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Tariffs aren’t keeping Walmart from attracting shoppers and outpacing Target

Tariffs aren’t keeping Walmart from attracting shoppers and outpacing Target

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. powered through an uncertain economic environment and tariff concerns to deliver solid second-quarter financial results Thursday, showing it keeps pulling in shoppers and outpacing peers like Target.…

Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump

Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly…

Wall Street steadies after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trim their losses

Wall Street steadies after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trim their losses

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning. The S&P…

Wall Street steadies after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trim their losses

Wall Street steadies after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trim their losses

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Wednesday after Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared most of their steep losses from the morning. The S&P…

Trump calls on Federal Reserve official to resign after official accuses her of mortgage fraud

Trump calls on Federal Reserve official to resign after official accuses her of mortgage fraud

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a member of his administration accused Cook of committing mortgage fraud, the latest…

Palantir, Nvidia and other AI stars dim as Wall Street pulls further from its records

Palantir, Nvidia and other AI stars dim as Wall Street pulls further from its records

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street faded on Tuesday following drops for Nvidia and other stars that have been riding the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%…