US charges Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination
Facebook is being charged with housing discrimination by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as bond yields rose off their recent lows, easing concerns about a troubling drop in long-term yields over the past week.
Trade panel: Boeing got unfair US tax break, hurting Airbus
Delivering final word in a nearly 14-year standoff, a World Trade Organization body has ruled Boeing received U.S. subsidies via tax breaks from Washington state that damaged sales of aircraft made by European archrival Airbus.
Markets Right Now: Stocks rebound as bond yields climb
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
Billionaire's climate-change fight includes Wyoming research
A fund backed by a British billionaire investor who's a major contributor to environmental causes is backing carbon-capture research in Wyoming, the top U.S. coal-mining state.
Report: Algiers prosecutor calls TV exec's arrest baseless
A media company in Algeria says its owner was kidnapped by security forces and tied it to his blaming the president's brother for alleged corruption.
In trade wars of 200 years ago, the pirates were Americans
The upstart nation was a den of intellectual piracy.
EPA: No known toxic releases at flooded Superfund sites
Flooding in the Midwest temporarily cut off a Superfund site in Nebraska that stores radioactive waste and explosives, inundated another one storing toxic chemical waste in Missouri, and limited access to others, federal regulators said Wednesday.
US mortgage rates post biggest drop in decade to 4.06 pct.
Purchasing a home just became a lot cheaper, thanks mostly to the Federal Reserve's decision to put its interest rate hikes on hold for now.
Amazon says it will create 800 tech jobs in Austin
Austin currently serves as one of Amazon’s 17 North American tech hubs.
US economic growth revised down to 2.2 percent rate in Q4
U.S. economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter last year to an annual rate of just 2.2 percent.
US to China: Don't steal trade secrets the way we used to do
The upstart nation was a den of intellectual piracy.
US mortgage rates post biggest weekly drop in decade
The Federal Reserve said last month it would be “patient” about interest rate hikes in 2019 amid signs of a slowing U.S. economy.
1Q Market Review: Great returns, but with a twist at the end
It's been a fabulous start to the year for investors — as long as you ignore all those simmering worries about a possible recession.
Trump calls on OPEC to hike output as US gas prices poised to rise
Even if Trump gets his wish, gas prices are still likely to rise this spring.
Pending US home sales slip last month after big January gain
Fewer Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in February after a big gain the previous month.
Ahead of vote, Turkey's Erdogan says US attacking economy
Turkey's president is accusing the United States and other western nations of attacking Turkey's economy ahead of Sunday's local elections.
VW recalls cars, SUVs because rear springs could break
Volkswagen is recalling over 56,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the rear coil springs can break without warning and cause people to lose control of their vehicles.
Stocks up on China trade talk report
However, a report that U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter limited gains.
GDP revised lower to 2.2% in fourth quarter
Despite the downward revision, however, GDP for the entirety of 2018 remained at 2.9 percent.

















