HOUSTON — About half a million Houston-area homes and businesses will still be without electricity next week, the city’s largest utility said Thursday, stoking the… ( Read More )
Filings for jobless claims inch up modestly, but continuing claims rise for ninth straight week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week, but remain at historically healthy levels despite elevated interest rates.… ( Read More )
Moschino literally shreds the fashion rules on 1st day of Milan Fashion Week
MILAN — Milan Fashion Week reserved for mostly menswear previews opened Friday with two co-ed collections, underlining that the old calendar rules no longer apply.… ( Read More )
Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday as U.S. stock indexes… ( Read More )
Wall Street clinches best week in nearly 6 months thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft
NEW YORK — The best week for U.S. stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday. The S&P… ( Read More )
‘Civil War’ still number one, continues atop box office for second week
NEW YORK — “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release, according to studio… ( Read More )
Issey Miyake displays a canvas of colors at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS — A white, sanitized runway inside Paris’ Palais de Tokyo was adorned with pleated garments on Thursday, displayed like paintings on its walls. The… ( Read More )
Congress tees up vote on another laddered stopgap bill next week to avert partial shutdown
Congress will once again look to avert a partial government shutdown with a two-step, or laddered, stopgap bill next week with a deadline to fund… ( Read More )
Haneda airport runway in Tokyo open again a week after fatal collision
TOKYO — Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back to its normal operation Monday as it reopened the runway a week after a fatal collision between… ( Read More )
Wall Street ticks closer to record highs to cap its 8th straight winning week
NEW YORK — Wall Street closed its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish following reports showing inflation on the way down and the… ( Read More )