Commodities

Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Oil prices fell more than 1.5 percent on Thursday, as a bruising day on Wall Street bolstered fears of slowing demand amid lingering concerns over a global oversupply of crude.

Oil prices fell more than 1.5 percent on Thursday, as a bruising day on Wall Street bolstered fears of slowing demand amid lingering concerns over a global oversupply of crude.

U.S. stocks are headed lower in early trading Wednesday as traders weighed the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.

U.S. stocks are headed lower in early trading Wednesday as traders weighed the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.

Disney has reported spending $177 million on a legal settlement during the quarter that its subsidiary ABC and a South Dakota meat producer announced a settlement in a high-profile defamation lawsuit.

The Latest on the size of a legal settlement between ABC and a South Dakota meat producer (all times local): ___ 5:10 p.m.

___ Google gender debacle speaks to tech culture wars, politics NEW YORK (AP) — Special circumstances — from politics to Silicon Valley's problem with diversity — have contributed to the outrage and subsequent firing of a Google engineer who blamed biological differences for the paucity of women in tech.

U.S. stocks clawed back losses late on Wednesday as investors appeared to brush off geopolitical concerns after falling in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea.

U.S. stocks clawed back losses late on Wednesday as investors appeared to brush off geopolitical concerns after falling in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" warning to North Korea.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Oil prices were about 1 percent higher on Wednesday after a report showed U.S. refineries processed record amounts of crude in the latest week, eating into inventories, although a surprise jump in gasoline stockpiles limited price gains.

Oil prices were about 1 percent higher on Wednesday after a report showed U.S. refineries processed record amounts of crude in the latest week, eating into inventories, although a surprise jump in gasoline stockpiles limited price gains.

Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Asian stock markets slid Wednesday after President Donald Trump and North Korea traded threats over the North's nuclear program and Wall Street declined overnight.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower in early trading Tuesday, pulling back from the market's most recent record highs.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower in early trading Tuesday, pulling back from the market's most recent record highs.

___ Disney launching new streaming service; ESPN following suit NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is launching a streaming service for animated and live-action movies in 2019 as well as an ESPN sports app as it navigates the changing media landscape.

___ Disney launching new streaming service; ESPN following suit NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is launching a streaming service for animated and live-action movies in 2019 as well as an ESPN sports app as it navigates the changing media landscape.