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Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher

Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next…

AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns

AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing…

Kamala Harris says Trump’s comment on women ‘is offensive to everybody’

Kamala Harris says Trump’s comment on women ‘is offensive to everybody’

By WILL WEISSERT and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential…

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days, taking a risky detour from the seven…

Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lower

Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lower

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The downside of high expectations thumped Wall Street on Thursday, and Microsoft and Meta Platforms dragged U.S. stock indexes lower despite delivering strong profits for the summer. The S&P…

Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days

Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days

By CALVIN WOODWARD, JEFF AMY and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans on the radar of the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns and those of their allies, the apocalypse is only…