Companies grew more confident about initial public offerings in 2023, raising recovery hopes
NEW YORK (AP) — The signs of life shown by the IPO market, especially in the second half of the year, are giving analysts...
Stock market today: Stocks edge higher in muted holiday trading on Wall Street
Wall Street edged higher Thursday as the year closes out with muted holiday trading.The S&P 500 rose 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
US applications for jobless benefits rise but labor market remains solid
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but not enough to raise concern about the labor market or broader economy.Jobless claims rose to...
China’s Alibaba must face a US toymaker’s lawsuit over sales of allegedly fake Squishmallows
A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a U.S. toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online...
Stock market today: Trading on Wall Street muted as the end of the year...
Premarket trading is mixed in a low-volume trading holiday week on Wall Street.Futures for the S&P 500 were virtually unchanged before the bell Thursday,...
Gaming proponents size up the odds of a northern Virginia casino
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — With casinos popping up on Virginia's southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get...
The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn...
US online retailer Zulily says it will go into liquidation, surprising customers
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. online retailer Zulily is closing down, surprising customers and laying off hundreds of workers after efforts to salvage the...
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts mostly higher as a strong year for markets...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted on Wall Street Wednesday as trading remains relatively light ahead of the New Year holiday.The S&P 500 rose...
The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an...
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram...