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Nokia profit matches expectations; dividend to resume
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia reported fourth-quarter profits Thursday in line with analyst expectations and said it will resume payin...
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Snap stock soars 58% after posting profit for 1st time
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Investors are snapping up shares of Snap Inc. after the owner of the disappearing message platform Snapchat surprised Wall Street by posting a quarterly profit for the f...
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Swing shift: Wall Street's gyrations no cause for surprise
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What a wild ride. The stock market hasn't been this crazy since...a couple years ago. Yes, stocks have swerved scarily this year as Wall Street comes to ...
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Jobless claims fall for second straight week
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the second week in a row after three straight weeks of increases. Jobless claims fell by 23,000 t...
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Ford rides accounting gains, high prices to big 2021 profit
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. reversed a loss and rode some big accounting changes to post a $17.94 billion net profit last year, even as it battled computer chip shorta...
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Meta, formerly Facebook, faces historic drop as stock tanks
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shares in Facebook parent company Meta are in the midst of their worst day ever Thursday after the social media giant reported a rare decline in profit d...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose $2.01 to $90.27 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for April delivery rose $1.64 to $91.11 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for ...
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Digital warfare tech at sea helping US foes evade sanctions
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Technology to hide a ship's location previously available only to the world's militaries is spreading fast through the global maritime industry as governmen...
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Europe's central bank faces challenges from record inflation
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has the job of explaining why the bank isn't raising interest rates despite record high infla...
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'The proof's in the details': Suburban mayors, business leaders react to Pritzker budgetFeb 03, 2022 4:00 am - Suburban officials and experts had mixed reactions to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposals Wednesday. In his speech, Pritzker advanced an "Illinois Family Relief Plan" ...