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Disney to lay off 4,000 more employees amid pandemic
Nov 27, 2020 1:53PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. announced plans... — Updated 11/27/2020
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system
Oct 29, 2020 10:46 AM BOSTON (AP) - Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals... — Updated 10/29/2020
Wall Street steadies itself following record-breaking economic reports
Oct 29, 2020 10:20 AM NEW YORK (AP) - The Department of Commerce announced... — Updated 10/29/2020
Stocks rebound on Wall Street, S&P 500 trades above record
STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks marched broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, briefly nudging the S&P 500... — Updated 8/12/2020
Inside Big Tech: Pulling back the curtain with 'hot' email
MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary chairman... — Updated 8/5/2020
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft confirmed Sunday it... — Updated 8/3/2020
Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday
TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban... — Updated 8/1/2020
3 charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam
DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - A British man, a Florida man and a... — Updated 7/31/2020
US consumer spending up 5.6%, but virus could stall gains
MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their spending in June by a solid 5.6%,... — Updated 7/31/2020
Wall Street slides, but tech strength helps avert a big loss
STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most of Wall Street stumbled... — Updated 7/30/2020
Big Tech, hit by the pandemic, reports mixed earnings
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, MATT O'BRIEN and JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writers Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings on Thursda... — Updated 7/30/2020
Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll
MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy... — Updated 7/30/2020
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter,... — Updated 7/29/2020
4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition
MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar... — Updated 7/29/2020
Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts
DAVID RISING Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Holocaust survivors around the world... — Updated 7/29/2020
Wall Street climbs ahead of Fed announcement, led by tech
STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising on Wall Street... — Updated 7/29/2020
Struggling merchants, insurers battle over pandemic coverage
MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Restaurants, bars and other merchants... — Updated 7/28/2020
Uncertainty pushes gold price to record, over $1,930 per oz
BEIJING (AP) — The price of gold surged to a record above $1,934 per ounce on Monday as investors moved money into an asset seen... — Updated 7/27/2020
Stocks tick higher, gold rushes to record ahead of busy week
STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher in early Monday trading on Wall Street, while gold rushes... — Updated 7/27/2020
List of national retail chains requiring masks is growing
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two major retailers on Thursday joined the growing list of national chains... — Updated 7/16/2020
Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masks
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake... — Updated 7/15/2020
Facebook's software kit to blame for popular apps crashing
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND (AP) - Friday's widespread crashes... — Updated 7/11/2020
'A slap in the face:' Goya faces boycott over Trump praise
ALEXANDRA OLSON, KATE BRUMBACK AND MATT OTT Associated Press Writers NEW YORK... — Updated 7/10/2020
Most stocks slink back after strong rally, except for tech
STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street is slipping in midday trading on Tuesday, giving back some of th... — Updated 7/7/2020
Treasury names 650K small businesses receiving govt loans
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Monday released the... — Updated 7/6/2020