How US Fed is unintentionally squeezing developing economies
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is blaming the United States for Turkey's financial crisis, ignoring homegrown problems like high debts, raging inflation and his own erratic policies.
New Zealand bans most foreigners from buying homes
New Zealand has banned most foreigners from buying homes as it tries to tackle runaway housing prices.
China files WTO challenge to US tariffs on solar panels
China's government says it has filed a challenge to a U.S. tariff hike on solar panels in the World Trade Organization, adding to its sprawling trade dispute with President Donald Trump.
Modi says India will send manned flight into space by 2022
India will send a manned flight into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday as part of India's independence day celebrations.
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___ Using common social media tactics to subvert US elections NEW YORK (AP) — The latest efforts to disrupt the U.S. midterm elections through Facebook manipulation seem to be following a persuasion playbook refined by legitimate companies and organizations, but with a twist.
Kroger to sell its goods to Chinese shoppers through Tmall
Kroger will start to sell some of its products to Chinese shoppers through a website owned by internet giant Alibaba, the latest move by the supermarket chain to boost its digital business.
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as banks, retailers, and smaller companies jumped.
Markets Right Now: US stocks close broadly higher
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
Royal Bank of Scotland fined $4.9B for housing bubble role
Royal Bank of Scotland will pay a $4.9 billion fine to settle allegations it misrepresented the types of mortgages it sold to investors during the housing bubble that ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis.
Americans will pay for ‘08 financial crisis with ‘lifetime income loss’
A decade later and the financial crisis of ’08 is still hitting workers hard.
Kenai Peninsula Borough seeks bigger role in gas project
The Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to boost its role in a project to build a massive pipeline to carry natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to a liquefaction plant and export terminal planned for Nikiski.
Emerson Electric president to retire Oct. 1
Edward Monser, who has been president of Emerson Electric since 2010, will retire on Oct. 1.
Turkish leader talks big, but can be pragmatic in crises
The man at the center of Turkey's currency crisis and feud with the United States — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — is unleashing the same combative rhetoric that powered him through other grave challenges in his 16 years as the increasingly authoritarian leader of a key NATO ally.
Toxic red tide butchers Florida tourism and wildlife
The Sunshine State has not seen a bloom of this magnitude in more than a decade.
The Latest: Turkey says it will help firms hit by turmoil
The Latest on Turkey's currency crisis (all times local): 11:35 a.m.
McDonald’s details $6 billion US restaurant modernization
The fast-food restaurant chain will update self-order kiosks, among other changes.
US import prices unchanged in July
In the 12 months through July, import prices rose 4.8 percent, the largest gain since February 2012, after increasing 4.7 percent in June
Icahn ends Cigna-Express Scripts campaign, shares bounce
Shares of Express Scripts are moving higher before the opening bell after activist investor Carl Icahn ended a short-lived fight to scuttle Cigna's takeover of the pharmacy benefit manager.
Turkey's Erdogan vows US boycott, but diplomats resume talks
The Turkish currency has stabilized near record lows as investors look to a speech by the finance chief later in the day.
Small business optimism at 35-year high
Finding qualified workers remains owners’ biggest challenge.













