By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gave up an early gain and closed lower on Wall Street as markets continue an unsteady search for direction. Several companies made big moves, both higher and lower, as…
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in the midst of decades-high inflation. Jobless claims for the…
A Biloxi business is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Makin’ Groceries is a plant-based café that offers healthy, plant-based, whole food family meals. Owner Lauren Turner was a history…
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row, matching the pre-pandemic sales pace from 10 years ago, as house hunters grappled with sharply higher mortgage rates,…
Major retailers are already bracing for a tsunami of holiday returns and Americans are buying less at the supermarket. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more…
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose on Wall Street, adding to weekly gains for major indexes that have been mired in a broad slump amid inflation and recession concerns. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%…
Halloween candy soars to scary highs and retailers are selling over the counter hearing aids without a prescription. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in…
Rent in most cities continue to climb and over the weekend, Toys R Us launched its store revival in Macy’s locations. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories…
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Netflix next month will unveil the first version of its video streaming service with ads, giving cost-conscious viewers a chance to watch most of its shows at a steep discount in exchange for putting up…
Social security recipients will get a huge jump in pay next year and banks begin reporting earnings today and they will have a lot to say about the economy and…
More retailers say they will close on Thanksgiving Day and healthcare and heating costs are predicted to soar. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023. That’s a historic increase and welcome news for American retirees and others - but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled…
A new study says the pandemic turned us all into jerks and Nike and Apple continue to be popular with teens. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories…
Jane King is at the Nasdaq with today’s Morning Business Report.
One struggling retailer is reportedly cutting off air conditioning to save money and the FDA weighs in on the fall COVID shots and Monkeypox. Jane King is at the Nasdaq…
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street lost more ground on worries that a still-strong U.S jobs market may actually make a recession more likely. The S&P 500 fell 2.8% Friday after…
With more people traveling down for Cruisin’ the Coast events, local businesses have been seeing an increase in sales. Coastal Daiquiri Bar and Grill is…
McDonald’s workers beg customers to stop ordering adult happy meals and Amazon is hiring tens of thousands of workers for the holidays. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those…
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pace to keep raising interest rates aggressively to…
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower again on Wall Street but still managed to hold onto sizable gains for the week. The S&P 500 fell 1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost…
Inflation is curbing holiday travel plans and oil and gas prices are heading higher after OPEC cuts back on oil production. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories…
Goodwill is launching an online store and Twitter shares soar as Elon Musk is buying the company after all. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more…
El Saltillo will open another restaurant, this time in the old El Agave building in downtown Gulfport. The restaurant chain announced its plans on its…
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street Tuesday and clawed back more of the ground they lost in a miserable several weeks. The S&P 500 rose 2.9% in afternoon trading…