LOS ANGELES — Homebuilder stocks are having a banner year, outpacing the broader market on a wave of optimism that mortgage rates will fall and…

JERUSALEM — With Israel’s defense minister announcing a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack setting off explosions in electronic devices in…

LONDON — The Bank of England is widely expected to announce it is keeping interest rates unchanged later today despite a big cut from the…

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Justice Department today sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover…

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines closed its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines today, a day after the federal government removed the last major regulatory obstacle…

Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company plans to continue operating and will…

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn…

LONDON — Google won a court challenge today against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.66 billion) European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted…

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social…

WASHINGTON — Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how…