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Apple, Amgen rise; Expedia, Fortinet fall, Friday, 5/3/2024 05/03/2024 04:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) �� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Apple Inc., up $10.35 to $183.38. The iPhone maker increased its dividend and boosted its stock buyback program by $110 billion. Amgen Inc., up $32.90 to $311.29. The biotechnology company gave investors an enco

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 5/3/2024 05/03/2024 04:21pm • Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, erasing their losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month. For markets that was a welcome sign that the Federal Reserve��s efforts to fight inflation by slowing the economy with high interest rates might be making

Summer Movie Guide: Virtually all the movies coming to theaters and streaming from May to Labor Day 05/03/2024 11:50am • LOS ANGELES (AP) �� Are you ready for some movies this summer? There's action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your favorites populating theaters and streaming services from May through Labor Day. You just have to know where to look. Things kick off in

Dua Lipa is all about 'Radical Optimism,' in her music and other pursuits 05/03/2024 09:52am • NEW YORK (AP) �� Dua Lipa is floating in the ocean, the sun just beginning to set behind her. She looks strong, serene �� save for the looming threat of a massive shark, fin just breaching the surface a few feet away. The image is the cover of her third album, ��Radical Optimism,�� out Friday. I

Stock market today: Asian shares advance ahead of US jobs report 05/03/2024 12:21am • Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market, while several major markets including Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar amid signs of heavy central b

Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering 'a calling' 05/02/2024 09:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) �� Jill Biden on Thursday paid tribute to her fellow teachers, hosting the 2024 national and state teachers of the year at a swanky White House dinner to honor their commitment to their students and excellence in the classroom. ��Tonight we celebrate you because teaching isn't just

M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo 05/02/2024 07:40pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) �� A rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key mineral used in smartphones, the group said Thursday in a statement. In a statement shared with The Associated Press, a spokesperson for the M23 rebel

Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google, Justice during closing arguments 05/02/2024 06:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) �� The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation repeatedly indicated Thursday that he believes it would be difficult for a formidable rival search engine to emerge. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta went back and forth

Apple's quarterly iPhone sales plunge 10%, but stock price surges on dividend, stock buyback news 05/02/2024 05:47pm • Apple on Thursday disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic��s outset, deepening a slump that��s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company to spruce up its products with more artificial intelligence. The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the Ja

Apple: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 05/02/2024 04:38pm • CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) �� CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) �� Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $23.64 billion. On a per-share basis, the Cupertino, California-based company said it had net income of $1.53. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estim

The first wrongful-death trial in Travis Scott concert deaths has been delayed 05/02/2024 03:43pm • HOUSTON (AP) �� The start of the first civil trial stemming from the 2021 Astroworld festival, at which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge, has been delayed. Jury selection had been set to begin next Tuesday in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed the family of Madison Dubiski, a 23-year-old Housto

Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low 05/02/2024 12:21pm • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency in the face of high interest rates and elevated inflation. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week end

EAH Programs: How an Employer Can Help You Buy a Home 05/01/2024 08:00pm • In a climate where housing has become less affordable and companies are having trouble getting in-person talent, organizations that help employees pay for their homes might have a competitive edge. That's the idea behind employer-assisted housing programs and other home-cost-related benefits that so

10 ETFs to Build a Diversified Portfolio 05/01/2024 08:00pm • One of the most counterintuitive yet crucial concepts in investing is diversification. It might seem paradoxical, but combining individually volatile assets that each fluctuate significantly can actually stabilize the overall risk of a portfolio when they are properly mixed. "For instance, combining

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires 05/01/2024 09:02am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) �� The U.S. Justice Department's double-barreled antitrust attack on Google's dominant search and Apple's trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world's most valuable company. The parallels