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The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

France outpaces six other European countries, as well as the U.S. and Canada, in racial discrimination in hiring, according to a new study.

A Boston-based genealogical organization and a Georgetown University graduate who launched a project to trace the family histories of hundreds of black slaves sold by the Jesuit college in 1838 have teamed up to digitize the information and make it available to people researching family histories.

The new owners of the Reading (REH'-ding) Eagle plan to lay off more than a third of the staff after they assume control of the 150-year-old newspaper and the company's other assets later this month.

A new report by The Athletic stated officials were considering having a completely cashless Super Bowl LIV at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.

Former Relativity media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh plans to do film production in China.

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate.

The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 5:05 a.m.

An American billionaire has given Oxford University 150 million pounds ($188.6 million) for a new institute that will study the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and computing technologies.

Biden raised half a million at a Manhattan fundraiser earlier this week.

Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged but says uncertainties rising, signaling future rate cuts.

Two of the world's largest coal producers have announced they will combine mining operations in Wyoming and Colorado in an attempt to improve their competitiveness against growing competition from natural gas and renewable energy sources.

Auto companies are starting to get a handle on buggy infotainment systems, but advanced driver-assist systems are emerging as a problem area.

Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios’ president, confirmed to multiple news outlets that blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” will be re-re-released in theaters with new footage next weekend, chasing James Cameron’s “Avatar” to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.

President Donald Trump boasted with abandon in launching his 2020 re-election campaign, overreached in excoriating his critics and promised progress on his border wall and health care that is improbable at best.

A leaked email shows that a senior official sought to keep the public from knowing federal Environmental Protection Agency staffers' concerns about the pollution risks of a planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, critics of the project contend.

American Airlines is buying 50 of Airbus' newest long-range plane in a big boost for the just-launched A321XLR.

A project that would bring high-speed internet across Kentucky will be delayed because company representatives say an "abundance" of squirrels have chewed through wiring.

When Jim McLaughlin died suddenly from a heart attack at age 64, his family assumed they would have to close his homebuilding business.

At first glance, mobile Voice-over-IP (VoIP) doesn't look like something that's suited for many businesses.