Wall Street's love of tax cuts drives Dow
Fri, 01/05/2018 - 2:39am
AP Wire
WASHINGTON (AP) Wall Street sure loves the tax bill, even if polls show most Americans don't.
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CEO Zuckerberg's challenge: Fix Facebook in 2018
Fri, 01/05/2018 - 2:39am
AP Wire
NEW YORK (AP) Mark Zuckerberg says his "personal challenge" for 2018 is to fix Facebook.
Stocks ring in 2018 with gains as technology leads again
Wed, 01/03/2018 - 3:15am
AP Wire
NEW YORK (AP) Technology and health care companies jumped Tuesday as U.S. stocks started the new year the same way they spent the last one: rising steadily and setting records.
McDonald's tests fresh beef in another burger
Wed, 01/03/2018 - 3:15am
AP Wire
NEW YORK (AP) McDonald's is testing the use of fresh beef in another burger, the latest move by the fast food chain to swap out frozen beef as it seeks to improve its image.
Report cites December rise in Midwest economic conditions
Wed, 01/03/2018 - 3:15am
AP Wire
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Regulators open probe of Goodyear tire failures
Wed, 01/03/2018 - 3:15am
AP Wire
DETROIT (AP) U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether some older Goodyear motor home tires can fail and cause crashes and possibly deaths.
IRS warns that tax season brings security risks
Wed, 01/03/2018 - 3:14am
AP Wire
While cybersecurity should be a year-round concern for small business owners, income tax filing season can bring some particular risks, according to the IRS.
Stocks slide on final trading day of year
Sat, 12/30/2017 - 2:48am
AP Wire
Wall Street capped 2017 with a loss, weighed down by a broad slide in light trading ahead of the New Year's holiday.
Massage therapy center opens in Lawton
Sat, 12/30/2017 - 2:48am
Grace Leonhart
Sasha Shelton just opened her new business at Cherry's Place, Southwest 3rd Street and C Avenue, and hopes that her clients will enjoy a relaxing, therapeutic massage while they are in her hands.
Declining economic mobility is reflected in fewer moves
Sat, 12/30/2017 - 2:47am
LA Times
Despite a long recovery and record streak of job growth, the share of Americans moving to a new location continued a steady decline in 2017, reaching a new post-World War II low, an indicator of a
Apple apologizes, offers cheaper batteries
Sat, 12/30/2017 - 2:47am
LA Times
Apple says that it will temporarily lower the price of replacing iPhone batteries, hoping to ease the backlash over its acknowledgment that it deliberately slowed down older-model iPhones.
Trump: Postal Service should charge more
Sat, 12/30/2017 - 2:46am
LA Times
President Donald Trump took aim at the U.S. States Postal Service Friday, admonishing the service for its financial losses and for failing to charge more.
Will the MeToo movement create real change in the workplace in 2018?
Thu, 12/28/2017 - 2:53am
Staff
CHICAGO If 2017 was the year of a national reckoning on workplace sexual harassment, 2018 may be when reports from victims in cubicles and corner offices start piling up.
Consumer confidence dips, but remains strong
Thu, 12/28/2017 - 2:52am
AP Wire
WASHINGTON (AP) Americans were a bit less confident about this economy this month than they were in November, but their spirits remained high overall during the holiday shopping season.
Workers got more done Christmas week
Thu, 12/28/2017 - 2:52am
Staff
CHICAGO Despite all the vacant desks in the office, for some workers the week between Christmas and New Year's is the most productive time of the year.
Tech companies, banks lead indexes lower
Wed, 12/27/2017 - 3:38am
AP Wire
U.S. stocks edged lower in light trading Tuesday afternoon as markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Technology stocks accounted for most of the losses.
Home prices surge 6.2 percent, outpacing wage growth
Wed, 12/27/2017 - 3:37am
AP Wire
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. home prices climbed a robust 6.2 percent from a year ago, amid strong demand from would-be buyers and a shrinking supply of properties for sale.
US industries can start counting their benefits from new tax law
Wed, 12/27/2017 - 3:36am
AP Wire
WASHINGTON (AP) Craft breweries are raising a glass to the Republicans' new tax overhaul: It cuts the excise tax on beer. Retailers, long saddled with heavy tax bills, will get relief.
Mexico's central bank to sell more peso contracts
Wed, 12/27/2017 - 3:34am
AP Wire
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico's central bank said Tuesday it will seek to bolster the peso amid concerns that the U.S. tax overhaul could reduce investment flows to Mexico.
More enrolled in 'Obamacare' are in Trump states
Sat, 12/23/2017 - 3:52am
AP Wire
WASHINGTON (AP) Americans in states that Donald Trump carried in his march to the White House account for more than 4 in 5 of those signed up for coverage under the health care law the president s
Health care and bank stocks have pulled US indexes slightly lower
Sat, 12/23/2017 - 3:52am
AP Wire
NEW YORK (AP) Stocks finished slightly lower Friday in subdued trading ahead of a three-day holiday weekend. Health care companies and banks slipped.
AT&T, Time Warner again push back merger deal
Sat, 12/23/2017 - 3:51am
Staff
AT&T and Time Warner have again pushed back the date that they have to complete their $108.7 billion merger as the Justice Department pursues an antitrust case to block the deal.
Bitcoin goes on wild ride; it is expected that the bubble is about to burst
Sat, 12/23/2017 - 3:51am
AP Wire
NEW YORK (AP) What's a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride on Friday, it's worth a good deal less than it was Thursday.
After 80 years, Johnson's Bakery is closing
Fri, 12/22/2017 - 3:14am
Staff
Johnson's Bakery, which has satisfied Lawton's sweet tooth and whose creation have graced countless wedding tables for almost 80 years, will close at the end of business Sunday.
Banks, energy companies lead rebound
Fri, 12/22/2017 - 3:13am
AP Wire
Banks and energy companies led U.S. stocks higher Thursday, erasing modest losses from the day before.
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