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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden plans to convene heads of state from Caribbean nations in Washington to discuss energy issues. The first Caribbean Energy Security Summit will be held on Jan. 26. Biden’s…
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two securities exchanges have agreed to pay a total $14 million to settle federal charges of giving inaccurate information to trading firms about the buy and…
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 45 people have died and 68 have been injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate…
NEW YORK (AP) — Energy companies are leading a decline on the stock market as crude oil continues to tumble. The price of oil dropped another 5 percent Monday to $46 a barrel. That’s far…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, the government has told Americans to eat their vegetables. A rewrite of the government’s dietary guidelines could include some new advice, too, on sugar,…
By The Associated Press Pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen will stretch its reach into veterinary medicine by spending about $2.5 billion to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply. AmerisourceBergen Corp. said Monday that it will pay $190 in cash…
NEW YORK (AP) — Energy companies are leading a decline on the stock market as crude oil continues to tumble. Major U.S. indexes recovered some of the ground they lost in early trading. The Dow…
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Self-driving cars garner much of the attention, but in reality, we’re years away from tooling around in something like Knight Rider’s KITT. Coming sooner to a…
ROME (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says “extremely positive” results for sales of the new Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X will allow the automaker to add 1,500 new jobs in Italy. It said Monday that…
By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — This isn’t explained in Econ 101. Month after month, U.S. hiring keeps rising, and unemployment keeps falling. Eventually, pay and inflation are…
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — With less than two weeks to a general election, Greece’s financial markets were steadying Monday — a sign investors are a little less concerned that the…
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble is edging further down amid a continuing slump in oil prices. The currency was down about 2 percent in morning trading in Moscow, floating around 62.8 rubles per dollar.…
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech state-owned brewery Budejovicky Budvar, which has been fighting a long legal battle with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the “Budweiser” brand, says its overall output and exports reached…
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday as worries about the slide in the oil price offset another month of strong hiring in the U.S. KEEPING…