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TOKYO — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday, on continuing worries about the economic fallout from the pandemic as reports of coronavirus cases keep surging in various regions. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 4.5% to finish at 18,065.41. U.S. futures were lower, with the contracts for the S&P 500 and Dow industrials both down about 3%. […]

President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, urging them to end an oil price war that has pulled U.S. benchmark crude down to about $20 a barrel April 1, 2020, 6:22 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to

The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer April 1, 2020, 12:38 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will

The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans and now April’s bills are coming due. The good news is there is help available. Reach out immediately to your mortgage lender, student loan servicer or utility provider to see what’s available. Other assistance, such as stimulus checks or unemployment benefits, will take more

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Canadian company said Tuesday it plans to start construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline through the U.S. Midwest in April, after lining up customers and money for a proposal that is bitterly opposed by environmentalists and some American Indian tribes. Construction would begin at the pipeline’s border crossing

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan partnership that propelled a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package through Congress just days ago is already showing signs of strain, raising questions about how quickly calls for massive followup legislation may bear fruit. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and fellow Democrats are collecting ideas for the next stab at stabilizing an

Stocks are headed lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street after erasing earlier gains, as investors close out a brutal first quarter By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers March 31, 2020, 8:14 PM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as the setting for the movie “On Golden Pond,” broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home. Even the police department has trouble uploading its reports. Julie Dolan, a 65-year-old retiree in Sandwich, has asthma. Her husband

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Tuesday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ———————— INDUSTRY: Less than a week after saying it planned to reopen five North American assembly plants, Ford has decided

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change. The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026.