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A person passes the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. Global shares are trading mostly higher as investors keep their eyes on potentially market-moving reports expected later this week.

Stock market today: Wall Street’s ugly April gets even worse as it tumbles across the finish line

A person passes the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. Global shares are trading mostly higher as investors keep their eyes on potentially market-moving reports expected later this week.

April 30, 2024, 1:11pm Business

More worries about inflation and interest rates staying high knocked U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, as the market closed out its worst month since September. Read story

Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service

April 30, 2024, 11:04am Business

Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday. Read story

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation&rsquo;s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J.  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. The DEA&rsquo;s proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, AP sources say

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation&rsquo;s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J.  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. The DEA&rsquo;s proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

April 30, 2024, 11:03am Business

 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. Read story

Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

April 30, 2024, 11:00am Business

A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots. Read story

A ‘leaner’ 3M emerges as CEO hands off company to new leader

April 30, 2024, 9:16am Business

Mike Roman crossed a lot of billion-dollar items off his to-do list in his final few months as CEO of 3M. Read story

FILE - A Walmart sign is displayed over the entrance to a store, June 25, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Walmart said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, that it is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items, as it seeks to appeal to younger customers who are not brand loyal and want chef-inspired foods that are more affordably priced. (AP Photo/Gene J.

Walmart launches store-label food brand as it seeks to appeal to younger shoppers

FILE - A Walmart sign is displayed over the entrance to a store, June 25, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Walmart said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, that it is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items, as it seeks to appeal to younger customers who are not brand loyal and want chef-inspired foods that are more affordably priced. (AP Photo/Gene J.

April 30, 2024, 9:12am Business

Walmart said Tuesday it is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items, as it seeks to appeal to younger customers who are not brand loyal and want chef-inspired foods that are more affordably priced. Read story

FILE - A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sign outside the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center, Feb. 17, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.(AP Photo/Joshua A.

EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer

FILE - A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sign outside the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center, Feb. 17, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.(AP Photo/Joshua A.

April 30, 2024, 9:09am Business

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems. Read story

Bank of America nears settlement in class-action case over unexpected customer fees

April 30, 2024, 8:01am Business

Bank of America is planning to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the financial giant of charging hidden fees for wire transfers, according to court filings by lawyers involved in the North Carolina federal court case. Read story