Category Archives: Business News
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street...
Sep 17, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb after Fed takes a hawkish turn on inflation
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are pointing to a rebound for markets Thursday following the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in three years. The quarter...
Sep 17, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks slip after the Fed hikes interest rates and hints more increases may be on the way
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in three years and suggested more may be ahead a...
Sep 16, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures climb ahead of Fed interest rate call and the latest retail sales numbers
`U.S. futures rose Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates with high expectations that they will move higher in what would be the central bank's first hike in more than thr...
Sep 16, 2026
LIGHTS, CAMERA, N.C. : Governor tours Wilmington film studio
WILMINGTON, N.C. (NCN News) -- Governor Josh Stein and Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley toured Cinespace Studios in Wilmington Tuesday (Sept. 15) and discussed the impacts of changes to the state's film ...
Sep 15, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks slip after oil prices and the bond market crank up the pressure
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slipped Tuesday after oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Indust...
Sep 15, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Global shares trade mostly lower after AI stocks sink on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Global shares were trading mostly lower Tuesday, after artificial-intelligence stocks slid overnight. France's CAC 40 dipped 0.8% in early trading to 8...
Sep 15, 2026
Trump says he's lifting a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey because 'everybody's been bugging me' about it
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 1...
Sep 13, 2026
Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response'
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its...
Jul 2, 2026
Agreements reached in Duke Energy merger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (NCN News) - Electric utility Duke Energy has reached agreements on a proposed merger of Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress in the Carolinas. Settling parties include the N...
Mar 11, 2026