Asian shares mostly climb amid tug of war between hope, fearAsian shares are mostly rising in muted trading after Wall Street eked out modest gains amid a tug of war between worries about the worsening pandemic in the present and optimism that a vaccine...

Biden says he's decided on treasury secretary nominationPresident-elect Joe Biden says he has decided whom to nominate as his secretary of the Treasury Department By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer November 20, 2020, 12:08 AM • 3 min read The...

Court upholds nuisance verdicts against hog-production giantAn appeals court has upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to monetary awards for neighbors of an eastern North Carolina industrial hog operation for its smells and noise By GARY D. ROBERTSON Ass...

US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rulesThe U.S. government’s road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of self-driving vehicles By The Associated Press November 19, 2020, 9:41 PM • 3 m...

Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in USPfizer has asked U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting a process that could bring first shots as early as next month By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Nove...

Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White HousePresident Donald Trump’s legal entanglements are likely to intensify when he leaves the White House and loses immunity from prosecution By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press November 20, 2020, 1...

Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbsMicrosoft says its affordable-housing initiative has hit upon a model for quickly converting market-rate apartments to ones middle-income workers such as teachers and nurses can afford By GENE JO...

Macy's loses money in 3Q; virus surges into holiday seasonMacy’s swung to a loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggled to bring shoppers back to stores during a pandemic By ANNE DINNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer November 19, 2020, 6...

US jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aidThe number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000,  the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and forcing...

EU leaders try to solve political fight blocking big budgetEU leaders will try to find ways to resolve a diplomatic dispute with members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the ec...