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WATCH: Harris debuts economic proposals to lower costs for Americans

By Matt Brown, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris will be in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday to lay out her plans, including a proposal for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries.

Wall Street rallies to one of its best days of the year

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its fourth-best day of the year and its sixth straight gain as the U.S. stock market rights itself following a scary few weeks.

Americans spent more at retailers in July despite higher prices

By Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

Americans stepped up spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns that the economy might be weakening under the pressure of higher prices and elevated interest rates.

Wally Amos, cookie empire creator and literacy advocate, dies at 88

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as the rights to use the catchy Amos name.

WATCH: Trump makes big economic promises and veers off topic during speech in Asheville, NC

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message Wednesday at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing pledges to slash energy prices and “unleash economic abundance” with familiar off-script tangents on…

Year-over-year inflation hits lowest level in three years, clearing way for Fed to begin cutting rates

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Measured from a year earlier, prices rose 2.9%, down from 3% in June. It was the mildest year-over-year inflation figure since March 2021.

Trump and Musk discussed firing striking workers. The UAW is now seeking an NLRB investigation

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

During a discussion about government spending, former President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk for firing workers who went on strike.

In AI race with Apple, Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Google left little doubt that the Pixel 9 phones are meant to be a vessel for the AI technology that is expected to reshape the way people live and work.

Americans are refusing to pay high prices. That might deal the final blow to inflation

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The economy appears to be returning to pre-pandemic norms, when most companies felt they couldn't raise prices much without losing business.

Wall Street unsteady as markets try to recoup losses from eventful week

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Broadly strong earnings reports have helped buoy the market in a week that began with an anxious sell-off on concerns about the labor market and broader economy.