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October 16, 2017

White House: $4,000 more for families with business tax cuts

By slashing corporate tax rates, the Trump administration said Monday, the average U.S. household will get an estimated ...

October 16, 2017

The Latest: Putin halts NKorea ties in line with UN demands

The Latest on European sanctions against North Korea (all times local): 5:15 p.m. President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ...

October 16, 2017

GOP Sen. Thad Cochran grappling with illness

Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is continuing to grapple with a urinary tract infection that has delayed a planned return to ...

October 16, 2017

Supreme Court to consider American Express fee dispute

The Supreme Court is taking up an appeal by 11 states that argue American Express violated antitrust laws by barring ...

October 16, 2017

Collins urges Trump to back effort to restore health subsidy

A key moderate Republican urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to back a bipartisan Senate effort to shield consumers from ...

October 15, 2017

US, states struggle to pay spiraling cost of fighting fires

The long and brutal 2017 wildfire season is stressing the state and federal agencies that have to pay for the army of ground ...

October 15, 2017

Improving world economy still needs help from low rates

The world economy is the healthiest it's been in years but could still use a little help from low-interest rates and higher ...

October 15, 2017

Pro-Trump states most affected by his health care decision

President Donald Trump's decision to end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that was benefiting roughly 6 million ...

October 14, 2017

Global finance leaders warn against complacency

Global finance leaders on Saturday appealed to central bankers to stick as long as possible with low-interest rate policies ...

October 14, 2017

Trump's 'Obamacare' move jolts health care, political worlds

President Donald Trump's abrupt move to cut off federal payments to insurers jolted America's health care and political ...

October 14, 2017

The Latest: Trump cuts off insurers, rattling health market

The Latest on President Donald Trump and health care (all times local): 9:50 p.m. President Donald Trump's cut-off of federal ...

October 14, 2017

Trump's blow to 'Obamacare' jolts health consumers, politics

President Donald Trump's abrupt move to cut off federal payments to insurers jolted America's health care and political ...

October 14, 2017

Utility shares tank after notice on wildfire evidence

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. shares plummeted 10.5 percent Friday, after state regulators directed the company to preserve ...

October 13, 2017

Canada PM talks wages on Mexico visit, amid NAFTA talks

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the issue of Mexico's persistently low wages during a visit Friday, as both ...

October 13, 2017

Under pressure from Congress, IRS suspends Equifax contract

The IRS suspended a $7.25 million contract with the credit reporting company Equifax Friday after members of Congress ...

October 13, 2017

The Latest: Trump says people using 'Merry Christmas' again

The Latest on President Donald Trump's speech to the Values Voters (all times local): 1:30 p.m. President Donald Trump ...

October 13, 2017

The Latest: Social Security benefits to rise 2 percent

The Latest on Social Security's cost-of-living increase (all times local): 8:52 a.m. Millions of Social Security recipients ...

October 13, 2017

Israeli minister calls for new sanctions on Iran

An Israeli Cabinet minister says the best possible outcome of the U.S.-Iran showdown over the contentious nuclear deal would ...

October 13, 2017

Social Security recipients will see 2 percent boost in 2018

Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year, the largest ...