Thursday March 28th, 2024 9:24AM

AP Business - Economy

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said Thursday in an upgrade from its previous estimate
8:36AM ( 48 minutes ago )
China's Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations improve
China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing
7:58AM ( 1 day ago )
Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing
7:58AM ( 1 day ago )
US consumers remain confident, but their feelings about the near future are a bit more cloudy
U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future
10:17AM ( 1 day ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its records as Krispy Kreme and Trump Media soar
Stocks are ticking higher and are near their record levels
3:02AM ( 2 days ago )
Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December
3:04PM ( 2 days ago )
Stock market today: Asian shares rise after Wall Street rallies to records
Asian benchmarks are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rallied to records following the Federal Reserve's indication that it expects to deliver interest rate cuts later this year
3:22AM ( 1 week ago )
New Zealand slips into its second recession in 18 months as economy contracts
New Zealand has entered its second recession in 18 months after the latest round of GDP figures confirmed its economy contracted in the last quarter of 2023
8:55PM ( 1 week ago )
Federal Reserve still foresees 3 interest rate cuts this year despite bump in inflation
Federal Reserve officials signaled that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation remained elevated at the start of the year
6:28PM ( 1 week ago )
The Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years
Japan's central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy
11:50PM ( 1 week ago )