Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech
BOSTON — Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and othe...
Here’s the single phrase to watch for from the Fed this week
WASHINGTON — Economists and investors who are trying to get a fix on what the Federal Reserve may do in the months ahead have zeroed in on a single ph...
Millennial Money: Don’t let anxiety rule your finances
Financial decisions are rarely easy, whether it's buying your first car or home or deciding whether to refinance student loans.
Coal giant Murray Energy seeks bankruptcy protection
A major U.S. coal mining company is seeking bankruptcy protection.
Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed
Every year, an estimated 100 billion plastic bottles are produced in the U.S., the bulk of which come from three of America's biggest beverage compani...
GM 3Q profit falls 7% as auto workers strike cuts production
DETROIT — Only two weeks of a lengthy strike against General Motors happened in the third quarter, but that was enough to dent the company's net profi...
Global markets dip as week of earnings, reports heats up
BANGKOK — Shares in Europe turned lower on Tuesday after a mixed session in Asia, where Chinese benchmarks declined after Hong Kong's leader warned po...
Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet
SANTIAGO, Chile — Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of eight key Cabin...
Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 hits all-time high
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high.
Robert Evans, iconic producer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
NEW YORK — Robert Evans, the protean, fast-living Hollywood producer and former Paramount Pictures production chief who backed such seminal 1970s film...
Costs of GM deal could make talks with Ford, FCA difficult
DETROIT — Just after workers ratified a new contract with General Motors last week, the president of the United Auto Workers union put out a statement...
EU delays Brexit to Jan. 31; Johnson election bid fails
LONDON — Britain got Brexit breathing space but no clarity on Monday when the European Union granted a three-month delay to the U.K.'s departure from ...
Stocks set another record. The champagne’s still corked.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are back at a record. Don't feel excited? Neither does Wall Street.
UK opposition parties suggest Dec. 9 vote in Brexit gambit
LONDON — Two British opposition parties want to hold elections even earlier than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed as they try to ensure the c...
New evacuations, power outages near California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO — New evacuations were ordered Saturday for at least 50,000 people near a huge wildfire and millions of Californians will have their pow...
Johnson’s NIreland allies vow to keep rejecting Brexit deal
LONDON — Boris Johnson's allies in Northern Ireland vowed Saturday to keep rejecting the British prime minister's divorce deal with the European Union...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s takes on impeachment, Syria, climate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is persisting in a claim that goes to the heart of the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria — that he's bringing th...
‘It’s a fine target’: Census bureau to fight misinformation
CHICAGO — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for...
Snow jobs: In tight labor market, ski areas up the ante
WARREN, Vt. — It used to be that a free ski pass was enough to lure workers to seasonal jobs at mountain resorts. No longer.
Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew...
US deficit hits nearly $1 trillion. When will it matter?
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reported a river of red ink Friday.
Trump’s company exploring sale of landmark Washington hotel
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's company said Friday it is exploring the sale of its landmark Washington hotel after nearly three years of ethics...
Countries pledge $9.8B for global climate fund to help poor
PARIS — Rich countries have pledged $9.8 billion to help poor nations tackle climate change, the fund coordinating support said Friday, as environment...
Argentina’s Peronists seek return in polarized election
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Frustration over a bruising economic crisis and rising poverty has eroded support for Argentina's pro-business incumbent ahe...
Global shares mixed amid uncertainty over trade, Brexit
TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Friday, with U.S.-China trade tensions and Britain's unruly process toward leaving the European Union weighing on inv...
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian investigation found a Lion Air flight that crashed and killed 189 people a year ago was doomed by a combination of ...
The Latest: EU envoys agree that Brexit extension is needed
BRUSSELS — The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local):
After withdrawal, Trump shifts focus to Syria’s oil fields
WASHINGTON — As Russian and Turkish leaders divvy up security roles in northeast Syria following an abrupt U.S. troop withdrawal, President Donald Tru...
Japan’s SoftBank shaken by WeWork, but committing billions
TOKYO — Japanese technology giant SoftBank has committed billions of dollars to bailing out office-space sharing startup WeWork in a daring vote of co...
German businesses see hope on horizon; consumers concerned
BERLIN — German consumers are growing more pessimistic amid concerns about the global economic downturn, trade conflicts and Brexit, a survey showed F...