The Associated Press, Author at Baton Rouge Business Report

Americans stepped up their spending at retail stores and restaurants last month in a...

U.S. inflation picked up last month as prices rose for gas, eggs, and used...

The nation’s highest court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and...

The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its...

U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential...

A top policymaker at the U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday he still supports cutting...

Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block...

Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a top oil and gas industry trade group...