Category Archives: Business News
THE CLOSING BELL: Microsoft's best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries remain in the bond market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A monster day for Microsoft's stock following signals that its big spending on AI is translating into profits led a powerful rebound on Wall Street Thur...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Oil prices slip and world shares are mixed as investors sell AI stocks in Asia
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - Oil prices bounced between gains and losses on Thursday and world shares were mixed, with South Korea's Kospi falling again after losing more than 16...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices jump following fighting with Iran, while US stocks sink after Fed opts not to raise rates
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices got back to jumping, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control. T...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: US markets mixed ahead of Fed decision and oil prices jump as Middle East violence flares
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is mixed before the opening bell Wednesday and oil prices jumped more than 4% after Jordan and the U.S. knocked down another Iranian missi...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the ...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 28, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street's flip from AI to less-loved stocks accelerates, while oil prices keep easing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most of Wall Street rose Tuesday, even as stocks of computer chipmakers continued to tumble worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, eased further from the two...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Americans' confidence in US economy fell this month as Iran conflict sent gas prices back up
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conferenc...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street mixed early as chip sell-off continues
By CHAN HO-HIM and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers Wall Street is mixed in early trading Tuesday with chipmakers getting hit again after a huge sell-off in South Korea. South Korea's Kospi index...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Stocks drift on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop as Mideast tensions cool
Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war. The S&P 500 ended ba...
Associated Press Jul 27, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Oil prices sink nearly 7% and world shares gain as Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars in Shanghai debut
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - World shares were mostly higher Monday and oil prices slipped nearly 7% as the U.S. and Iran refrained from fighting while discussing a possible ...
Associated Press Jul 27, 2026