WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official earlier this week said he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks, but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change that view. Speaking at George Washington University, Christopher Waller, a key member of the [...]

A growing number of retailers is incorporating artificial intelligence to assist shoppers with their online shopping. Anyone scouring the internet for holiday shopping deals is likely going to encounter more conversational iterations of the chatbots that some retailers and e-commerce sites have built to provide shoppers with enhanced customer service. Some companies have integrated models [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — More shoppers than ever are on track to use buy now, pay later plans this holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt. The data firm Adobe Analytics predicts [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a 2.8 percent annual pace from July through September on consumer spending and a surge in exports, the federal government said last week, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of third-quarter growth. The country’s gross domestic product — the economy’s output of goods and services — slowed from [...]

Egg prices are rising again as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. Prices, however, are still below the peak they reached almost two years ago and the American Egg Board, a trade group, said egg shortages at grocery stores have been isolated and temporary so [...]

LONDON (AP) — When Katja Vogt considers a Jaguar, she pictures a British-made car purring confidently along the Italian coastline — a vision of familiarity that conveys “that dreaming, longing feeling we all love.” She’s not sure what to think about Jaguar now after the 89-year-old company announced a rebranding last week that featured loud [...]

DALLAS — Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning back a significant share of travelers on a tight budget. That is squeezing smaller low-fare carriers such as Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection last week. Some travel-industry experts think Spirit’s troubles indicate that travelers [...]

Even though sales of electric vehicles aren’t growing as fast as in past years, automakers are moving ahead with new models that are expected to appeal to mainstream buyers. Family haulers are the latest to see a new entry, with Hyundai unveiling the Ioniq 9 electric SUV last week ahead of the Los Angeles Auto [...]