WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund says a number of threats could derail the global economic recovery. That’s despite signs that 2017 will be the best year of the decade. Continue Reading Below IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde is warning that global financial leaders need to beware […]
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North Dakota landowners’ lawsuit against pipeline dismissed
BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen North Dakota landowners who alleged the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline and a consultant used deceit and fraud to acquire private land easements for the project. Continue Reading Below But a court case […]
GM to cut production at Detroit car plant
Updated Continue Reading Below General Motors (GM) said Thursday it will cut production at a Detroit-area plant in response to sluggish demand for passenger cars. The nation’s largest automaker plans to temporarily shut down its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant from Nov. 13 through the Christmas break, according to a company spokesperson. […]
NYC police taking fresh look at Weinstein sex assault claims
NEW YORK – Police detectives are taking a fresh look into sexual assault allegations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein. Continue Reading Below New York Police Department spokesman Peter Donald said Thursday that investigators are trying to determine whether there were any additional complaints involving Weinstein. That includes reviewing police […]
Pickup truck buyers want more luxury
Heated and cooled seats. Backup cameras. Panoramic glass roofs. Continue Reading Below Not exactly what springs to mind when you think of a pickup. But that’s what American truck buyers increasingly want, spending an average of $46,844 on a pickup, according to Kelley Blue Book. That’s more than the starting […]
Long-term mortgage rates moved higher for 2nd week
Long-term mortgage rates rose this week, lifting the 30-year, fixed-rate home loan to 3.85 percent. Continue Reading Below Current avg Last week 52-week high 52-week low 30-year fixed 3.91 3.85 4.32 3.42 15-year fixed 3.21 3.15 3.55 2.72 5-year adjustable 3.16 3.18 3.33 2.80
Exhibition explores African design as agent of change
ATLANTA – A new exhibition opening in Atlanta encourages visitors to abandon their preconceived notions about Africa and explore the creative efforts of people using design to bring about change on the vast continent. Continue Reading Below “Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design” opens Saturday at Atlanta’s High Museum […]
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for VR tour of Puerto Rico
President Trump is on the road, selling his tax overhaul plan to the working and middle class. He said it will save American families $4,000 a year. Many of the details are missing, but Trump added there will be four tax brackets and more Americans will fall into the 0% bracket. Continue Reading […]
Markets Right Now: Stocks open lower on Wall Street
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): Continue Reading Below 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, a day after setting their latest record highs. AT&T sank 3 percent in early trading Thursday after saying it was losing DirecTV subscribers. Cable […]
Fewer people seek jobless aid as hurricane impact fades
WASHINGTON – Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week as the impact of last month’s hurricanes on the U.S. economy fades. Continue Reading Below THE NUMBERS: Applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 243,000. Applications fell in Texas and Florida, where Hurricanes Harvey and […]