AP News
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White House says Fed search down to 5 finalists
Updated: 10/17/2017 1:58 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Donald Trump has narrowed his search for the next Federal Reserve chairman to five final candi... -
Senate moves ahead on GOP budget that's key to taxes
Updated: 10/17/2017 1:53 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party's politically impera... -
Dems slam Arctic drilling plan as 'polar payout' to Big Oil
Updated: 10/17/2017 1:51 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and environmental groups on Tuesday denounced a Republican plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National ... -
US stock indexes mostly lower in afternoon trading; oil down
Updated: 10/17/2017 1:19 PMIndustrial companies led U.S. stocks mostly lower in midday trading Tuesday as investors sized up the latest company earnings news. Packaged food and ... -
UK interest rates set to rise as inflation hits 3 percent
Updated: 10/17/2017 11:47 AMLONDON (AP) — Inflation in Britain is set to rise above 3 percent in the next month or two due to Brexit-related price increases, the Bank of England'... -
Johnson & Johnson tops Street 3Q forecasts, hikes forecast
Updated: 10/17/2017 11:34 AMHigher spending across the board drove Johnson & Johnson's third-quarter profit down 12 percent, despite a big sales jump fueled by recent acquisition... -
UnitedHealth beats 3Q forecasts, helped by Optum growth
Updated: 10/17/2017 11:13 AMUnitedHealth Group's third-quarter earnings soared 26 percent to beat Wall Street expectations as the nation's largest health insurer sold more covera... -
US homebuilder sentiment rises in October
Updated: 10/17/2017 10:48 AMU.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic than they have in months, looking past a recent slowdown in new home sales and the risk of rising labor ... -
Airbus notches win over rival Boeing with Bombardier deal
Updated: 10/17/2017 10:24 AMPARIS (AP) — Airbus scored a point in its high-stakes rivalry with Boeing by striking a deal just across the U.S. border. The European plane maker rea... -
Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl
Updated: 10/17/2017 10:18 AMBOSTON (AP) — A new study inspired by Boston's early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but might als...