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Ford, US Bancorp fall; Bank of America, Tegna rise
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Alliance Data Systems Corp., down $3.37 to $65.69. BJ's Wholesale is reportedly ending its co-bran...
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Bank of America profits rise 28%, wage expenses up too
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America said its profits rose 28% last quarter from a year earlier, but the bank faced the same wage inflation as its Wall Street counterparts. ...
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Ticket price hike for World Cup final in Qatar reaches 46%
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - The cost of attending the World Cup final is up to 46% higher in Qatar than the previous tournament in Russia, fans discovered Wednesday as tickets went on sale. The ste...
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United posts $646 million loss, omicron casts shadow over 1Q
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines lost $646 million in the fourth quarter and said Wednesday that the current spike in COVID-19 cases will hurt its results in the March qua...
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Israel minister denies police used NSO spyware on protesters
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investig...
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Celeb-heavy Los Angeles suburb gets tough on water wasters
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - In a wealthy enclave nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains that is a haven for celebrities, residents now face more aggressive consequences for wasting water - including...
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Asian shares mostly lower after retreat on Wall Street
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares fell in cautious trading on Wednesday after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the year. Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney were lower...
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Donors to launch Houston newsroom with $20M in seed funding
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - Five philanthropies plan to spend more than $20 million to bolster news coverage in Houston and create what they say will be one of the largest local nonprofit news orga...
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Grains higher, livestock mixed.
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. rose 17 cents at $7.8150 a bushel; Mar. corn was up ...
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UK consumer prices rise at fastest pace in almost 30 years
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Consumer prices in the United Kingdom have risen at the fastest pace in almost 30 years as higher costs for energy, transportation, food and furniture sque...