Real estate stocks surge as investors balance risk
NEW YORK — In 2019, investors have relied on bricks and mortar to balance the riskier parts of their portfolios and get a good return.
As economy slows, new ECB head Lagarde faces big challenges
FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe's economy is losing strength. Top officials at the European Central Bank are at odds over policy. And it's even unclear wh...
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on Fed rate cut
BEIJING — Global stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut a key U.S. interest rate and Chinese factory activity contracted.
The Latest: Powell says Fed working on inflation policy
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local):
World shares mostly lower as investors eye Fed, trade news
BANGKOK — Global shares mostly retreated Wednesday as investors eye a possible interest rate cut in the U.S. while hoping for a breakthrough on the U....
Return of Peronism - and Cristina - raise hopes in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Homemaker and activist Susana Ordoñez cries as she recounts all that she suffered during Argentina's worst economic crisis i...
US stocks cap wobbly day of trading with modest losses
Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street Tuesday as a wobbly day of trading ended with modest losses for the market.
AP Explains: What’s next after Lebanon PM resigns
BEIRUT — The resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday meets a key demand of Lebanon's anti-government protesters but will also plunge the ...
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...
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.
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.
Argentina could take another sharp political turn in vote
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina could take another sharp political turn in Sunday's presidential elections, with center-left Peronist candidate Al...
North Korea says it’s running out of patience with US
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday said it's running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and uni...
Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation
CARACAS, Venezuela — Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tan...
US deficit hits nearly $1 trillion. When will it matter?
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reported a river of red ink Friday.
AP PHOTOS: A look at the faces of Argentina’s poor
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Recession, rising poverty and austerity measures are putting pressure on Argentina's middle class and poor. Almost 11% of Ar...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble
KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...
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...
Blood guacamole: In Mexico, avocados bring income, cartels
SAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico — Small-scale avocado growers armed with AR-15 rifles take turns manning a vigilante checkpoint to guard against thie...