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FILE - American flags hang outside of the New York Stock Exchange, in this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, file photo. The White House believes it has an ally in the bond markets to make the case that inflation isn't an economic threat. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
White House: Markets showing little worry about inflation

By Josh Boak Jun. 16, 2021 05:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, file photo, a trader works the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. The central question gripping Wall Street in spring 2021 is whether the burst of inflation hitting the economy as it recovers from the pandemic is just temporary or the start of a real problem. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
High inflation? A generation of investors has never felt it

By Stan Choe May. 20, 2021 02:28 PM EDT

A man walks past monitors showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, May 21, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Friday after a rebound on Wall Street broke a three-day losing streak. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rebound breaks 3-day slump

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 20, 2021 02:53 AM EDT

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Asian shares fell Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street led by big technology stocks. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
More drops in Big Tech pull stocks lower; Bitcoin drops 20%

The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 03:12 AM EDT

A currency trader stretches at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Stocks climbed in Asia on Thursday after a key measure of inflation in the U.S. came in lower than expected, easing worries that price pressures could push interest rates higher. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares advance as yields, inflation fears moderate

By Elaine Kurtenbach Mar. 10, 2021 01:21 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, the advertising label of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, shines at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Leaders of the OPEC cartel are meeting virtually to decide how much oil their countries should produce as the coronavirus stifles demand for fuel. They’re expected to extend production cuts into the new year in an effort to boost prices. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
OPEC talks on production hit snag as pandemic clouds outlook

By David Mchugh Dec. 01, 2020 08:44 AM EST

Winter energy costs to be higher but oil users may get break

Oct. 18, 2020 01:45 PM EDT
Home heating costs are expected to grow this winter because of projections of colder weather and people continuing to shelter at home due to the pandemic. But...

FILE - In this April 21, 2020 file photo, customers fill up their tanks at the Marathon gas station along Broadway Street in South Haven, Mich., as the price for regular unleaded falls below $1 a gallon. The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Fill-ups at the pump fell 49% from 2019 volumes during the second week of April. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP, File)
GNC files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, Ugg in demand

The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2020 10:13 AM EDT

Update on the latest in business:

May. 12, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks mixed NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed in tentative mixed trading on Wall Street as investors...

Update on the latest in business:

Apr. 27, 2020 03:35 AM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian markets gain after Japan central bank boosts aid BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gained...

Update on the latest in business:

Apr. 13, 2020 03:35 AM EDT
INANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares fall, oil gains after OPEC plus strikes deal TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower today...