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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets meandered Thursday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s announcement on whether it would raise U.S. interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For seven years — through political fights, Europe debt crises and market panic — investors could count on one thing: Short-term U.S. interest rates would stay locked near zero. Such was the will...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising in midday trading Thursday as investors try to anticipate when and how quickly the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. A government report on unemployment claims suggested the...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are flitting between slight gains and losses in early trading Thursday as investors try to anticipate when and how quickly the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. A government report...

BEIJING (AP) — Markets slumped Monday after a U.S. Federal Reserve official suggested a September interest rate hike still was possible and weak Japanese factory activity provided more evidence of a sluggish global economy. KEEPING SCORE:...

NEW YORK (AP) — Another sell-off in the Chinese stock market spread across the globe Thursday, causing steep declines in U.S. markets and others. The declines pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index into the red...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve appears on track to raise interest rates later this year but signaled Wednesday that it wants to see further economic gains and higher inflation before doing so. A statement from...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the Fed is on track to start raising interest rates later this year but expressed multiple concerns over headwinds that are still holding back the U.S. economy....

Stocks edged higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reassured investors it was in no rush to raise interest rates from historically low levels. The central bank said that the economy is strengthening, but not enough for...