curtail California’s growing homeless crisis, and with the state awash in revenue, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend a billion more on programs aimed at getting people off the streets. He signed an executive order Wednesday creating what he intends to be a $750

The crash of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada — where many of the victims were from or were headed — and raised a host of questions about what went wrong. But U.S. intelligence officials said there was no immediate evidence it was

The Trump administration has unveiled its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that still rely on the industry to police itself despite calls for specific regulations By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer January 8, 2020, 10:23 PM 4 min read The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its most recent round of guidelines

US consumer borrowing slowed to $12.5 billion in November as credit card use fell By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer January 8, 2020, 8:27 PM 2 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers slowed their borrowing in November, mainly by piling up less credit card debt. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that consumer credit rose by

WASHINGTON — A Federal Reserve governor on Wednesday outlined the central bank’s approach for rewriting rules that govern lending to poor communities, laying out a plan that differs significantly from one floated by fellow industry overseers last month. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a joint

With just over three weeks until Britain is due to leave the European Union the European Commission’s president has warned the U.K. that it won’t get the “highest quality access” to the EU’s market  unless it makes major concessions By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT Associated Press January 8, 2020, 6:20 PM 5 min read

Virgin Galactic says its next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press January 8, 2020, 4:05 PM 2 min read LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic’s next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday. All major structural elements have been assembled and the rocket plane

U By JOSH BOAK AP ECONOMICS WRITER January 8, 2020, 2:21 PM 2 min read BALTIMORE — U.S. companies added 202,000 jobs in December, led by robust hiring in construction, trade, transportation and utilities, according to a private survey. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that the bulk of the hiring was among smaller and mid-sized

Britain’s competition watchdog says Facebook and eBay have pledged to crack down on the trade in fake reviews at its request. The companies have removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups involved in the illicit business January 8, 2020, 12:11 PM 2 min read LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog said Wednesday that Facebook and eBay