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"It's a strange market that seems like an anomaly," one expert said.

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns

Smarter vehicles could mean some of the most dramatic changes for the traditional traffic signal since the yellow light was added more than a century ago

The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama

A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing debt challenges

A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week

Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from WABC Radio and his daily show canceled over his violation of a ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas

James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday booted the Legal Marijuana Now Party as a major political party in the state

The Biden administration is planning to announce new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China

A Michigan judge has sentenced the former executive of a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy to at least 10 years in prison for the deaths of 11 people in 2012

The winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other

The widow of a man who died after his Tesla veered off the road while he was using its partially automated driving system is suing the carmaker

Living at home as long as possible is preferred by a vast majority of adults over 50

With a majority of Americans preferring to live in their own homes as long as possible, experts stress the importance of modifications to keep dwellings safe and accessible

U.S. stocks coasted to the close of another winning week with a quiet, mixed finish

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1 to $78.26 per barrel Friday

New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review

The betting public is throwing money on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as the WNBA prepares to open one of the more-anticipated seasons in league history

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes slashing 10,000 vacant state jobs and other cuts to close $27.6 billion deficit

About 700 workers have walked off the job at a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip in what union organizers say will be a 48-hour strike after spending months trying to reach a deal for new five-year contract with Virgin Hotels

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum, educational programming and screenings in view of its 100th anniversary in 2028

U.S. officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Sweetgreen, Natera rise; Collegium Pharmaceutical, Akamai fall

Experts predict mortgage rates could hit 6.5% by the end of the year if inflation starts to come down.

In her first Eras Tour concert since the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift shook up her setlist

Mock coffins have filled one of Milan’s most famous squares in a protest organized by Italy’s second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths

German police say they have prevented hundreds of demonstrators from storming Tesla’s factory near Berlin during protests against the pioneering electric car maker over its environmental footprint

Consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited concerns about stubbornly high inflation and interest rates and fears that unemployment could rise

A European naval force has detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden

Target confirmed that it won’t be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June in some stores after the discount retailer received a backlash last year for its assortment

An Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating

Hond has reported that its profit for the fiscal year through March jumped 70% as its vehicle sales grew and a weak yen buoyed overseas earnings

The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year

South Korea has vowed to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture

The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes

Polish farmers have marched through downtown Warsaw to protest the European Union’s climate policies and to oppose the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk

The British economy bounced back strongly in the first three months of the year, bringing to an end to what economists termed a “technical recession.”

U.S. stocks coasted to the close of another winning week with a quiet, mixed finish

Sega Sammy is selling its Japanese resort complex Seagaia to Fortress Investment Group of the U.S. The Japanese entertainment company behind the “Sonic the Hedgehog” video games, said Friday that all of its shares in Phoenix Resort Co., which operates ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a series of painful budget cuts to close the state's growing deficit

California is partnering with five companies to develop generative AI tools to help the state deliver public services

Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions

Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters

A top Baidu public relations executive has reportedly departed the Chinese technology company after she drew public outcry over comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork

An annual survey of more than 500 European companies has found that slowing growth in China is weighing on company plans to expand their businesses in the world’s second largest economy

Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after it cancelled all international flights, stranding thousands of travelers

The announcement of Sweetgreen salad chain that it’s adding beef to its menu led to strong reactions online, with customers questioning the company’s carbon neutral plans

Homeowners have been spending more for renovations in recent years, as high interest rates and inflation drove up costs for everything from flooring to refrigerators