UK economy being helped by ‘greater Brexit clarity’
LONDON — The British economy appears to set to pick up in the early months of 2020 as more clarity over Brexit emerged in the wake of the convincing e...
AP FACT CHECK: Pence misleadingly links Iran general to 9/11
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predeces...
AP FACT CHECK: Lest old distortions be forgot
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predeces...
Federal Reserve last month saw a declining risk of recession
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee saw much less risk of recession at its meeting last month, when it kept interest rates stead...
German jobless rate ticks up to 4.9% in December
BERLIN — Germany's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.9% in December as the labor market in Europe's biggest economy showed some signs of economic weakn...
Investors could be partying like it’s 1997, but many sat out
NEW YORK — Break out the Spice Girls CDs. That was one of the best years in decades for funds.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro keeps to far right, faces tough 2nd year
SAO PAULO — Heading into his second year as Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro has held firm to his combative culture-warrior policies while feuding w...
California takes lead on laws affecting gig economy, privacy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s long tradition of advancing nation-leading legislation continues into the new year, with laws reining in the gig eco...
Markets in 2019: record stocks, lower rates, so-so IPOs
NEW YORK — On January 3, the S&P 500 sank 2.5% when Apple warned of sagging demand for the iPhone, an inauspicious start to 2019 following a 14% d...
Calif law will force small businesses to rethink staffing
NEW YORK — A California law that makes it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors takes effect next week, forcing small busin...
Stocks climb as S&P 500 closes in on 10th winning week in 11
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes pushed higher again in early trading on Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track to close out its 10th winning week in t...
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came in the morning to salvage what merchandise...
After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump
WASHINGTON — One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thu...
Iran leader urges deeper Muslim links to fight US ‘hegemony’
KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight what he ...
UK services industry sees little joy in post-Brexit world
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decisive victory in last week's general election provided little comfort to Britain's once world-beating finan...
Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally on China reports
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economi...
Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
Stocks mostly rise on Chinese report, US-China trade deal
BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly rose Monday on a positive economic report from China, last week's long-awaited U.S.-Chinese trade deal, and grea...
Protests subside, but economic aftershocks rattle Haitians
Port-au-Prince — The flaming barricades are mostly gone, protesters have largely dissipated and traffic is once again clogging the streets of Haiti’s ...
Q&A: Does a manufacturing slump threaten the US economy?
WASHINGTON — Defying fears and predictions, the U.S. economy is still shrugging off President Donald Trump’s trade conflicts.
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
BEIRUT — Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical attacks, even death...
US firms keep hiring, easing worries of weakening economy
WASHINGTON — American businesses have complained for years that they can’t find the workers they need to fill available jobs. November’s robust hiring...
Hitting the plastic: US credit card use jumped in October
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers ramped up their credit card spending in October.
France’s Macron faces decisive test over economic policies
PARIS — Massive strikes against a planned overhaul of the pension system are sending a powerful warning to French President Emmanuel Macron. Half-way ...
Klobuchar returns to Iowa with plan for a changing economy
CHICAGO — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar on Thursday rolled out a plan to help Americans succeed in a changing economy, as she return...
Across generations, French workers fight pensions overhaul
PARIS — Amid the crowds demonstrating in Paris against a planned overhaul of the pension system, a nephew and his uncle will be marching side by side ...
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenh...
How a central banker’s low-rate shift showed the way for Fed
RICHMOND, Virginia — In mid-2016, even with unemployment falling and the economy growing modestly, James Bullard, head of the St. Louis Federal Reserv...
Fed survey finds US economy expanding despite trade fallout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy was expanding at a modest pace in October and early November, supported by growi...