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Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president's name

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Applications filed by the Trump Organization with the federal trademark office are seeking exclusive rights to use the president's name on airports and dozens of related things found there, from buses shuttling passengers to umbrellas and travel bags to flight…

Warner Bros reopens takeover talks with Paramount after receiving waiver from Netflix

By Michelle Chapman, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company's “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood giant continues to back the studio and streaming deal it struck with Netflix.

Roses are red, violets are blue, if cocoa is cheaper why isn't chocolate, too?

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Cocoa prices have fallen nearly 70% since last Valentine's Day, but that won’t make heart-shaped boxes of chocolate more affordable this year.

Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Friday's report suggests inflation could be cooling, but it comes after the cost of food, gas, and apartment rents have soared since the pandemic.

U.S. applications for jobless benefits remain at recent healthy levels, falling to 227,000 last week

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.

Revised economic numbers inject uncertainty into jobs market

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

The U.S. economy opened 2026 on better footing, with the latest jobs report showing employers added 130,000 jobs in January. But the data also had revised figures that paint an even weaker picture of last year’s performance. It comes as…

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Federal deficits and debt will worsen over next decade, Congressional Budget Office finds

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Congressional Budget Office projections also indicate that inflation doesn't hit the Federal Reserve’s 2% target rate until 2030.

130,000 jobs added in January while labor revisions cut hundreds of thousands last year

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The job market has been sluggish for months even though the economy is registering solid growth.

Retail sales flat in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster tone

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about a slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs and other economic headwinds.