• Apple stock rallies after record-setting $110B stock buyback, largest in US history

    Shares of Apple climbed 6% Friday after the iPhone maker announced a record-setting buyback program on the heels of second-quarter earnings topped Wall Street’s estimates. Apple announced Thursday that its board authorized $110 billion in share repurchases, a 22% increase over last year’s $90 billion authorization, Bloomberg earlier reported. The move marks the largest buyback

  • How major bills fared at the Capitol

    Here is the status of major bills following the end of the 60-day Hawaii legislative session on Friday. The bills listed as passed were approved by both the House and Senate. Original bills that are known as acts have been signed into law by Gov. Josh Green.

  • ABQ to have the highest UV index in the country on Tuesday

    Warmer and dry weather continues this week. The UV index in parts of New Mexico will be higher than anywhere else in the United State on Tuesday. It was a quiet start to the week across New Mexico with sunny skies, around average high temperatures and light to calm winds. These conditions will continue through []

  • US, Canadian cannabis stocks rally after rescheduling report

    Cannabis stocks surged Tuesday on the news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement

  • Stock markets fall after sharp US growth slowdown

    Commerce department says gross domestic product growth decelerated to 1.6% at start of year as consumers slowed spendingAmerica’s leading stock indices came under pressure on Thursday after official data revealed that US economic growth slowed sharply to its weakest rate in almost two years.But as high interest rates take their toll on the world’s largest economy, inflation continues to loom large. Continue reading

  • Throw us a bone, Congress, and lay off the stock trough

    This isn’t shaping up to be a great year for Congress — specifically, the House of Representatives, and, still more specifically, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). After the calamitously bruising battle to send more magic fedbux off to support wars deemed in America’s interest, which saw the speaker side with Democrats over outraged members of his own party, the nation’s legislature plumbed new depths of dissatisfaction among millions of Americans. For many voting citizens, the outrage...

  • Walmart and other major US brands close more brick-and-mortar stores

    Urban Outfitters plans to close seven stores

  • Majority Whip Emmer calls on US to defund World Health Organization

    EXCLUSIVE — House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is calling for Congress to cut off funding for the World Health Organization, citing China’s ties to the WHO and handling of the pandemic. Emmer, joined by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), sent a letter to the House Appropriations State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee on Friday asking that no U.S. taxpayer funds be […]

  • Apple's $110 Billion Stock Buyback Plan Is Largest in US History

    In a move fitting for one of the largest companies in the world, Apple Inc.

  • Apple's $110 Billion Stock Buyback Plan Is Largest in US History

    In a move fitting for one of the largest companies in the world, Apple Inc.

  • The US Is Constructing A Base In Chaos-Torn Haiti, But It Hit A Major Snag

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  • US Stocks Rebound On Tech Earnings, London Hits New Record

    Buoyant big tech earnings lifted US stocks on Friday while London scaled another peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies.The tech heavy Nasdaq led the way on Wall Street, adding more than two percent as traders shrugged off official data showing that a key measure of inflation favored by the US Federal Reserve had accelerated in March.The broader-based S&P added 1.0 percent while the Dow was 0.4 percent in the green as major European indices also rose.The markets had...