AP Business - Economy

U.S. stocks ticked higher to set more records as evidence piled up to show the job market remains remarkably solid

Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the runup to the U.S. presidential election

Bartender Catey Regis's pricey misadventure of buying a used car recently speaks to why voters are worrying about the U.S. economy going into this year’s presidential election

Fifteen years ago, bourbon barons poured whiskey out on the Kentucky Capitol steps to protest a looming tax increase on the spirits industry

Shares are mixed in Asia, where Chinese markets advanced after a government investment fund said it would step up stock purchases

Stocks are mostly slipping as Wall Street pushes out forecasts for when interest rates will start easing from the strictest levels in two decades

Stocks slipped following the latest evidence that the economy remains strong, which could delay the cuts to interest rates that Wall Street wants

Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that the Federal Reserve remains on track to cut interest rates three times this year, a move that’s expected to begin as early as May

Noticeable pockets of Americans _ renters, the poor and middle-income borrowers _ are running up their credit cards balances, and increasing numbers are falling behind on their debts