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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market held close to its all-time high on Thursday amid optimism that the economy is set to strengthen. Stocks are on course...

These are good times for U.S. landlords. For many tenants, not so much. With demand for apartments surging, rents are projected to rise for a fifth st...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks held close to record levels in Thursday morning trading amid optimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy. A survey on Thurs...

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft unveiled a new virtual assistant for Windows Phone devices Wednesday as it seeks to gain traction in a highly competitive an...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is making a bid to enter living rooms with Amazon Fire TV, a new streaming device that delivers online video, music and other c...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sense of belonging to the middle class occupies a cherished place in America. It conjures images of self-sufficient people with st...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher for a fourth straight day on Wednesday after a report on hiring provided another encouraging sign that the econom...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in midday trading Wednesday after a private survey showed that U.S. companies increased hiring at a rapid pace. Th...

NEW YORK (AP) — New signs of life in the U.S. manufacturing sector helped push the stock market to a record high Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 in...

MILTON, Vt. (AP) — Maple syrup production has come a long way from metal buckets hung on trees, but even high-tech operations have had to rely on old-...

NEW YORK (AP) — New signs of life in the U.S. manufacturing sector sent buyers back to the stock market Tuesday. Ford rose after reporting higher sale...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose broadly in late-morning trading Monday as the market headed for its fifth straight quarterly gain. Dow member Johnson & Jo...

GREER, S.C. (AP) — BMW is celebrating its 20th anniversary of building cars in the United States by investing $1 billion in its plant in South Carolin...

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog has closed an investigation into Tesla electric car battery fires after the company said it ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A positive report on U.S. consumer spending helped push stocks mostly higher Friday for the first time in three days. The gains were m...

NEW YORK (AP) — After two days of declines, stocks were moving higher in morning trading Friday following news that U.S. consumer spending rose the mo...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A 1936 Nobel Peace Prize discovered at a South American pawn shop has been sold at auction in Baltimore for $1.16 million. Brian Kend...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Once this year's harsh weather has faded, the U.S. economy could be poised for a breakout year — its strongest annual growth in near...

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's cities are still growing, with the population boom fueled by people picking up and moving to find jobs in energy productio...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has released an iPad version of its popular Office software suite, a breakthrough heralding a new era under a CEO who p...