$867B farm bill omits stricter food stamps work requirements
The Trump-backed measure was dropped from the bill as a compromise.
US wholesale prices barely rise, a sign inflation in check
The figures suggest inflation pressures have subsided since late last year.
US wholesale prices inch up 0.1 percent in November as gas costs fall
US wholesale prices inch up 0.1 percent in November as gas costs fall.
Global stocks buoyed by US-China trade talks
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday in narrow trading on doubts that U.S. and China can manage to resolve their festering trade dispute.
China's auto sales fall in November for fifth month
The slump is a setback for global automakers that look to China to drive revenue.
UK wages rising at decade high while employment hits record
Official figures show that wages in Britain are rising at their fastest rate in a decade while employment has hit a record high.
Cubans fly around the world hunting shopping bargains
Most people don't think of Haiti as a shopping destination.
Asian shares mixed on concerns over trade, economic outlook
Major global stock indexes are mostly lower Monday morning, though losses are milder than last week's rout.
The Latest: Huawei expects 'just conclusion' on exec's bail
The Latest on the arrest in Canada of Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou.
Macron vows tax cuts, pay rise; will France's anger subside?
French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to speak to the nation at last, after increasingly violent protests against his leadership.
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___ Brexit deal in turmoil as May postpones Parliament vote LONDON (AP) — Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to European Union leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement.
Markets Right Now: US stocks end a bumpy day slightly higher
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
Puerto Rico overhauls tax laws to help workers, businesses
Puerto Rico's governor signed a bill on Monday to overhaul the U.S. territory's tax laws in a bid to attract foreign investment and help workers and some business owners amid a 12-year recession.
AP FACT CHECK: Prosecutors' filings do not exonerate Trump
President Donald Trump is in denial when it comes to the Russia investigation and other scandals besieging him.
Goodyear ends operations in Venezuela
Inflation in the country has skyrocketed more than 833,000 percent over the past year.
Stock market dive is a vicious cycle: Famed Harvard professor
The chance of an economic recession has more than 50-50 odds.
US job openings data points to growing worker shortage
Job openings, a measure of labor demand, increased by 119,000 to a seasonally adjusted 7.1 million.
Markets on edge as Brexit uncertainty hits new highs
It's crunch time for Brexit, and investors will be on high alert in the run-up to Christmas.
GoPro to move production out of China over tariff concerns
Action-camera maker GoPro says it will move production of U.S.-bound cameras out of China by the summer over tariff-related concerns.
Democrat Ocasio-Cortez slams Harvard over lawmaker orientation
The newly elected congresswoman criticized the event for its lack of labor representation.















