Saturday January 18th, 2025 5:02AM

AP Business

UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants' asylum rights respected
The U.N. refugee agency has agreed to monitor the first three months of a contentious accord between Italy and Albania to process migrants' asylum requests at two centers in Albania
8:50AM ( 5 months ago )
US shoppers sharply boosted spending at retailers in July despite higher prices
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
8:40AM ( 5 months ago )
US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of high interest rates
8:38AM ( 5 months ago )
How a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big companies with their investment activism
Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City
8:06AM ( 5 months ago )
Walmart boosts outlook for 2024 with bargains proving a powerful lure for the inflation weary
Walmart Inc. reported another quarter of strong results Thursday as inflation-weary shoppers continue to be drawn to its low prices as they grapple with still high prices on everything from rent to groceries
7:06AM ( 5 months ago )
Walmart grows more optimistic about 2024 as bargains prove a powerful lure for the inflation weary
Walmart had another quarter of strong sales that topped almost all expectations with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for millions who have struggled with rising costs for housing, groceries and almost everything else
7:06AM ( 5 months ago )