By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – The stock market stalled Friday after the U.S. economy didn’t grow as much as hoped and earnings from a handful of big companies… Read more »
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Samsung to block access to app store in Iran
(TEHRAN, Iran, AP) – Iranian users of Samsung mobile applications said Thursday that the company had notified them that they will no longer have access to the company’s online store… Read more »
Stocks edge higher as job market improves
By CHRISTINA REXRODE (NEW YORK, AP) – The engines driving the stock market were more tepid than turbocharged Thursday, but they were enough to help stocks rise for a fifth… Read more »
Stocks little changed as investors weigh earnings
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – Stocks were little changed in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors considered mixed earnings results from several major U.S. companies. Yum… Read more »
Solid earnings drive stocks higher on Wall Street
(NEW YORK, AP) – Strong earnings from a range of U.S. companies are driving stock prices higher in the early going on Wall Street. Coach, Travelers and Lockheed Martin were… Read more »
Stocks mixed as major companies report earnings
(NEW YORK, AP) – Stocks are opening little changed on Wall Street as investors get ready for earnings news from major U.S. companies. Nearly one-third of the 30 companies in… Read more »
Blackstone founder creates $300M China scholarship
By DIDI TANG (BEIJING, AP) – A U.S. private equity tycoon announced Sunday the establishment of a $300 million endowed scholarship program in China for students from around the world,… Read more »
G-20 officials decry lack of global growth
By HARRY DUNPHY and MARTIN CRUTSINGER (WASHINGTON, AP) – World finance leaders say they are determined to attack a sluggish global economy in which growth is too weak and unemployment… Read more »
Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing
By JENNIFER AGIESTA and TOM RAUM (WASHINGTON, AP) – For the third year in a row, the nation’s economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only… Read more »
Slight decline in early trading on Wall Street
(NEW YORK, AP) – Stocks are inching lower in early trading on Wall Street as strong earnings from Pepsi, Verizon and other big companies stabilized the market after two big… Read more »