1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (260+ words) NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve and its interest rate policy will be the main focus for Wall Street this week. The central bank will close out its two-day meeting on Wednesday and could raise its benchmark interest rate in an…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (382+ words) Chants of "Charlie, Charlie" broke out on the second night of President Donald Trump's midterm convention as Republicans paid tribute Thursday to Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA leader who was assassinated one year ago. The normally festive and rowdy…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (791+ words) Economists and other political observers are voicing concerns about the potential effects on inflation and the national balance sheet. Taken together, it's a swift reaction that makes clear that Trump's dubious election-year gambit is likely little more than another grand…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (455+ words) Fatima Hussein And Ali Swenson WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees across 30 states, who the White House alleged were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees. The promise comes…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (690+ words) The future for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%. In Germany, the DAX fell 0.2% to 25,535.88. The CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.2% higher, while Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.2% to 10,651.40. The price of Brent crude jumped…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (408+ words) BEIJING – China and the U.S. hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon, a Chinese government spokesperson said Thursday, fueling expectations that an announcement could come when the leaders of the two countries meet in two weeks. Negotiators…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (476+ words) President Donald Trump defended his White House record, blasted Democrats’ ideas as dangerous and tried to energize his base Wednesday night at an unprecedented midterm gathering that seeks to mitigate tough election odds for Republicans. Trump promised attendees that he…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (501+ words) Bill Barrow And Jacquelyn Martin JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – President Donald Trump had been eagerly awaiting his trip to Texas for his Republican Party's midterm convention. But he was briefly delayed by the deployment of an inflatable emergency slide on the…...

4+ day, 45+ min ago   (568+ words) Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the U.S. and Iran escalated. “Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward,” Trump…...

4+ day, 48+ min ago   (453+ words) Bill Barrow And Jamie Stengle DALLAS – It's not just Republicans descending on Dallas for the midterm convention — Democrats are there too as they try to convince voters that the reality of Donald Trump's second presidency doesn't match the spectacle of…...