Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. “Job gains have...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market pushed further into record heights on Tuesday. The S&P 500 added 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 161 points, or 0.3%, and the...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks and the price of gold are falling on Wednesday, as momentum on Wall Street slams into reverse. The S&P 500 sank 1% and is...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher on Thursday following an encouraging signal for the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, though trading has been erratic this week,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report, leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier picture even as the economy enters a challenging phase of stubbornly persistent inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring. The...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are wavering in unsteady trading Wednesday as Wall Street contends with an escalating trade war and the latest profit reports from big banking and technology...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is taking a pause on Thursday as U.S. stocks and even the price of gold pull back from record highs following their torrid runs. The S&P...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are getting back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold is pushing further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% a...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records on Thursday as technology stocks keep rising and as Wall Street keeps ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government. The...

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street still doesn’t seem to care much about the latest shutdown of the U.S. government, as stocks drift around their records on Wednesday, but yields are sinking in...