Category Archives: Business News
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks rise, even as the bond market applies more pressure
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the center of Wall Street's act...
Associated Press Aug 21, 2026
Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its socia...
Associated Press Aug 20, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: The bond market swings back to worries and knocks US stocks lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared on Thursday as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government's d...
Associated Press Aug 20, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures little changed after US Treasury doubles bond buybacks
By CHAN HO-HIM and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are relatively unchanged after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of its bond buybacks, and oil pr...
Associated Press Aug 20, 2026
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, California (AP) - A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a la...
Associated Press Aug 19, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks halt their slide after the Treasury Department moves to ease pressure from the bond market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose after the Treasury Department made a move to ease pressure emanating from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from Ta...
Associated Press Aug 19, 2026
Patent office opening in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - The Triangle region will be getting a patent and trademark office on N.C. State's Centennial Campus. Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that the United States Patent a...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 19, 2026
Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports
By PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two count...
Associated Press Aug 19, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US futures nearly unchanged as AI-related stocks hit by heavy selling, oil prices rise
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers U.S. futures are flat as artificial intelligence-related stocks continue to sell off, while oil prices jetted higher again. AI-related sto...
Associated Press Aug 19, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Sinking AI stocks pull Wall Street further from its record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high on Tuesday as AI stocks got back to sinking. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% for a third straight modest los...
Associated Press Aug 18, 2026