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WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor market. The number of Americans applying for jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 13 declined by 13,000 to 224,000 from…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The highly resilient U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, data released Friday showed, underscoring the risks that rising gasoline and energy prices may pose. The economy barely grew in the final three months of last year, the Commerce Department said, as it…

HONG KONG — The fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is being felt sharply in Asia, with authorities from New Delhi to Manila implementing emergency measures to shield consumers from mounting shortages and surging oil prices. On Friday, people in Nepal lined up at gas-filling…

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If you paid to download an app through the Google Play Store over a lengthy, seven-year period, a slice of a massive $700 million settlement may be coming your way. But here’s the catch: It could be a very small slice. Like $2. That, however, is at a minimum. Consumers could receive more depending on…

Investors were privy to a bit of Wall Street history last week. Friday, April 17, marked record-closing highs for the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.63%) and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.59%). It also featured a first-of-the-century move for the Nasdaq, with the tech-heavy index closing higher for a 13th consecutive trading session. The bigger story…