Stock market today: Asian stocks advance ahead of the Fed's rate decision as panic over AI fades

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Wednesday in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded.

Starbucks reports better-than-expected quarterly sales as turnaround efforts begin

on Tuesday reported better-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter as some of its turnaround efforts start to take hold.

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Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations

General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on huge charges related to China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street.

Wall Street expects airlines to climb higher in 2025 amid solid passenger demand

NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines expect a strong tailwind from travel demand in 2025, even as the industry faces a capacity crunch.

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Fed likely to hold rates steady despite Trump call for cuts as it awaits tariff, immigration changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday.

Asia shares are mixed after a US tech selloff as a Chinese rival joins the global AI frenzy

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in thin Lunar New Year trading on Tuesday after Wall Street’s tech superstars tumbled as a competitor from China raised doubts over the recent market frenzy.

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Stock market today: Asian markets are mixed after Wall Street edges back from its record

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high.

Italian lender Monte dei Paschi launches 13-billion-euro takeover bid for peer Mediobanca

ROME (AP) — Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena announced on Friday it was launching a 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) takeover bid for peer Mediobanca in a surprise move that could reshape the country’s banking sector.

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Union Pacific delivers 7% more profit as investors get good view of industry with CSX also reporting

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific reported 7% more fourth-quarter profit as it managed to deliver more shipments with fewer employees and continued to make the railroad more efficient.

China moves to boost languishing markets by ordering funds to invest more in shares

BANGKOK (AP) — The Chinese government plans to ensure that share prices will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks, to help jolt the markets out of the doldrums.

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Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed in a muted reaction to the U.S. inauguration

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in mostly muted trading on Tuesday, despite anticipation for a market reaction to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St's strong finish ahead of Trump's inauguration

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced early Monday after U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months, while U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed.

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Nation's largest trade group: holiday sales rose a better-than-expected 4%

NEW YORK (AP) — Sales for the 2024 holiday shopping season turned out to be robust and better than expected, as easing inflation on merchandise drove shoppers to buy, according to the nation’s largest retail trade group.

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Shell got one. So did the pipeline company Enbridge. And last summer, energy giant Drax got its biggest one to date, worth more than half a billion dollars.

Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed ahead of US inflation data

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday followed Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of market-boosting rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

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Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall Street's retreat, oil prices surge

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks retreated on Monday after U.S. stocks fell as raised inflation worries.

Shadow fleet of tankers keeps Russia's oil money flowing despite Western sanctions

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven democracies have that help fund the war against Ukraine. But Western governments and sanctions experts say Moscow has resorted to using a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of aging tankers of uncertain ownership and safety practices that are dodging sanctions and keeping the oil revenue coming.

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How the wildfires in Los Angeles area could affect California's home insurance market

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.

Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower after Wall St holds firm

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected.

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Stock market today: Asian shares slip after Wall St slumps despite strong US economic data

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday after shares slumped on Wall Street despite better-than-expected reports on the U.S. jobs market and business activity.

Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snap out of holiday-season funk

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining.

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Corporate earnings growth faces uncertainty amid inflation worries, policy shift impact

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street expects corporate profits to have surged in 2024 and forecasts an even stronger jump for 2025.

China's manufacturing activity slows in December as trade risks grow

HONG KONG (AP) — China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December, official data showed on Tuesday, despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks.

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Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data.

How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers

NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors.