For businesses, Brexit is happening already
LONDON — Mylands paint, founded 135 years ago, has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression and the end of the British Empire by adapting its pro...
Japan trade minister resigns over vote buying scandal
TOKYO — Japan's trade minister resigned Friday a month into his job in a scandal over condolence money, expensive melons and other gifts allegedly off...
Samsung heir Lee appears in court for corruption retrial
SEOUL, South Korea — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court Friday for a retrial on corruption allegations linked to a 2016 scandal ...
Asian shares mixed after US gains amid global uncertainties
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Friday, after Wall Street indexes posted modest gains, cheered by solid profits and forecasts from U.S. technology com...
Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go out
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. — Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and hi...
Facebook clarifies Zuckerberg remarks on false political ads
Facebook reiterated its policy of not removing misleading or bogus political ads Thursday, clarifying its own policies after CEO Mark Zuckerberg offer...
Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China's record on trade and huma...
Schumer proposes $462 billion car swap - gas for electric
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is moving Democrats' climate talk to where the rubber meets the road, proposing a $462 billion trade...
Amazon’s profit falls as costs for faster shipping soar
NEW YORK — Amazon's push for faster delivery is hurting its profits.
Outgoing ECB chief defends legacy against stimulus skeptics
FRANKFURT, Germany — Mario Draghi ended his eight-year term as head of the European Central Bank by defending his most recent stimulus package and rem...
American Airlines feels pinch of Boeing Max groundings
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is reporting higher third-quarter profit, but it is cutting the upper end of its estimate for full-year earnings...
US durable goods orders fall 1.1% in September
WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods tumbled in September by the largest amount in four months while a closely watc...
Weak profit, revenue, overshadow Twitter user growth
SAN FRANCISCO — Disappointing third-quarter profit and revenue at Twitter overshadowed strong user growth, sending shares of the social media company ...
World shares advance as earnings remain in focus
BANGKOK — Stock markets rose on Thursday after some upbeat company earnings and as investors awaited the European Central Bank's monetary policy decis...
Iconic AmEx ‘Green Card’ turns 50, gets a needed revamp
NEW YORK — For 50 years, the American Express "Green Card" has been everywhere its card members wanted to be.
‘Whatever it takes:’ Key moments from Draghi’s tenure at ECB
FRANKFURT, Germany — Here's a look at key moments and decisions from Mario Draghi's eight years at the head of the European Central Bank, the monetary...
Fire has industry rethinking guidance to dump burning trash
It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minut...
Nissan ex-chairman Ghosn’s lawyers want charges dismissed
TOKYO — The lawyers of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, said Thursday they have requested that financial misconduc...
Eager to leave scandal, Nissan shows off smooth-driving tech
YOKOSUKA, Japan — An electric car with smooth four-wheel drive and a virtual friend for the coming age of automated driving are among the technology i...
Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s currency plans before Congress
WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company's new globally ambi...
Stocks eke out gains after a mixed set of earnings reports
U.S. stock indexes eked out tiny gains Wednesday following a wobbly day of trading as investors reviewed another set of mixed quarterly report cards f...
The Latest: Edison increase estimate of possible power cuts
SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on planned power shutoffs to prevent wildfires (all times local):
Ford 3Q profit falls nearly 60% on restructuring costs
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.'s third-quarter net income tumbled nearly 60% as the company booked $1.5 billion in charges mainly for restructuring,...
Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that...
As teachers strike, Chicago mayor offers $838M deficit fix
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, t...
Biden: Trump has ‘no idea’ about working-class struggles
SCRANTON, Pa. — Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump's treatment of the middle class as he campaigned Wednesday in his childhood hometown of Scra...
Johnson’s future, and UK’s, rests on EU move on Brexit delay
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long argued that Brexit will let Britain "take back control" from the European Union.
Missouri farmer charged in killing of Wisconsin brothers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri cattle farmer was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of two brothers from Wi...
Uncertainties escalate for Fed as it weighs another rate cut
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve finds itself in an unusually delicate spot as it considers how much more to try to stimulate an economy that's still ...
Jamaican citizens sue exclusive Yellowstone Club over wages
HELENA, Mont. — Five Jamaican citizens who were recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich just north of Yellowstone National Park s...