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By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA - AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the Federal Reserve’s…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA - AP Business Writers Stocks are broadly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Monday as investors weigh a surprisingly good economic report that highlights the…

AP NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, with the exception of energy companies, which rose along with the price of oil. Crude prices were up almost 3% early Monday after a group of…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT - AP Business Writer U.S. futures dipped and oil prices rose Monday after the European Union and the Group of Seven democracies agreed on a boycott of most Russian oil…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer World shares were mixed and oil prices rose Monday after the European Union and the Group of Seven democracies agreed on a boycott of most Russian oil and…

MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) — A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week in the long-running case of a natural gas driller facing felony charges over allegations it polluted the aquifer of a small Pennsylvania community 14…

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Incumbent Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell conceded defeat Wednesday in a close-fought race for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, clearing a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday, encouraged by a rally in U.S. shares after some weak economic data raised hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease away…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE - AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street rallied to their best day in months on Monday after falling bond yields eased some of the pressure that’s…