U.S. job openings fall slightly to 8.2 million as high interest rates slowly cool a hot labor market

WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market…

American consumers feeling more confident in July as expectations of future improve

American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in…

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

AUSTIN, Texas — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy…

Texas officials say Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over claims tech giant used biometric data without permission

Texas officials say Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement over claims tech giant used biometric data…

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…

Fresh quakes damage West Texas area with long history of tremors caused by oil and gas industry

Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas…

Chinese glass maker says it wasn’t target of raid at US plant featured in Oscar-winning film

MORAINE, Ohio — A Chinese automotive glass maker says it was not the target of a…

Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast?

WASHINGTON — Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving…

Takeaways from AP’s story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is the nation’s epicenter of homelessness, where more than 45,000 people…

Even on quiet summer weekends, huge news stories spread to millions more swiftly than ever before

James Peeler’s phone blew up with messages as he drove home from church in Texas. Reading…