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Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs

Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs.
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FILE - People shop at an Apple Store in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 for iPhones, iPads and Macs. The software flaws could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices, Apple said. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
17 minutes ago

Stocks open lower, S&P 500 set to break winning streak

Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, putting the S&P 500 index on track to break a four-week winning streak
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A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street rose as investors analyzed conflicting economic signals ahead of a Federal Reserve conference next week. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
1 hour ago

Foot Locker names former Ulta Beauty chief as CEO

Foot Locker is naming former Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon as its chief executive, replacing Richard Johnson, who will retire next month after leading the  athletic retailer since 2014
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FILE - Pedestrians walk past a Footlocker store, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in New York. Foot Locker has named former Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon as its chief executive, replacing Richard Johnson, who will retire next month after leading the mall-based athletic retailer since 2014. Dillon will take over the top position at Foot Locker effective Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
2 hours ago

Zimbabweans hit by 257% inflation: Will gold coins help?

Rising prices and a fast depreciating currency have pushed many in Zimbabwe to the brink, reminding people of when the southern African country faced world-record inflation of 5 billion% in 2008
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Tracy Carlos uses a candlelight to do her homework in Mabvuku on the outskirts of Harare on Wednesday, Aug, 3, 2022.Because of lengthy power cuts, the children do their homework by a candle, although their parents press them to use it sparingly. Her father Jeff Carlos says he gets about $100 dollars a month from his job as an overnight security guard for a church and the bar next door. Rising prices and a fast-depreciating currency have pushed many Zimbabweans to the brink, reminding people of when the southern African country faced world-record inflation of 5 billion % in 2008.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
2 hours ago

General Motors reinstates dividend suspended in pandemic

General Motors will reinstate quarterly dividend payments that were suspended during the pandemic that shut down its factories
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FILE - The logo for General Motors appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 23, 2018. General Motors will reinstate quarterly dividend payments that were suspended during the pandemic that shut down its factories. The automaker said Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, that the dividend of 9 cents per share will be paid on Sept. 15 to shareholders of record on Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
3 hours ago

2 Russian villages evacuated after fire at munitions depot

The governor of Russia's Belgorod region says residents of two villages on Ukraine’s northeastern border have been evacuated after a munitions depot near the village of Timonovo have gone ablaze
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Olga Rudneva walks along the edge of a crater Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, from a rocket strike yesterday in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, as Russian shelling continued to hit towns and villages in Donetsk province, regional officials said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Doctors stay in Ukraine's war-hit towns: 'People need us'

Ukraine’s health care system already was struggling due to corruption, mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic
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Dr. Ilona Butova stands in front of the therapy department which was destroyed after a Russia attack on the hospital in Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 31, 2022. Ukraine's health care system already was struggling due to corruption, mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic. But the war with Russia has only made things worse, with facilities damaged or destroyed, medical staff relocating to safer places and many drugs unavailable or in short supply. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
August 19

Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry

Ships are creeping down the middle of the Yangtze after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width
August 19
A ship navigates along the Jialing River near its meeting with the Yangtze River in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after the driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers shrunk to barely half its normal width and set off a scramble to contain damage to a weak economy in a politically sensitive year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 19

No Tube: London subway hit by strike, day after rail walkout

A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital’s transit network to a grinding halt
August 19
Piccadilly line trains sit in their depot as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) continue nationwide strikes in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in London, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
August 19

Doctors stay in Ukraine's war-hit towns: 'People need us'

Ukraine’s health care system already was struggling due to corruption, mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic
August 19
Dr. Ilona Butova stands in front of the therapy department which was destroyed after a Russia attack on the hospital in Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 31, 2022. Ukraine's health care system already was struggling due to corruption, mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic. But the war with Russia has only made things worse, with facilities damaged or destroyed, medical staff relocating to safer places and many drugs unavailable or in short supply. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
August 19

Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine's neighbor, on edge

It's been another week plagued by bomb threats in Moldova
August 19
Security personnel and an explosive sniffing dog stand at the entrance of the departures terminal as passengers wait in line at the international airport in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Over the last two months non-European Union Moldova, which shares a border with war-torn Ukraine, has been plagued by scores of bomb threats that have wreaked havoc on the resources of the already overstretched authorities. (AP Photo/Cristian Straista)
August 19

