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30 business leaders are promoting sustainable investments
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty top business leaders are seeking to encourage private investment to help the U.N. achieve development goals for 2030, including tackling climate change, preserving the environment, ending poverty, promoting economic growth, and improving health care and...
As Bitcoin goes mainstream, Wall Street looks to cash in
NEW YORK (AP) — Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value has reached nearly $2.5 trillion, rivaling the world's most valuable company, Apple, and have...
North Carolina police see bank robbers switch getaway cars
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three men accused of robbing a bank in North Carolina had one flaw in their plans to elude police, authorities said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a news release shortly after the men robbed a Bank of America branch on Friday, an officer...
UnitedHealth, Bank of America rise; Occidental, Boeing fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: UnitedHealth Group Inc., up $16.81 to $420.36. The health insurer raised its profit forecast for the year after reporting strong third-quarter financial results. ...
Bank profits soar, helped by merger frenzy, fewer bad loans
NEW YORK (AP) — It's good to be a bank right now. Four of the largest U.S. banks said their profits grew by double-digits last quarter, as a healthier U.S. economy has helped reduce the number of loans in default or that the bank won't likely recoup. The results for...
‘Make-or-break quarter’ on Wall Street as earnings roll in
NEW YORK (AP) — Crunch time is coming to Wall Street. Throughout this gilded year for investors, growth has kept accelerating for all kinds of forces that boost stock prices, sending the S&P 500 to more than 40 records. Now, though, investors are preparing for life...
JPMorgan's 3Q profits rise, but low rates weigh on revenue
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase posted a 24% jump in third-quarter profits on Wednesday, largely driven by one-time items that boosted its results, as the bank struggled to grow revenues with interest rates at near-zero levels. Despite the slow revenue growth, the bank...
Asian shares mixed after muddled day of trading on Wall St
Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after an up-and-down day on Wall Street ended with most benchmarks lower as traders waited for updates on inflation and corporate earnings. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.3% to 28,158.28 and the S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% lower to...
Stocks give up an early gain and end lower on Wall Street
Stocks closed broadly lower after a day of choppy trading on Wall Street Monday as investors prepare for a busy week of corporate earnings and inflation updates. The major indexes made early gains, but slowly fizzled as the day progressed. The S&P 500 fell 30.15...
Man on death row for killing St. Louis bank guard dies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man on federal death row for a 2002 botched bank robbery that left a security guard dead has died in prison. Robert Bolden Sr., 58, died Sunday behind bars, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The Federal Bureau of Prisons did not give the...
