Finance

A big U.S. survey finds that a smaller proportion of people are in families struggling to pay medical bills By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer February 12, 2020, 5:01 AM 3 min read The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn’t dropping like it used to, […]

A new viral outbreak is wreaking havoc on cruises in Asia, where some passengers are stranded aboard ships and others can’t leave China. Japan’s health ministry has confirmed 174 cases of the COVID-19 virus aboard Carnival Corp.’s Diamond Princess, which is docked in Yokohama, Japan. The ship that carried 3,700 passengers and crew into Japan

A federal watchdog is faulting safety regulators for letting Southwest Airlines continue to carry passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance histories By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer February 12, 2020, 12:44 AM 4 min read DALLAS — Southwest Airlines continues to fly airplanes with safety concerns while federal officials do a poor job overseeing the

SAN FRANCISCO — An Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X slammed into a concrete barrier had previously complained about the SUV malfunctioning on that same stretch of Silicon Valley freeway. His complaints were detailed in a trove of documents released Tuesday by federal investigators in two Tesla crashes involving Autopilot, one in

Eric Brown and his wife, Stacey, were stunned to learn that Stacey was pregnant again and even more surprised that not one — not two — but three more babies were on the way. “They were naturally conceived, so this was a complete and total surprise,” said Mr. Brown, 37, a high school special education

Ride-hailing service Lyft’s annual loss more than doubled last year to over $2.6 billion, but the company claimed progress as revenue jumped 68% and ridership grew By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer February 11, 2020, 9:34 PM 2 min read Ride-hailing service Lyft’s annual loss more than doubled last year to over $2.6 billion, but

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy appears durable, with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low, but faces risks from the broadening viral outbreak that began in China. Powell also said that the Fed is content with where interest rates are, suggesting that no further rate cuts

London police have started using facial recognition cameras to automatically scan for wanted people, as authorities adopt the controversial technology that has raised concerns about increased surveillance and erosion of privacy By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer February 11, 2020, 5:19 PM 3 min read LONDON — London police started using facial recognition cameras on

Technology companies and banks led stocks higher in early trading Tuesday, and investors focused on another round of mostly solid corporate earnings By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer February 11, 2020, 3:25 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Technology companies and banks led U.S. stocks higher in early trading Tuesday as investors focused

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell will warn lawmakers on Tuesday that the coronavirus epidemic sweeping China could pose broader economic risks, even as he signals that the central bank is comfortable holding interest rates steady for now. “We are closely monitoring the emergence of the coronavirus, which could lead to disruptions in