NEW YORK (AP) — As economic uncertainty deepens, the rush for gold continues — with prices for the precious metal topping $4,300 for the first time this week. The going price for New York spot closed at a record $4,326 per troy ounce on Thursday. Futures also traded as high at more than $4,344 per…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — American Express reports a 16% increase in third-quarter profits, driven by higher card spending, especially among its wealthiest members. On Friday, the company announced earnings of $2.9 billion, up from $2.51 billion a year ago. Earnings per share rose to $4.14, beating analysts’ expectations. AmEx recently refreshed its Platinum Card, adding…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information. The investigation burst into public view in August when the FBI searched Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington office for classified records he may have illegally retained. Bolton’s attorney says many of…… MORE
WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – In Washington D.C. , President Trump responded to Hamas releasing 4 of 28 bodies of hostages believed to have died during captivity as pledged during a 72-hour window between cease fire agreement and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. If “they dont’ disarm, we will disarm them”, Trump said during…… MORE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that authorities received the remains of four more dead hostages. It said late Tuesday that the Red Cross handed the bodies over to Israeli forces inside Gaza. The transfer comes a day after the bodies of four other dead hostages were returned to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen. The White House’s budget office headed by Russ Vought is deciding who gets paid or fired in an unprecedented restructuring across the federal workforce. As the shutdown enters its third week, Trump said some of the programs…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the civil rights movement, that could gut a key provision of the law that prohibits racial discrimination in redistricting. The justices on Wednesday are hearing arguments for the second time in a case…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living increase. This announcement, originally scheduled for Wednesday, is now set for Oct. 24. The delay affects millions of beneficiaries who rely on these adjustments to plan their finances. The Senior Citizens League and AARP are projecting a 2.7%…… MORE
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest state-owned air carriers are protesting a U.S. proposal to bar them from flying over Russia when traveling to or from the U.S. The U.S. side has said such flights give Chinese airlines an unfair cost advantage over American carriers, which cannot cross through Russian airspace. Air China, China Eastern…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have again extended the contract of coach Jason Kidd. The team announced a multiyear extension Tuesday night without revealing the length or other details of the deal. Kidd is going into his fifth season as their head coach. He led them to the NBA Finals as a coach two…… MORE
