S&P 500 index notches another gain on a mixed day for stocks

S&P 500 index notches another gain on a mixed day for stocks

Stock indexes ended mixed on Wall Street Wednesday, even as the market extended its winning streak to a third day and gains in technology companies pushed the Nasdaq to an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, coming off the heels of a whiplash start to the year...
Japanese manufacturers’ sentiments at low unseen since 2009

Japanese manufacturers’ sentiments at low unseen since 2009

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese manufacturers’ sentiments have plunged to the lowest level in more than a decade, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic crushes exports and tourism, the mainstays of the nation’s economy. The headline...
New Mexico tribe transforms old casino into movie studio

New Mexico tribe transforms old casino into movie studio

TESUQUE PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — A small northern New Mexico Native American tribe has opened a movie studio in a former casino that it hopes will lure big productions. The Tesuque Pueblo recently converted the building near Santa Fe into a movie studio campus called Camel...
Doctors urge GOP to halt Texas convention as virus surges

Doctors urge GOP to halt Texas convention as virus surges

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As the Texas GOP presses ahead with plans for a July convention amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the state’s largest medical group Tuesday urged the party to reconsider before Republican activists flock to Houston, which has become one of...
Adidas HR head resigns as company addresses diversity issues

Adidas HR head resigns as company addresses diversity issues

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of global human resources at sports apparel and shoe company Adidas resigned Tuesday following criticism from employees of what they see as the company’s failure to diversify its workforce. Karen Parkin’s resignation comes after a group...
Facebook bans violent ‘boogaloo’ groups, not the term itself

Facebook bans violent ‘boogaloo’ groups, not the term itself

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo” movement, a slang term supporters use to refer to a second Civil War or a collapse of civilization. But the platform didn’t try to name...