U.S. Housing Market Cooled Some in August
The turbocharged housing market slowed in August as near record asking prices are giving buyers pause, easing some of the…
Fed Tees Up Taper, Signals Rate Rises Possible Next Year
The Federal Reserve signaled it was ready to start reversing its pandemic stimulus programs in November and could raise interest…
Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89
NEW YORK (AP) — Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation”…
Short-Term Treasury Yields Rise After Fed Signals Shift
Yields on all but the longest-term U.S. government bonds edged higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled that it was…
U.S. Stocks Finish Higher as Fed Signals Timing for Interest Rate Hikes
U.S. stocks staged a comeback from their September rout Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled that it could begin to…
Johnny Depp: ‘Not one of you’ is safe from ‘cancel culture’
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Taking center stage in a prestigious Spanish film festival to receive a top career award, actor…
Toast, Freshworks Make Strong Market Debuts
Technology companies Toast Inc. and Freshworks Inc. had strong public-markets debuts on Wednesday, midway through a busy week for initial…
Biden supporters blast DHS over Haitian deportations
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas just last month declared Haiti a wreck of a country, facing severe food shortages, lousy…
SEC Asks Dozens of Companies for More Climate Disclosures
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent letters to dozens of public companies asking them to provide more information to…
Employee Lawsuit Challenges United Airlines Over Vaccine Exemptions
A group of six United Airlines Holdings Inc. employees sued the airline over its Covid-19 vaccine mandate, alleging that the…
Fed’s Intentions on Rates Remain Muddled
Federal Reserve policy makers have been at pains to convince investors that winding down the central bank’s asset purchases won’t…
Former Celgene Scientist Says Theranos Didn’t Live Up to Expectations
John Cline, attorney for Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on…
Theranos Lab Director Says He Felt Pressured to Defend Faulty Test Results
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Elizabeth Warren, Other Top Democrats Raise Concerns About SPAC Incentives
Elizabeth Warren and three other Democratic senators sent open letters to several creators of special-purpose acquisition companies Wednesday questioning how…
Britney Spears court filing says conservatorship should end
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears said in a court filing Wednesday that she agrees with her father that the…