Business and Finance
Published on August 21, 2018 - Page 7
NEW YORK (AP) — The bull market in U.S. stocks is about to become the longest in history. If stocks don’t drop significantly by the close of...
Published on August 21, 2018 - Page 11
Concerned that expanded sports gambling will bring additional costs for ensuring their games are on the up-and-up, college athletic departments are...
Published on August 20, 2018 - Page 4
LONDON (AP) — What could be less threatening than the old office fax machine? Nothing. That’s precisely why it’s used as a backdoor for hackers to...
Published on August 19, 2018 - Page 11
Dear Mr. Berko: Our stockbroker wants us to invest about 20 percent of our $510,000 joint account in Chinese stocks. He has given us a list of 20...
Published on August 19, 2018 - Page 11
Dear Mr. Berko: What’s the difference between exchange-traded funds and mutual funds? I just read your column on convertible bonds and noticed that...
Published on August 18, 2018 - Page 9
WASHINGTON (AP) —Justice Department lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to let them file a legal appeal that could, for now, keep President Donald...
Published on August 17, 2018 - Page 23
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has revised a help page that erroneously described how its “Location History” setting works, clarifying for users that it...
Published on August 16, 2018 - Page 12
WASHINGTON (AP) —By ratcheting up U.S. interest rates, the Federal Reserve has — unintentionally — led investors to pull money out of emerging...
Published on August 15, 2018 - Page 11
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest efforts to disrupt the U.S. midterm elections through Facebook manipulation seem to be following a persuasion playbook...
Published on August 14, 2018 - Page 7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associated...
Published on August 12, 2018 - Page 8
Dear Mr. Berko: Please give me your thoughts on Tootsie Roll Industries. I’ve been buying Tootsie Rolls for over 50 years, and until several weeks...
Published on August 12, 2018 - Page 8
Dear Mr. Berko: Please explain convertible bonds. We’re in our late 50s. We are not aggressive investors and own a $310,000 portfolio of stocks —...
Published on August 11, 2018 - Page 6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Friday ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto to pay $289 million to a former school groundskeeper dying of...
Published on August 11, 2018 - Page 11
WASHINGTON (AP) —Congressman Chris Collins’ indictment on insider trading charges is drawing attention to the fact that members of Congress are not...
Published on August 10, 2018 - Page 11
NEW YORK (AP) — The $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media by Sinclair collapsed Thursday, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could...
Published on August 9, 2018 - Page 12
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) — State and local officials worried about President Donald Trump’s trade dispute with China are trying to reassure a Chinese...
Published on August 8, 2018 - Page 7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is gearing up to lead a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would end the maverick...
Published on August 7, 2018 - Page 5
PepsiCo leader latest female CEO to exit PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) —Longtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi will step down as the top executive at the world’s...
Published on August 7, 2018 - Page 10
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump says insurers are “going wild” about his new health care options and “millions and millions” of people will...
Published on August 6, 2018 - Page 14
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space. But the...