Finance

Asian stocks rise after Chinese factory activity improves ahead of possible US tariff hike By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer December 2, 2019, 6:28 AM 3 min read Asian stock markets rose Monday after Chinese factory activity improved ahead of a possible U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong […]

This Week: Construction spending, trade gap, nonfarm payrolls December 2, 2019, 6:01 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: EYE ON CONSTRUCTION Despite recent gains, U.S. construction spending is lagging last year’s pace. Spending rose 0.5% in September, boosted by government and private

China repeats demand for rollback of US tariffs to reach deal on trade December 2, 2019, 3:32 AM 1 min read A Chinese official newspaper has reiterated, repeatedly, Beijing’s demand that the U.S. roll back tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration in exchange for a deal. The Communist Party newspaper Global Times ran several

Shoppers, many of them using smartphones, spent $3.6 billion buying online from small businesses on Saturday December 1, 2019, 7:16 PM 1 min read Shoppers, many of them using smartphones, spent $3.6 billion buying online from small businesses on Saturday. Adobe Analytics, which tracks online sales, says that’s up 18% from a year earlier. Adobe

Malta’s embattled prime minister says he’ll resign next month, addressing the nation amid protest over the car bombing murder of a journalist By STEPHEN CALLEJA Associated Press December 1, 2019, 8:02 PM 3 min read Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told the nation Sunday night that he would resign in January following pressure from angry

In low-income New York neighborhoods with no yellow cabs and sparse public transport, residents have long relied on livery cabs By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press November 30, 2019, 12:59 PM 1 min read In the outer boroughs and low-income neighborhoods of New York City, where yellow cabs rarely go and sometimes public transportation is sparse,

As a livery cab driver in the Bronx for more than a decade, Orlando Lantigua knows some of his customers well. If they don’t have money to pay today, they can pay him later. He often gets dispatched by his base station to pick up children and take them to school, without their parents in

President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fronts as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase this coming week. In recent days, Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee

After years of pushing a Las Vegas-style casino to boost tourism and much-needed revenue, Chicago’s leaders seemingly hit the jackpot when Illinois lawmakers approved one as part of a massive gambling expansion. But obstacles remain before anyone can place any bets. The city must convince state lawmakers to vote on a plan that officials say

President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fronts as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase this coming week. In recent days, Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee