As stocks rise, so does anxiety: Time to get out?
NEW YORK — Is it time to cash out of stocks?The market has nearly tripled in a little over five years, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 2,000 for the first time on Tuesday. With...
View ArticleCurrency question at heart of Scottish debate on independence
LONDON — In for a penny, in for a pound.There'll be no going back if Scotland votes for independence from the United Kingdom on Sept. 18.read more
View ArticleWorld stocks higher after Fed as Scotland votes
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World stocks were mostly higher Thursday as Scotland voted in an independence referendum that could shake the U.K. economy and markets. Sentiment was underpinned by the...
View ArticleGOP's Abbott woos Latinos on hostile Texas border
PENITAS — Despite a 3-to-1 edge in campaign cash and polling leads over his Democratic opponent, Greg Abbott is courting Republican-snubbing Hispanic voters with efforts reminiscent of former President...
View ArticleAbbott woes Hispanics on hostile Texas border
PENITAS — Despite a 3-to-1 edge in campaign cash and polling leads over his Democratic opponent, Greg Abbott is courting Republican-snubbing Hispanic voters with efforts reminiscent of former President...
View ArticleApple stumble rocks Wall Street
NEW YORK — A stumble by Apple set off the worst rout in the stock market since July on Thursday.Apple dropped nearly 4 percent following its announcement late Wednesday that it had pulled a software...
View ArticleBlunders renew questions about Biden's discipline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden's supporters often brush off his slips of the tongue as byproducts of the speak-your-mind politics many Americans crave. But this time, Biden's verbal...
View ArticleObama's allies getting harder to find these days
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is finding himself with few friends in Washington.His former Pentagon chief is criticizing his foreign policy. Longtime political advisers are questioning his...
View ArticleA dizzying day for Wall Street as stocks plunge
NEW YORK — Fear drove Wall Street to one of its most dramatic, dizzying days in years on Wednesday.Investors fled stocks and poured into bonds as worries about a global economic slowdown intensified....
View ArticleStock markets rebound after global gyrations
World stock markets mostly rebounded Friday after a fall in U.S. unemployment applications and comments from a Federal Reserve official eased nerves about a stalling economic recovery.read more
View ArticleWhat's next after wild week for stocks?
NEW YORK — The stock market needs to see a therapist.Temperamental, flighty, prone to violent mood swings, the market took investors on a wild ride this week. From one day to the next, even within a...
View ArticleBig slump is no cause to ditch stock market
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than five years of stock market gains, investors could be forgiven for worrying that big sell-offs may be the harbingers of bigger slumps.read more
View ArticleUS stocks head slightly lower after jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market sank in early Friday trading after the government's monthly jobs report fell short of Wall Street's expectations for hiring.read more
View ArticleWhy many aren't celebrating low U.S. unemployment because of deeper problems
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate no longer seems to reflect America's mood.Friday's strong jobs report showed that the jobless rate — the most closely watched gauge of the economy's health — is down...
View ArticleWhy many aren't celebrating low US unemployment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate no longer seems to reflect America's mood.Friday's strong jobs report showed that the jobless rate — the most closely watched gauge of the economy's health — is...
View ArticleWhy many Americans aren't celebrating nation's low unemployment rate
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate no longer seems to reflect America’s mood.Friday’s strong jobs report showed the jobless rate — the most closely watched gauge of the economy’s health — is down to...
View ArticleObamacare's second sign-up season starts Nov. 15 with hopes, potential pifalls
WASHINGTON — With a bright look to its rebuilt website, version 2.0 of President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win over a skeptical public.read more
View ArticleRepublican midterm rout already starts shaping 2016 presidential race
WASHINGTON — The 2016 presidential race was about the new Republican-controlled Congress even before the polls closed Tuesday night.read more
View ArticleUS stocks inch further into record territory
NEW YORK — The stock market eked out another record close Monday as investors remained confident that stimulus from central banks would revive global growth. Retail stocks rose ahead of the crucial...
View ArticleLikely Pentagon nominee earned stripes quiet way
WASHINGTON — No household name, Ashton Carter has earned his stripes in the national security trenches the quiet way. For decades he has toiled as a defense thinker and strategist, nuclear expert,...
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