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Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally as Japan's Nikkei nears a record high 02/16/2024 12:23am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Shares advanced in Asia on Friday, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index trading near a record high, 34 years after it peaked and then plunged with the collapse of Japan's financial bubble. U.S. futures were lower after stocks on Wall Street set another record following some mixe Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent 02/16/2024 12:02am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June ��� both leading candidates are women ��� but it���s almost equally as certain that she won���t have much room to act independently of outgoing President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador. The populist president ha Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering, halting federal trial 02/15/2024 07:47pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William ���Sam��� McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to $550,000 in campaign contributi 7 Best Long-Term ETFs to Buy and Hold 02/15/2024 07:00pm • Once again, the last year reinforced that buy-and-hold investing is boring but incredibly effective. Consider a recent Bank of America study that showed just 38% of large-cap managers outperformed their benchmark in 2023. The average fund underperformed by 1.6 percentage points. This is a common occ Bank of America Cardholders Can Now Earn Extra Rewards at Starbucks 02/15/2024 07:00pm • Now your morning dark roast could give your wallet a boost, too. 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If you know when seasonal items are likely to go on sale and when major sales take place, chances are you'll remember to take advantage 7 Best Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Now 02/15/2024 07:00pm • Infrastructure in the form of bridges, roads, communications lines, railways and other physical assets form the backbone of the economy. Increasingly, clean energy infrastructure is taking center stage as the global economy weans itself from reliance on fossil fuels. According to the World Bank, the Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year's autoworkers strike 02/15/2024 05:40pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Last fall's contentious United Auto Workers' strike changed Ford's relationship with the union to the point where it will ���think carefully��� about where it builds future vehicles, Ford's top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in Nebraska lawmaker seeks to ban corporations from buying up single-family homes 02/15/2024 05:30pm • A Nebraska lawmaker whose north Omaha district has struggled for years with a housing shortage is pushing a bill that, if passed, could make Nebraska the first in the country to forbid out-of-state hedge funds and other corporate entities from buying up single-family properties. Sen. Justin Wayne�� UK fell into recession at the end of 2023 as economy takes center stage in runup to general election 02/15/2024 04:07pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The British economy fell into recession at the end of 2023 for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as output shrank more than anticipated in the final three months of the year, official figures showed Thursday. In what is a blow for the governing Conservative North Dakota lieutenant governor launches gubernatorial bid against congressman 02/15/2024 03:59pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) ��� North Dakota's lieutenant governor joined the state's open gubernatorial race on Thursday, setting up a Republican primary contest against the state's sole congressman. Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller, former CEO of electrical distributor Border States, is running to succeed Gov. Doug Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant 02/15/2024 02:09pm • BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) ��� Scout Motors celebrated the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina on Thursday not with a line of people in suits with shovels but with a nod to the company's gasoline-powered past. A fleet of old Scout vehicles drove a brick from the s Airbus targets 800 aircraft deliveries for 2024 even as supply chain issues linger 02/15/2024 07:17am • PARIS (AP) ��� Airbus plans to deliver more aircraft to customers in 2024 even as supply chain headaches continue to afflict the European airplane maker. The company reported healthy results for its commercial aircraft business Thursday in its latest annual earnings report, and signaled that there Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street's rebound 02/14/2024 10:45pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before. Oil prices declined. Benchmarks rose in most major markets apart from Seoul, while mainland Chinese markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan repor