Category Archives: Business News
Podcasters and influencers: The unexpected jobs covered under Trump's 'no tax on tips' plan
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Golf caddies, blackjack dealers and house painters are among the jobs covered under the Trump administration's preliminary list of occupations not ...
Sep 03, 2025
Stocks pull back from their latest all-time highs on Wall Street
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street closed out another winning month Friday, even as stocks gave back some of their recent gains, pulling the market below its latest all-time highs. The S&...
Aug 29, 2025
Cracker Barrel relents, says its old logo will return
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it's returning to its old logo after critics - including President Donald Trump - protested the company's plan to modernize. In a ...
Aug 26, 2025
A late push sends Wall Street near its records
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy day of trading Tuesday with slight gains for stocks, leaving the major indexes just below their recent all-time highs...
Aug 26, 2025
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challe...
Aug 24, 2025
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months...
Aug 22, 2025
Wall Street steadies after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trim their losses
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning. The S&a...
Aug 20, 2025
Palantir, Nvidia and other AI stars dim as Wall Street pulls further from its records
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street faded on Tuesday following drops for Nvidia and other stars that have been riding the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology. ...
Aug 19, 2025
Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is now rolling out a service where its Prime members can order their blueberries and milk at the same time as their batteries, T-shirts and...
Aug 13, 2025
US stocks rally to records on hopes for cuts to interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to records on Tuesday after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expe...
Aug 12, 2025