Commodities

Technology companies were leading a broad slide in U.S. stocks in early trading Thursday as investors pored over the latest batch of corporate earnings reports.

The S&P 500 index ended Thursday with its biggest one-day drop since May 17 as investors fled riskier assets in response to an exchange of threats between the United States and North Korea.

The S&P 500 index ended Thursday with its biggest one-day drop since May 17 as investors fled riskier assets in response to an exchange of threats between the United States and North Korea.

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

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.