Bomb threats put tiny Moldova, Ukraine's neighbor, on edge

It's been another week plagued by bomb threats in Moldova
August 19
Security personnel and an explosive sniffing dog stand at the entrance of the departures terminal as passengers wait in line at the international airport in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Over the last two months non-European Union Moldova, which shares a border with war-torn Ukraine, has been plagued by scores of bomb threats that have wreaked havoc on the resources of the already overstretched authorities. (AP Photo/Cristian Straista)
August 19

The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis

The U.N. refugee agency director says Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion has shown that it’s possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers
August 19
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Grandi said Europe's embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia's invasion showed that it's possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers, and the approach should be replicated to receive those fleeing other nations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
August 19

Global stocks lower after Fed says US inflation too high

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose as investors analyzed conflicting economic signals ahead of a Federal Reserve conference next week
August 19
A currency trader watches monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after the Federal Reserve said U.S. inflation is too high, suggesting support for more aggressive interest rate hikes. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
August 18

Bed Bath & Beyond tumbles after influential investor exits

The newest meme stock on Wall Street, Bed Bath & Beyond, has tumbled even further in after-hours trading after a high-profile activist investor confirmed that he’s bailed out of the stock
August 18
FILE - A Bed Bath & Beyond sign is shown in Mountain View, Calif., May 9, 2012. Shares in Bed Bath & Beyond jumped 22% to more than $25 per share Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, on huge trading volumes, and the mall-based home goods retailer’s stock has nearly quintupled in a little more than two weeks. If the price holds until the market closes, it will be the fourth straight day it has gained more than 20%. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
August 18

Climate bill's unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry

Renewable energy incentives in the climate bill signed by President Joe Biden are expected to drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions
August 18
August 18

Rail union: Plan for contract deal doesn't address concerns

The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says recommendations designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads may not satisfy workers
August 18
FILE - In this July 27, 2015, file photo, a BNSF Railway Company train is parked in Seattle. The head of the nation's largest railroad union says the report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads didn't do enough to address concerns about working conditions even though it recommended 24% raises, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
August 18

Rail union: Plan for contract deal doesn't address concerns

The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says recommendations designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads may not satisfy workers
August 18
FILE - In this July 27, 2015, file photo, a BNSF Railway Company train is parked in Seattle. The head of the nation's largest railroad union says the report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads didn't do enough to address concerns about working conditions even though it recommended 24% raises, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
August 18

Kohl's cuts 2022 outlook, capping mixed week for retailers

Kohl’s has slashed its sales and profit expectations for the year as a result of the department store chain stepping up discounts to get rid of unwanted merchandise
August 18
Shoppers enter a Crocs store, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the Commerce Department reported that retail sales were flat last month after having risen 0.8% in June. Sales were down 0.5% at department stores and 0.6% at clothing stores. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
August 18

Cisco, BJ's Wholesale rise; Kohl's, Amcor fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Cisco, BJ’s Wholesale rise; Kohl’s, Amcor fall
August 18
August 18

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 8/18/2022

Stocks ended modestly higher on Wall Street after another day of choppy trading
August 18
August 18

Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules

A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis, Tennessee, who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store
August 18
FILE - A group of fired Starbucks employees celebrate the result of a vote to unionize one of the coffee company's locations on June 7, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. In a decision issued on Thursday, Aug. 18, a federal judge ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)
August 18

US home sales fell in July; some buyers see silver lining

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the sixth consecutive month.
August 18
FILE - A "sold" is posted outside a single family home in a residential neighborhood, in Glenside, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June 2022 as higher mortgage rates and rising prices kept many home hunters on the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday, July 20, that existing home sales fell 5.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
August 18

Trump executive pleads guilty in tax case, agrees to testify

A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business has pleaded guilty to evading taxes
August 18
FILE - Allen Weisselberg, right, stands behind then President-elect Donald Trump during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Jan. 11, 2017. Weisselberg, Trump's chief financial officer, is expected to plead guilty on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 to tax violations in a deal that would require him to testify about business practices at the former president's company. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
August 18

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2.39 to $90.50 a barrel Thursday
August 18
August 18

Stars Coffee, anyone? Starbucks successor opening in Russia

Russian fans of Starbucks coffee shops are getting the chance to see if a homegrown successor can measure up
August 18
Russian singer and entrepreneur Timur Yunusov, better known as Timati, drinks coffee at a newly opened Stars Coffee coffee shop in the former location of the Starbucks coffee shop in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. A new chain of coffee shops opens Thursday in Moscow, after Russian singer and entrepreneur Timur Yunusov, better known as Timati, together with Russian restaurateur Anton Pinskiy bought the Starbucks stores following company's withdrawal from Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
August 18

