White House: Trump 'does not want to go further' on government funding bill without additional spending for wall
White House: Trump 'does not want to go further' on government funding bill without additional spending for wall.
Greece is recovering but its taxpayers face years of pain
Greece is finally recovering from a fiscal crisis that stretched on for years.
2018 Farm Bill: Hemp improves agriculture, economy, Sonny Perdue says
Agriculture needs new products, according to Perdue.
The Latest: Putin rejects criticism of his foreign policy
The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual news conference (all times local): 12:55 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning about the rising threat of a nuclear war.
Iran's Persian rug-makers suffer as US unravels nuclear deal
As the Trump administration works to unravel Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with word powers, the producers of the country's famed Persian carpets fear they will lose vital markets.
US rate jitters continue to weigh on global stocks
Asian stock markets plunged Thursday, following Wall Street down after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates.
Fed's Powell embraces uncertainty and risks that go with it
Jerome Powell sounded a note of humility Wednesday.
Sweden raises key interest rate for first time since 2011
Sweden's central bank says it has raised its key repo interest rate to -0.25 percent, from -0.50 percent amid signs that the Swedish economy is picking up steam.
China says trade talks with US planned for January
China's government says it will hold talks in January with Washington after the two sides agreed to a cease-fire in a tariff fight that threatens to chill global economic growth.
Trump tariff war with China sends US retailers on buying binge
Imports at major U.S. retail container ports surged 13.6 percent to a record 2.04 million containers in October.
How the Fed's move impacts you
The Fed has raised its key interest rates once again, but what does that mean for you?
Asian stocks sink after Wall Street dives on rate hike
U.S. stocks are climbing Wednesday morning as a modest recovery in oil prices pulls energy companies slightly higher following huge losses a day earlier.
Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes
The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the U.S. economy's continued strength but signaling that it expects to slow hikes next year.
Business Highlights
___ Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fed's move came despite President Donald Trump's attacks in recent weeks on its rate hikes and on Chairman Jerome Powell personally.
Governors agree to study sending gas to Asia through Mexico
The governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico's Sonora state signed an agreement Wednesday to study a plan to export natural gas to Asia by connecting existing pipelines to move the fuel south to the Gulf of California.
Former bank executives sentenced to prison for fraud
The former chief credit officer of the only financial institution criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for helping conceal the bank's troubled condition in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
FedEx sees Amazon as friend not foe
FedEx is not worried about Amazon as a competitor.
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks gave up a big rally and took a dive in afternoon trading Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again and said it plans to keep raising them next year.
Markets Right Now: Stock sink in choppy trade after Fed news
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
100 days to Brexit: EU, UK act to cushion no-deal chaos
The British government is publishing long-awaited plans for a post-Brexit immigration system that will end free movement of European Union citizens to the U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the proposals to be published Wednesday set out a "skills-based immigration system built around the talent and expertise people can bring, rather than where they come from."













