Finance

Claims of ruinous spending sprees and twisted truths are flying in during campaigning for Britain’s Dec. 12 election, in which all 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs. The main parties are touting ambitious spending plans while warning of the alleged economic damage that would be wrought by their rivals. Here’s […]

Attorney General William Barr says Jeffrey Epstein’s death was the result of a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’ By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press November 22, 2019, 11:10 AM 4 min read Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death while behind bars at one of the most secure

“Hi, I hope you are not busy?” The treasurer of the Icelandic soccer club Afturelding got the email from his manager late in the afternoon, soon before banks were about to close. The words “Sent from my iPhone” were at the bottom, suggesting urgency, and through a series of exchanges, the manager asked that a

Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third straight drop By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer November 22, 2019, 6:55 AM 4 min read Stocks logged modest gains Friday in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third

Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third straight drop By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer November 22, 2019, 4:22 AM 4 min read Stocks logged modest gains Friday in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third

Agrochemicals company Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer, is pleading guilty to illegally spraying a banned pesticide on its fields on the Hawaii island of Maui in 2014 By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press November 22, 2019, 2:22 AM 2 min read Agrochemicals company Monsanto on Thursday pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on

Whether you had a gold medal hanging from your neck, were just learning how to stand on a snowboard, or were one of those flustered skiers wondering where all the kids in the baggy pants were coming from, you knew the name “Burton.” Jake Burton Carpenter, the man who changed the game on the mountain

Gap’s interim CEO promises to address ‘operational issues’ as chain reports another sales decline By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer November 21, 2019, 11:02 PM 3 min read Two weeks after Gap Inc. ousted its CEO Art Peck, the company’s interim leader promised investors it would address “operational issues” that have been dragging down the

Wall Street is enjoying its third record-setting run of this year, with the major stock indexes delivering a string of all-time highs in recent weeks By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer November 21, 2019, 9:02 PM 3 min read Wall Street is enjoying its third record-setting run of this year, with the major stock indexes

A group of employees of 13 McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago has filed a lawsuit alleging that the company’s drive for profits puts workers at risk of physical attack by dangerous customers By DON BABWIN Associated Press November 21, 2019, 7:03 PM 3 min read A group of employees from 13 McDonald’s restaurants in Chicago filed