Category Archives: Business News
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war pushes fuel prices higher wo...
Mar 31, 2026
US stocks drop in another shaky day as oil prices keep climbing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are sinking again Monday as oil prices keep climbing because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end. The S&P 500 fell 0.7...
Mar 30, 2026
TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines
By JOHN RABY and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive ord...
Mar 29, 2026
Stocks fall and oil prices rise after Trump's latest delay in the Iran war fails to raise much hope
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are falling Friday as Wall Street stumbles toward the finish of a fifth straight losing week, which would be its longest such streak in near...
Mar 27, 2026
Stocks fall and oil prices rise as uncertainty about the war with Iran weighs on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Doubt is taking over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran, and stocks are back to falling as oil prices rise Thursda...
Mar 26, 2026
Zaas rejoins Duke University Health System as CEO
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) - A familiar name is returning to lead Duke University Health System. In an announcement Wednesday (March 25), Duke announced that Dr. David Zaas has been named chief executive off...
Mar 25, 2026
Stocks and oil prices keep yo-yoing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will end
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran are pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street Wednesday, while oil prices ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%...
Mar 25, 2026
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency's acting he...
Mar 25, 2026
TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay
By PHILIP MARCELO, OBED LAMY and RIO YAMAT Associated Press A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who...
Mar 25, 2026
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in ...
Mar 25, 2026