Climate protesters target the Vatican's Laocoon statue

Italian environmental activists have staged a second museum protest in as many months
August 18
A video grab from a footage made available by environmental activists, shows two members of Ultima Generazione, or Last Generation in English, glued their hands on the Roman statue of Laocoön and His Sons, one of the masterpieces of the Vatican Museums collection, to protest against climate change, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. The activists displayed a banner reading, "Last Generation No Gas No Coal" urging politicians to listen to the call from the scientific community and act against climate change. (Ultima Generazione Via AP)
August 18

Hurricane winds, fierce storms leave 8 dead in France, Italy

Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds in France and Italy have left at least eight people dead
August 18
A sign reading "swimming prohibited" sits on a beach with high levels of pollution the morning after a storm passed through Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Aug 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
August 18

Leaning lighthouse tower of Bremen could collapse into sea

Officials in the northern German city of Bremen say an iconic lighthouse at the city's port has tilted sideways and could soon topple over entirely
August 18
Beach chairs stay on the beach next to the leaning Mole tower in Bremerhaven, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Officials in Bremen said Thursday that an iconic lighthouse at the German city’s port has tilted sideways and could soon topple over entirely. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)
August 18

CNN cancels 'Reliable Sources,' host Stelter leaving network

CNN says it has canceled its weekly program on the media, ‘Reliable Sources,’ and host Brian Stelter will be leaving the network
August 18
FILE - Brian Stelter attends the 15th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute in New York on Dec. 12, 2021. CNN says it has canceled its weekly program on the media, ‘Reliable Sources,’ and host Brian Stelter will be leaving the network. The show, which predated Stelter's arrival from The New York Times, will have its last telecast on Sunday. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
August 18

Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts talks with UN chief, Turkey leader

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met the U.N. chief and Turkey’s leader in Lviv near Ukraine’s border with Poland
August 18
FILE - In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, sit as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, top left, and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, top right, exchange documents during a signing ceremony at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, July 22, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 is set to host his Turkish counterpart and the U.N. chief for talks about the implementation of a deal to resume Ukraine grain exports, the volatile situation at a Russia-occupied nuclear power plant and diplomatic efforts to help end the war. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
August 18

Here's why relaxed COVID restrictions won't bring workers back to the office

Public health is no longer the main reason behind remote work, experts said.
August 18
In this April 13, 2022, file photo, a pedestrian walks past a sign advertising COVID-19 testing for returning to the World Bank office, in Washington, D.C.
August 18

Egypt appoints central bank caretaker chief amid crisis

Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian war on Ukraine
August 18
FILE - Egyptian Central Bank Governor Tarek Amer speaks during a press conference at the Central Bank of Egypt in Cairo, Nov. 3, 2016. Amer resigned as the country has struggled to address its financial woes. According to a Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 statement from President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's office, el-Sissi accepted the resignation and named him a presidential adviser. The brief statement offered no reason for Amer’s resignation and no replacement was immediately named. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
August 18

Turkey lowers interest rate even as inflation soars to 80%

Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for people to buy what they need
August 18
FILE _ A screen displays exchange rates in a currency exchange shop in a commercial street in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for people to buy what they need. Following a monetary policy committee meeting Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, the bank said it decided to reduce the policy rate from 14% to 13%. The decision is in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opposition to high borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
August 18

Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage more strikes

Thousands of train workers in Britain have staged a fresh round of strikes that is paralyzing rail services across the country
August 18
Passengers stand on a deserted London Euston train station, in London, Thursday Aug. 18, 2022. Rail services are set to be severely disrupted as members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union strike in a continuing row over pay, jobs and conditions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
August 18

Traders bet on builder stocks despite slowing housing market

The U.S. housing market has gone from red-hot to decidedly tepid since the spring, though you wouldn’t know it by this summer’s sharp rebound in homebuilder’s stocks
August 18
August 18

Average long-term mortgage rates retreat slightly this week

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates came back down slightly this week after the key 30-year loan rate jumped nearly a quarter point last week
August 18
August 18

Kohl's cuts 2022 outlook, closing mixed week for retailers

Kohl’s slashed its expectations for the year after sales slumped in the second quarter, sending shares down 9% at the opening bell and closing out a mixed week for retailers
August 18
Shoppers enter a Crocs store, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the Commerce Department reported that retail sales were flat last month after having risen 0.8% in June. Sales were down 0.5% at department stores and 0.6% at clothing stores. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
August 18

Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked funds

The Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September 1 because the West African country has failed to repatriate millions of dollars of its funds
August 18
FILE- An Emirates Boeing 777 stands at the gate at Dubai International Airport as another prepares to land on the runway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Emirates will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September 1 over its failure to repatriate millions of its funds it said are blocked in the West African nation, the Dubai-based airline announced on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2022. The airline — which has been battling to repatriate its millions of dollars in revenue from Nigeria — said in a statement that it took the "difficult decision" to limit further losses, citing circumstances "beyond our control." (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
August 18

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week

Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to be the strongest segment of the U.S. economy
August 18
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, reported Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, as the number of unemployed continues to rise modestly, though the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
August 18

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week

Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to be the strongest segment of the U.S. economy
August 18
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, reported Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, as the number of unemployed continues to rise modestly, though the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
August 18

Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric

Thundering gas-powered muscle cars will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the coming years
August 18
The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept is unveiled, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Pontiac, Mich. Thundering gas-powered muscle cars will be closing in on their final Saturday night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with super-fast cars that run on batteries. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
August 18

Disqualified for disabilities, railroad workers fight back

Union Pacific has already lost three lawsuits over the way it removes employees with health conditions because of safety concerns, and the prospect of hundreds more lawsuits looms over the railroad
August 18
Terrence Hersey stands for a portrait at his home Friday, June 17, 2022, in South Holland, Ill. Hersey underwent extensive rehabilitation for a stroke in 2015, before his doctors eventually cleared him to return to work in 2016. But Union Pacific decided without ever having a doctor examine him that the stroke made him unfit to work for the railroad. Union Pacific has already lost three lawsuits over the way it dismisses employees with health conditions because of safety concerns, and the prospect of hundreds more similar lawsuits, including Hersey's case, looms over the railroad. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
August 18

Disqualified for disabilities, railroad workers fight back

Union Pacific has already lost three lawsuits over the way it removes employees with health conditions because of safety concerns, and the prospect of hundreds more lawsuits looms over the railroad
August 18
Terrence Hersey stands for a portrait at his home Friday, June 17, 2022, in South Holland, Ill. Hersey underwent extensive rehabilitation for a stroke in 2015, before his doctors eventually cleared him to return to work in 2016. But Union Pacific decided without ever having a doctor examine him that the stroke made him unfit to work for the railroad. Union Pacific has already lost three lawsuits over the way it dismisses employees with health conditions because of safety concerns, and the prospect of hundreds more similar lawsuits, including Hersey's case, looms over the railroad. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
August 18

Armani, others flee wildfire on Sicilian island retreat

Firefighters are putting out the remnants of two wildfires on a Sicilian island that forced fashion designer Giorgio Armani and dozens more to flee vacation villas overnight
August 18
Flames burn beyond fashion designer Giorgio Armani's villa on the Sicilian island of Pantelleria, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. The designer and his guests evacuated overnight to a boat in the port, and the flames stopped short of the property, according to his press office. (Armani Press Office Via AP)
August 18

US to hold trade talks with Taiwan, island drills military

The U.S. government will hold talks with Taiwan on a trade treaty in a new sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy China claims as its own territory
August 18
FILE - Visitors review new Asus computer products at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. The U.S. government has announced talks with Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, on a trade treaty in a new sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy claimed by China’s ruling Communist Party as part of its territory. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)
August 18

Why Walmart entered the streaming wars

The move comes down to Walmart's rivalry with Amazon, one analyst said.
August 18
An employee stands near televisions at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California, Nov. 19, 2018.
August 18

Asian stocks follow Wall St down after Fed inflation report

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after the Federal Reserve said U.S. inflation is too high, suggesting support for more aggressive interest rate hikes
August 18
A currency trader watches monitors near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after the Federal Reserve said U.S. inflation is too high, suggesting support for more aggressive interest rate hikes. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
August 18

Asian stocks follow Wall St down after Fed inflation report

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after the Federal Reserve said U.S. inflation is too high, suggesting support for more aggressive interest rate hikes
August 18
People wearing protective masks walk in the rain past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
August 17

US to hold trade talks with Taiwan in new show of support

The U.S. government says it will hold talks with Taiwan on a trade treaty in a new sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy claimed by China’s ruling Communist Party as part of its territory
August 17
FILE - Visitors review new Asus computer products at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. The U.S. government has announced talks with Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, on a trade treaty in a new sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy claimed by China’s ruling Communist Party as part of its territory. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)