Category Archives: Business News
As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United St...
Jul 26, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Stocks waver on Wall Street while crude oil prices fall for the first time in a week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday as oil prices slipped for the first time in a week. Every major index lost ground overall ...
Jul 24, 2026
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military to help replace the tens of thousands of immigrant drivers...
Jul 24, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street inches higher as markets absorb war, tariffs, high energy costs and AI anxiety
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets ticked modestly higher in premarket trading and oil prices retreated for the first time in a week, even as heavy fighting in the Midd...
Jul 24, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to slow the global flow of crude. At th...
Jul 23, 2026
Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday will have governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bi...
Jul 23, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Wall Street poised to open lower as Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $98 a barrel
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with minor losses on Thursday as earnings season ramps up and the intensifying conflict with Iran pushed Brent crud...
Jul 23, 2026
THE CLOSING BELL: Oil prices rise another 3%, while Wall Street drifts in mixed trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran. The Closing Bell 7/22/2026...
Jul 22, 2026
BEFORE THE BELL: Global shares trade mixed as Brent oil keeps rising due to fighting in Iran
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Global shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. France's CAC 40 ed...
Jul 22, 2026
US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - How many women hold executive-level positions at top U.S. companies? What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of those roles? Wh...
Jul 21, 2026