A rebel-held Congolese city uses damaged banknotes due to a cash shortage

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — In the city of in eastern , Alain Mukumiro argues in a small wooden hut with a shopkeeper who refuses to take his money.

Bank of England holds main UK interest rate at 4% with inflation above target

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England held its main interest rate at 4% on Thursday as U.K. inflation concerns weigh on policymakers.

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Senate approves White House economist Stephen Miran to serve on Federal Reserve board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s governing board, giving the White House greater influence over the central bank just two days before of reducing its key interest rate.

Ticket marketplace StubHub to see if its stock is the right price for Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — StubHub is set to enter the public arena Wednesday after the ticket marketplace priced its initial public offering at $23.50 per share.

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Rivals Compass and Anywhere Real Estate to combine in deal valued at $10 billion including debt

Two of the nation's biggest real estate services companies are combining in a deal that will bring Century 21, Compass and several other major brokerage brands under the same umbrella.

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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls again, dips to lowest level since early October

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, echoing a decline in long-term U.S. Treasury bond yields ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut this year.

Asian benchmarks are mixed after Wall Street edges down from record highs

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday after U.S. stocks edged down from record highs and as market focus turned to expectations for the Federal Reserve's .

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Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports

President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report.

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Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates.

Musk loses crown as world's richest to software giant Larry Ellison in new Bloomberg ranking

NEW YORK (AP) — Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world's richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday, according to wealth tracker Bloomberg, as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading.

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Asian shares mostly rise as focus shifts to Fed's next move

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as hopes grew, also on Wall Street, that U.S. data reports set for release later in the week would lead the at its next meeting.

Asian shares rise after Japan's prime minister resigns

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose with Japan's benchmark jumping higher in Monday morning trading, despite the looming political uncertainty after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced last night he was stepping down as prime minister and head of his party.

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Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans would save roughly $100 billion a year in interest costs if President Donald Trump’s at 10% were implemented, according to a paper published by Vanderbilt University on Thursday.

LOCALIZE IT: Trump wants to ax affordable housing grant that has supported 1.3 million homes

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Asian benchmarks slip after US stocks sink and Japan faces political uncertainty

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday, echoing a fall on Wall Street, as political uncertainty took centerstage in Japan, making for cautious trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Asian shares are mixed and gold sets a fresh record high of over $3,550 per ounce

BANGKOK (AP) — The price of gold hit a new record and world shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday.

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What the end of Federal Reserve independence could mean

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as the biggest threat to the in decades.

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A solid quarter at Best Buy overshadowed by outlook grown cloudy with tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy posted a solid second quarter that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but the performances was overshadowed by an outlook that has grown cloudy due to tariffs the U.S. is imposing on trading partners.

Asian shares are mixed after US stocks creep higher ahead of Nvidia earnings report

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after modest gains on Wall Street lifted the S&P 500 to another all-time high ahead of computer chip maker highly anticipated earnings report.

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Asian shares decline following Wall Street's dip

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell across the board Tuesday, taking their cue from a broad decline on Wall Street that reversed some of the big gains notched last week on hopes for interest rate cuts from the .

Asian shares track Wall Street's rally after Powell hints at rate cuts

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s rally after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates .

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Walmart reports solid second-quarter sales and profits despite a challenging tariff environment

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. reported increases in second-quarter profits and sales Thursday as it continues to pull in price-sensitive shoppers for everyday essentials like groceries despite a challenging tariff environment.