AP Top Business News at 6:21 p.m. EDT

Facebook advertisers shrug off its privacy scandal

2018-04-25T21:00:42Z

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook's troubles with Russian election meddlers , "fake news " and misused data have dominated headlines globally....

Stocks close mixed; Dow industrials end a losing streak

2018-04-25T20:57:50Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- A late round of buying erased early losses on Wall Street, leaving major indexes mixed at the close of trading. Bigger companies managed to eke out modest gains, while smaller companies mostly fell....

Comcast challenges Murdoch with rival bid for UK-based Sky

2018-04-25T17:29:37Z

LONDON (AP) -- U.S. media giant Comcast on Wednesday offered 22 billion pounds ($30.7 billion) for Sky PLC, topping a bid from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox and setting up a bidding war for Britain's biggest satellite television company....

New Chipotle CEO plans menu 'tweaks,' and maybe drive-thrus

2018-04-25T22:26:45Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- The new CEO at Chipotle plans to make "simple menu tweaks," redesign its restaurants and expand its delivery service in the coming months....

Ford promises more savings as 1Q earnings rise 9 percent

2018-04-25T22:21:23Z

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford says it has found billions more in cost efficiencies than promised earlier, including plans to cut all but two car models in North America as it moves to become leaner to compete in a fast-changing global marketplace....

EPA security chief also worked for owner of tabloid company

2018-04-25T15:33:12Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The security chief for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency worked on the side as a private investigator for the owner of a tabloid news company with close ties to President Donald Trump....

DeLorean widow sues for 'Back to the Future' payments

2018-04-25T22:13:32Z

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The widow of maverick automaker John DeLorean has alleged in a lawsuit that a Texas company illegally received money from the "Back to the Future" movies that used his iconic car....

ConocoPhillips wins $2 billion arbitration against Venezuela

2018-04-25T21:07:14Z

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- ConocoPhillips said it won a $2 billion arbitration award against Venezuela's state oil company, compounding the financial woes of the socialist-run nation as it struggles to feed its population....

Visa 2Q profits jump, helped by more spending on its network

2018-04-25T21:37:45Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- Payment processing giant Visa on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in its fiscal second-quarter profits from a year earlier on Wednesday, as more shoppers spent money on Visa's network across all its major markets....

Strong travel demand lifts Boeing in first quarter

2018-04-25T20:01:11Z

DALLAS (AP) -- The desire by people to see the world is giving Boeing a huge lift, and executives at the aircraft maker say travel is a long-term growth industry....

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