Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country’s struggling economy any good at all By ELAINE KURTENBACH and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press February 5, 2021, 7:46 AM • 6 min r...

The Associated Press FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2019 file photo, a sign stands outside a home for sale in southeast Denver. U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat this week, staying near record lows as the economy remains burdened by the coronavirus pande...

US unemployment claims fall to 779,000 but job cuts grind on The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to 779,000 last week, a historically high total that shows that a sizable number of people are still losing jobs to the viral pandemi...

Ford loses $1.28B in 2020, raises electric vehicle spending Ford Motor Co. lost $1.28 billion last year as it dealt with a huge restructuring, a costly recall and a decline in the value of its pension fund By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer February 5, 2021,...

McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis The global business consulting firm McKinsey Company has agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. An announcement is...

More GameStops possible as small investors flex muscles GameStop and a handful of other stocks whose meteoric rise last month shocked Wall Street began falling back to Earth this week By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer February 4, 2021, 9:30 PM • 4 min...

Biden delays Trump rule that weakened wild bird protections The Biden administration is delaying a rule finalized in former President Donald Trump’s last days in office that would have drastically weakened the government’s power to enforce a century...

Longtime Merck CEO, minority advocate Ken Frazier to retire Longtime Merck executive Ken Frazier, one of the few remaining Black CEOs of a Fortune 500 company, is retiring By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer February 4, 2021, 8:44 PM • 7 min read Sh...

Mexico vows to press ahead to favor state-owned utility Mexico has vowed to press ahead with attempts to limit private power generation after the Supreme Court ruled against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's attempt to block permits for renewabl...

Fake accounts gain traction as they praise China, mock US New research finds that a pro-China social media network operating fake and impostor accounts reached the social media feeds of politicians from China and Venezuela By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Pre...