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China looked to Europe as an amicable partner as the continent’s leaders resisted being drawn into President Donald Trump’s conflicts with Beijing over trade, technology and human rights

It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs

Global stock markets have fallen after tech stocks pushed Wall Street higher and the United States and Europe announced sanctions against Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses

Asian stock markets have fallen after Wall Street rose on gains for tech companies and the U.S. Federal Reserve's promise of support for an economic recovery

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street rose on gains for tech companies and the U.S. Federal Reserve's promise of support for an economic recovery

Wary regulators have not approved a major railroad merger since the 1990s, but industry analysts say Canadian Pacific’s proposed $25 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern has a good chance of getting the green light because there is little overlap between the two lines

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has progressed more quickly than expected

Gains in big technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street as traders welcomed some easing in long-term bond yields

Gains in big technology companies led stocks broadly higher on Wall Street as traders welcomed some easing in long-term bond yields

Stocks are headed higher in afternoon trading Monday as a modest drop in bond yields helps lift the broader market

It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its greatest runs

The Federal Reserve earned $88.6 billion in 2020 and paid back to the federal government $86.9 billion, the largest Fed payment to the government in four years

Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Monday as a modest drop in bond yields was helping lift the broader market

The Turkish currency has plummeted against the U.S. dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over the weekend for hiking interest rates

Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as gains for several big technology companies offset losses in banks and other parts of the market

The new head of the Small Business Administration says she expects to make changes at the agency that she says will enable it to further help small companies devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic

Asian shares are trading mixed, as sentiment was shaken by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will end some of the emergency measures put in place last year to help the financial industry deal with the pandemic

A majority of business economists think the recovering economy will benefit from much more government spending despite concerns in financial markets that the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief measure Congress recently enacted could ignite inflation

A hangover from Trump-era tariff disputes could become more painful for American whiskey distillers unless their entanglement in the trans-Atlantic fight is resolved soon

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is changing course and now plans in-person spring graduation ceremonies in May as the coronavirus outbreak slows

A family member says the leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, casting Sunday’s election into doubt

The U.K. says half of the country’s adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Colorado’s health department is moving to relax its statewide mask mandate and limits on gathering capacity