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FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is seen on July 3, 2024, in New York. Asian stocks have fallen while European markets are higher on Monday, July 8, 2024, after France’s elections left its legislature divided among left, center and far right, with no single political faction getting close to a majority.

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed, nudging the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to more records

July 8, 2024, 1:48pm Business

A subdued day of trading on Wall Street ended Monday with a mixed finish for the major stock indexes and more market milestones. Read story

A traveler walks through the departure area as airline catering workers who are employed by Gate Gourmet picket with their supporters, calling for a new union contract with raises and affordable health insurance, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Miami International Airport in Miami. A long Fourth of July holiday weekend is expected to create new travel records.

More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges

July 8, 2024, 10:28am Business

More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Read story

FILE - A housing development in Cranberry Township, Pa., is shown on March 29, 2024. The nation’s housing market sales slump is dragging on into its third straight year, as evidenced by another weak spring home buying season. (AP Photo/Gene J.

The US housing slump deepened this spring. Where does that leave home shoppers and sellers?

July 8, 2024, 8:20am Business

The housing market shows few signs of busting out of its three-year funk after a disappointing spring season and amid a gloomy outlook for the summer and fall. Read story

Shelter-in-place order briefly issued at North Dakota derailment site, officials say

July 8, 2024, 8:04am Business

Officials at the remote site of a derailed train carrying hazardous materials that sparked a fire in North Dakota briefly issued a shelter-in-place notice Sunday for area residents during cleanup. Read story

FILE - A cruise ship departs from downtown Juneau, on June 7, 2023, along the Gastineau Channel, in Alaska. Voters in Alaska’s capital city could decide in October whether to ban large cruise ships on Saturdays starting next year.

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

July 8, 2024, 8:02am Business

Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx. Read story

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It’s straining businesses and public services

Students of Excellent Moral School attend a lesson in a window-lit classroom in Ibadan, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Schools like Excellent Moral operate in darkness due to zero grid access, depriving students of essential tools like computers.

July 8, 2024, 6:00am Business

Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. Rays of sunlight stream through wooden windows, the only source of light. Pupils squint at their books and intermittently the blackboard as teachers try to hold their attention. Read story