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September 19, 2019 at 2:03 pm

Fed rushes to plug cash shortage in short-term loan market

WASHINGTON (AP) — A peculiar thing is happening in financial markets this week: an oft-overlooked corner of Wall Street where banks and others go for...

Business

September 17, 2019 at 5:11 am

WeWork delays its IPO amid tepid investor interest

NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork's parent company put its stock market debut on the backburner Tuesday, struggling to drum up investor enthusiasm for a fast-growing...

Business

September 13, 2019 at 1:28 pm

Yes, stocks are up again. No, recession worries aren’t gone

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. economy is sending some worrying signals about a possible recession, yet the stock market has gone on a what-me-worry...

Nation & World

September 13, 2019 at 3:46 am

WeWork to list shares on Nasdaq, reduce CEO’s voting power

NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork's parent company announced major changes in its corporate governance practices Friday as it revealed plans to list shares on the...

Business

August 18, 2019 at 8:56 am

Trade war’s losers could include microchips, energy, banks

NEW YORK (AP) — Looking across the stock market, it's hard to find a company that isn't vulnerable in some degree to the U.S.-China trade...

Business

August 17, 2019 at 8:00 am

Stock market gyrates as the economic picture gets blurred VIEW

You're not the only one confused about where the economy is headed. Just look at the stock market, where perplexed investors have been sending stocks...

Business

Specialist Erica Fredricks and trader Robert Charmak work on on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 1, 2019. Stocks are rallying early Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to resume trade talks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NYRD102 NYRD102

August 16, 2019 at 7:21 am

US stocks end turbulent week with broad gains VIEW

You're not the only one confused about where the economy is headed. Just look at the stock market, where perplexed investors have been sending stocks...

Business

FILE – In this July 30, 2019 file photo, trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. An economic alarm bell is sounding in the U.S. and sending warnings of a potential recession.
Yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, Aug. 14, a market phenomenon that shows investors want more in return for short-term government bonds than they are for long-term bonds. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NY107 NY107

August 14, 2019 at 4:42 am

The bond market smells recession as global stress rises

NEW YORK (AP) — Compared to the free-swinging and sometimes emotional stock market, the bond market is supposed to be the sober and measured one....

Business

Specialist Lingbo Jiang works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. U.S. stocks fell broadly in midday trading Wednesday as central banks around the world cut interest rates and increased fears that global growth is being crimped by the U.S.-China trade war. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NYRD106 NYRD106

August 9, 2019 at 7:19 am

Stocks fall again on trade-war worries, capping a wild week VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks stumbled Friday as worries flared yet again that President Donald Trump's trade war with China may be worsening. It was...

Business

Specialists Erica Fredrickson, left, and Glenn Carell work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as President Donald Trump ramped up criticism of China just as negotiators began a new round of trade talks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NYRD103 NYRD103

August 2, 2019 at 7:19 am

S&P 500 posts its worst week of 2019 as trade tensions flare

Investors rattled by President Donald Trump's latest escalation in his trade war with China drove another round of selling on Wall Street Friday. The latest...

Business