No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

No Labels has ended its 2024 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. “No Labels has always said we would only offer our … Read more

Stock market today: Wall Street slams into reverse and slides on worries about interest rates

Stock market today: Wall Street slams into reverse and slides on worries about interest rates

U.S. stocks slammed into reverse after a Federal Reserve official said it may deliver none of the cuts to interest rates this year that Wall Street has been banking on, unless inflation improves By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer April 4, 2024, 3:24 AM ET • 4 min read NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slammed … Read more

Stock market today: Wall Street rises in early trading with new US jobs data on the way | News

Stock market today: Wall Street rises in early trading with new US jobs data on the way | News

Wall Street pointed to a modestly higher open Thursday ahead of fresh data on the jobs market that could impact the Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials rose 0.2% before the bell, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%. The U.S. releases its weekly jobs report Thursday and on … Read more

Final Four-bound UConn take off to Phoenix after plane issues causes delay

Final Four-bound UConn take off to Phoenix after plane issues causes delay

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Defending national champion UConn had a tough time getting off the ground on the way to the Final Four. The Huskies finally took off from Bradley International Airport near Hartford at about 1:30 a.m. EDT Thursday after the plane they were supposed to take experienced mechanical issues getting to the East … Read more

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier following its worst day in weeks | News

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier following its worst day in weeks | News

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mostly rising on Wednesday, as Wall Street steadies itself following its worst day in weeks. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in late trading and clawing back a bit of its loss from the prior day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 23 points, or 0.1%, with … Read more

Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes

Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes

Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes. Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under tornado watches into Tuesday night, while Wisconsin was experiencing a spring snowstorm. Storms in Northeastern … Read more

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher following its worst day in weeks

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher following its worst day in weeks

Stocks are edging higher following their worst day in weeks By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer April 3, 2024, 2:28 AM ET • 4 min read NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are edging higher Wednesday following their worst day in weeks. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in afternoon trading and clawing back some … Read more

Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan, collapsing buildings and causing a tsunami

Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan, collapsing buildings and causing a tsunami

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. A five-story building in lightly populated Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving the rest leaning at a 45-degree angle. … Read more