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A woman wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed Thursday on cautious optimism about upcoming company earnings reports showing some recovery from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian indexes rise after US rally; investors await jobs data

By Yuri Kageyama May. 06, 2021 02:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York following the death of George Floyd. State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns. Complaints about false identifications during protests over the killing of Floyd prompted Amazon, Microsoft and IBM to pause sales of their face recognition software to police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
States push back against use of facial recognition by police

By Julie Carr Smyth May. 05, 2021 01:20 PM EDT

A refrigerated truck drives out of the Pfizer Manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. British officials on Wednesday authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, greenlighting the world's first shot against the virus that's backed by rigorous science and taking a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort

By Frank Bajak Dec. 03, 2020 06:00 AM EST

In this Oct. 5, 2020, photo the Supreme Court in Washington. Tech giants Google and Oracle are clashing at the Supreme Court in a copyright dispute worth billions and important to the future of software development. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Low tech talk in Google, Oracle high tech copyright clash

By Jessica Gresko Oct. 07, 2020 12:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo, is a mobile phone with The Weather Channel app location preference page in Los Angeles. The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app has agreed to change how it informs users about its location-tracking practices and sale of personal data as part of a settlement with the Los Angeles city attorney's office, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Weather Channel app to change practices after LA lawsuit

By Stefanie Dazio Aug. 19, 2020 02:25 PM EDT

Hibbett, Coca-Cola rise; eBay, Acadia fall

Jul. 21, 2020 04:21 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: International Business Machines Corp., down 31 cents to $126...

A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, July 20, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as investors cautiously eyed the summit of European leaders discussing the pandemic crisis and coronavirus cases continued to soar in the U.S.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Tech drives indexes higher on Wall Street after choppy start

By Alex Veiga And Damian J. Troise Jul. 20, 2020 07:47 AM EDT

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Jun. 10, 2020 03:06 AM EDT
IN THE NEWS: VIDEOS CONTRADICT POLICE ACCOUNTS UNDATED (AP) — It’s said that seeing is believing. And lately, videos posted online of some...

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 09, 2020 01:06 PM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks fall after weeks-long rally NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street as its weekslong...

Stocks fall...Employers laid of 7.7 million...Macy’s stores performing better than expected

Jun. 09, 2020 11:12 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street as its weekslong rally hits the brakes. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% Tuesday morning, on pace for its...

FILE- In this April 26, 2017, file photo, the IBM logo is displayed on the IBM building in Midtown Manhattan, in New York. IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

By Matt O'brien Jun. 09, 2020 11:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 18, 2019, file photo, the logo for IBM appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. IBM says it’s laying off an undisclosed number of workers across the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal and other reports. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
IBM cuts jobs around U.S. as new CEO looks for revival

May. 22, 2020 04:18 PM EDT

This Thursday, May 7, 2020, photo,\ shows Interior Designer Stephanie Jones at the design firm Bergmeyer putting up a safe distancing reminder indicating one way foot traffic to a cubicle at the firms offices in Boston. When workers around the world eventually return to their desks, they’ll find myriad adjustments by their companies to reflect the post-pandemic “new normal” way of life, executives and experts say. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good

By Kelvin Chan May. 12, 2020 06:33 AM EDT