Wall Street ticks up, nudges S&P 500 again to edge of record
NEW YORK — Stocks are starting another week with modest gains on Wall Street, and the S&P 500 is making its latest run at its…
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US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Department of the Interior today approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the sprawling home…
‘BE 2.0’: Business writer Jim Collins updates his first book
NEW YORK — Million-selling business author Jim Collins is updating his debut book for the 21st century. The new edition of “Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your…
Thai economy shrinks 12% in 2nd quarter, worst decline in 22 years
BANGKOK — Thailand’s economy contracted at a 12.2% annual rate in the April-June quarter, its sharpest downturn since the Asian financial crisis of the late…
Illinois meatpacking plant sued after COVID-19 death
NORTH AURORA, Ill. — The family of a suburban Chicago woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against…
U.S. says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions…
American Airlines considering cutting flights to many smaller cities
DALLAS — American Airlines is planning to drop flights to up to 30 smaller U.S. cities if a federal requirement to continue those flights expires…
Wall Street drifts, indexes mixed after latest run at record
NEW YORK — Stocks are drifting in early trading on Wall Street today, with indexes mixed, and the market remains within a breath of erasing…
U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high
WASHINGTON — The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified…
AMC to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening
NEW YORK — AMC Theatres, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Thursday, Aug. 20, with retro ticket prices of…