Category Archives: Business News
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in deposition that he resisted censoring platforms
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on teenagers and children on Wednesday watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerb...
Mar 04, 2026
Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details
By JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump invited technology companies to the White House on Wednesday to commit to developing their own power generation ...
Mar 04, 2026
US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years, one that will allow a Bill G...
Mar 04, 2026
US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and an easing of oil prices
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is rebounding Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on...
Mar 04, 2026
Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with ...
Mar 03, 2026
Oil prices leap on worries about war in the Middle East, while US stocks trim their sharp losses
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices leaped Monday on worries that war with Iran could clog the global flow of crude and make inflation even worse. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, swung ...
Mar 02, 2026
Rex Healthcare settles with feds over Covid-19 vaccine policies
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Rex Healthcare is settling with a federal agency over COVID-19 vaccine policies. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Rex on behalf of an employee fired ...
Mar 02, 2026
Gulf carriers resume some flights even as US-Israel strikes and Iran retaliation fuel travel chaos
By KELVIN CHAN and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Several international airlines resumed limited flights from the United Arab Emirates on Monday, offering some relief for travelers caught...
Mar 02, 2026
US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israeli attack Iran
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets, with U.S. futures initially falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though both ...
Mar 01, 2026
Middle East airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran
By CARA RUBINSKY, MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond as countries around the ...
Mar 01, 2026