Category Archives: Business News
THE CLOSING BELL: Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to slow the global flow of crude. At th...
Jul 23, 2026
Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday will have governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bi...
Jul 23, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street poised to open lower as Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $98 a barrel
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with minor losses on Thursday as earnings season ramps up and the intensifying conflict with Iran pushed Brent crud...
Jul 23, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices rise another 3%, while Wall Street drifts in mixed trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran. The Closing Bell 7/22/2026...
Jul 22, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Global shares trade mixed as Brent oil keeps rising due to fighting in Iran
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Global shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. France's CAC 40 ed...
Jul 22, 2026
US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? Wh...
Jul 21, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: AI stocks lead Wall Street higher, even as Brent oil's price tops $91
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - More gains for makers of computer chips and other AI winners carried Wall Street higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Ave...
Jul 21, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: World shares mostly gain and South Korea and Japan recover some losses from AI stock sell-offs
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares mostly gained and U.S. futures advanced on Tuesday, with markets trading higher in South Korea and Japan led by technology shares after ...
Jul 21, 2026
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, al...
Jul 20, 2026
Judge says Paramount and Warner must halt merger for at least two weeks, granting states' request
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing s...
Jul 20, 2026