US shoppers sharply boosted spending at retailers in July despite higher prices

WASHINGTON — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month by the most in a…

Walmart grows more optimistic about 2024 as bargains prove a powerful lure for the inflation weary

NEW YORK — Walmart had another quarter of strong sales that topped almost all expectations with…

Disney returns to profits in third quarter as streaming business starts making money for first time

The Walt Disney Co. returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started…

Japan’s Honda reports a nearly 9% rise in profit on healthy demand for its motorcycles and cars

TOKYO — Honda reported Wednesday that its profit rose 8.7% in the April-June quarter as strong…

Japan’s SoftBank reduces its investment losses with gains in Alibaba and other holdings

TOKYO — Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. reported a smaller loss for the last quarter…

Starbucks quarterly revenue falls on weak traffic in US and China

Starbucks’ revenue fell 1% in the April-June period as customer traffic weakened in the U.S. and…

JetBlue posts a surprise Q2 profit and will delay new planes to cut costs and rebuild the business

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue Airways reported a $25 million profit for the…

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as earnings reports keep pouring in

U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher as profit reports keep pouring in from big companies. The…

Under President Milei, the worst economic crisis in decades puts Argentine ingenuity to the test

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In the crush of anti-government protests paralyzing downtown Buenos Aires in the…