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The false claim, which has circulated in recent elections, is based on a misunderstanding of how votes are collected and reported.

Once the dominant force in chipmaking, Intel has in recent years ceded its manufacturing edge to rival TSMC and missed out on the generative artificial intelligence boom after missteps including passing on an investment in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI. Intel's shares have declined 54% this year, making it the worst performer on the index and leaving it with the lowest stock price on the price-weighted Dow. The stock rose about 1% in extended trading on Friday, while Nvidia was up 1.5%.

A three-judge panel affirmed that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally borrow from Marvin Gaye’s song.

Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May. Wendy’s said it plans to open between 250 and 300 restaurants this year. Wendy’s President and CEO Kirk Tanner said the restaurants that are closing are underperforming compared to others.

His decision came hours after he abruptly stormed off a broadcast of a live online Post talk show.

The IRS released its updated contribution limits and adjustments to eligibility thresholds for 401(k) plans, IRAs and other retirement plans to account for inflation.

The Biden administration said it had reached a settlement after the U.S. chipmaker voluntarily disclosed that it had shipped products to a firm linked with China’s military industrial complex.

Many rural Americans engage in cashless barter systems to get food and firewood for heating and cooking. They value self-sufficiency, making them wary of government intervention.

Stocks have risen this year despite uncertainties and outright hostilities in U.S. politics and around the world. But bonds and other markets show signs of concern, our columnist says.

Markets are taking a big miss in the monthly jobs report in their stride as they welcome Amazon and Intel's results.

Netflix has emerged victorious in the streaming wars, according to analysts. But where does that leave everyone else?

It was a volatile week for shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the home of the Republican nominee's social media platform Truth Social.

Weary Boeing investors are getting a lift on Friday after the planemaker and its main worker union, the International Association of Machinists, struck a tentative deal.

He was sued and prosecuted for his actions as chairman of the Japanese power company that ran the Fukushima nuclear facility when it failed in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to undermine this year’s presidential race.

Markets are taking a big miss in the monthly jobs report in their stride as they welcome Amazon and Intel's results.

A jobs report disrupted by weather and worker strikes was immediately seized upon as a campaign trail issue for the final days of the 2024 election season.

The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary technology.

If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found.

Republicans and Democrats used the latest jobs numbers to bolster their arguments about who would be better at managing the economy.

I bought an options contract on shares of Trump Media & Technology Group. It's basically a bet on who will win the presidential election. Follow along as I either lose it all or make a couple thousand dollars.

David Goldstone has previously worked as an executive on the Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2.

Officials at the Federal Reserve are widely expected to cut rates by a quarter point next week.

Employers are predicting an increase of as much as 9 percent, on average, but are generally avoiding passing along much of that to their employees, industry groups say.

Employers added 12,000 jobs in October, much lower than the 223,000 created in September, figures show.

The Labor Department released the closely watched October jobs report on Friday which showed that hiring slowed down as the economy added 12,000 jobs, below economists' expectations.

Upbeat earnings from Amazon are lifting the mood ahead of the crucial monthly jobs report.

The October jobs report is the last major economic release before the Federal Reserve makes its policy decision on Nov. 7.

The Kennedy scion has long been a skeptic of vaccines, pesticides and more. Corporate leaders worry he may gain policy power if Donald Trump wins.

Upbeat earnings from Amazon are lifting the mood ahead of the crucial monthly jobs report.

Economists expect that employers added 110,000 jobs in October, a slowdown that would partly reflect hurricane disruptions and labor strikes.

Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of fresh investment and new jobs.

Kamala Harris’s plans offer a bigger boost for the working class, but Donald Trump seems to be convincing voters.

From his home in Tennessee, the social media rabble-rouser Robby Starbuck is waging war on “woke” policies at places like Lowe’s and Ford. His timing is impeccable.

Despite an openness to cross-border mergers, Germany has pushed back against talk of the Italian lender UniCredit’s acquiring Commerzbank.

Nationwide predicts a fifth of first time buyers will pay the tax going forward, affecting activity.

Growth has been resilient, but inflation is cooling. The combination makes it hard to guess how much policymakers will lower rates.

A recent ranking found W.W. Grainger and nine other companies to be those where workers can best find growth in their professional lives.

It's been a big week with four tech titans stepping up to the plate to deliver quarterly results. But fresh consumer data this week shows something just as important — if not more so.

Some employers say they have been wary to expand until the outcome of the presidential election is known.

Oil moguls are big donors to Donald Trump. But so are engineering firms, hedge fund managers, shipbuilders and others that profit from fossil fuels.

Startup founders and investors slammed capital gains tax hikes in the U.K., saying it would make it harder for the country to succeed as a global tech hub.

In nearly every area of American life, the 2024 election and its stakes are on the tip of everyone's tongue. But not on earnings calls.

The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke.

The government, its makeup in flux after the ruling party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will shape Japan’s future nuclear policy.