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A salesperson shows an unsold 2024 Cooper SE electric hardtop to a prospective buyer at a Mini dealership Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. On Friday, May 3, 2024, the U.S. government issues its April jobs report.

US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could let the Fed cut interest rates

A salesperson shows an unsold 2024 Cooper SE electric hardtop to a prospective buyer at a Mini dealership Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. On Friday, May 3, 2024, the U.S. government issues its April jobs report.

May 3, 2024, 7:54am Business

The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market. Read story

FILE- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers as they meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The two countries have a long history of friendship, particularly since 1999, when NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three Chinese nationals, during the air war to end Serbia&rsquo;s brutal crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo.

As China’s Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda

FILE- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers as they meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The two countries have a long history of friendship, particularly since 1999, when NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three Chinese nationals, during the air war to end Serbia&rsquo;s brutal crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo.

May 3, 2024, 7:52am Business

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read story

Damage surrounds the Sulphur Times-Democrat building on Monday, April 29, 2024, after a tornado plowed through the rural Oklahoma community and left wide destruction through downtown Sulphur, Oka.

A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn’t stopping the presses

Damage surrounds the Sulphur Times-Democrat building on Monday, April 29, 2024, after a tornado plowed through the rural Oklahoma community and left wide destruction through downtown Sulphur, Oka.

May 3, 2024, 7:50am Business

When Oklahoma and national officials held a press conference Monday to discuss the scale of devastation following tornadoes two days earlier, Kathy John did what she always does: She showed up to report on it for the town’s weekly newspaper, the Sulphur Times-Democrat. Read story

Cargill recalls 16,000 pounds of ground beef recalled over E. coli risk

May 3, 2024, 7:49am Business

Cargill is recalling more than 16,000 pounds of ground beef and patties sold through stores in several eastern U.S. states over potential E. coli contamination. Read story

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

May 3, 2024, 7:48am Business

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Read story

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

New federal bill aims to slow pace of work at Amazon, other warehouses

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

May 3, 2024, 7:45am Business

The fight to change warehouse working conditions that has been playing out in state legislatures is now headed to Washington, D.C. Read story

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer&rsquo;s deadly wildfire. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer&rsquo;s deadly wildfire. (AP Photo/Jae C.

May 3, 2024, 7:44am Business

Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer’s deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Read story

FILE - A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio.   The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for the credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, May 3,  giving automakers more time to comply with some provisions about where battery minerals can come from. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

FILE - A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio.   The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for the credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, May 3,  giving automakers more time to comply with some provisions about where battery minerals can come from. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

May 3, 2024, 7:41am Business

The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500. Read story