AP Top Business News at 2:19 p.m. EDT

White House: $4,000 more for families with business tax cuts

2017-10-16T16:18:28Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- By slashing corporate tax rates, the Trump administration said Monday, the average U.S. household will get an estimated $4,000 more a year....

Weinstein Co., overwhelmed by backlash, may be up for sale

2017-10-16T18:07:35Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Weinstein Co., besieged by sexual harassment allegations against its namesake and co-founder, may be putting itself up for sale....

Trump voters in storm-ravaged county confront climate change

2017-10-16T16:23:17Z

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) -- The church was empty, except for the piano too heavy for one man to move. It had been 21 days since the greatest storm Wayne Christopher had ever seen dumped a year's worth of rain on his town, drowning this church where he was baptized, met his high school sweetheart and later married her....

Court agrees to take on US-Microsoft dispute over emails

2017-10-16T17:11:41Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on a major dispute over the government's authority to force American technology companies to hand over emails and other digital information sought in criminal probes but stored outside the U.S....

Las Vegas tourism sees changes in aftermath of shooting

2017-10-15T14:52:46Z

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Las Vegas' tourism sector is bracing for changes in the aftermath of the massacre that killed 58 people at an outdoor music festival....

Researchers discover vulnerability affecting Wi-Fi security

2017-10-16T18:19:28Z

Security researchers have discovered a Wi-Fi network vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal sensitive information or spread malicious software while someone is logged into a computer or mobile device....

Populism again casts shadow over booming eurozone economy

2017-10-16T15:14:26Z

LONDON (AP) -- For months, the outlook for the eurozone economy has brightened thanks to a series of electoral defeats for political parties that were critical of the euro currency. Now, votes in Germany and Austria and uncertainty over the Spanish region of Catalonia are reviving concerns about the unity of the bloc....

Supreme Court to consider American Express fee dispute

2017-10-16T13:49:15Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is taking up an appeal by 11 states that argue American Express violated antitrust laws by barring merchants from asking customers to use other credit cards that charge lower fees....

Nordstrom puts the hunt for a buyer on hold.

2017-10-16T14:21:56Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nordstrom is halting, at least temporarily, the hunt for a buyer, sending shares down sharply at the opening bell Monday....

UK leader makes surprise Brussels trip to undo Brexit logjam

2017-10-16T17:44:14Z

LONDON (AP) -- U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May spoke directly with leaders of some of the European Union's biggest member states ahead of a meeting in Brussels aimed at unblocking negotiations on Britain's departure from the bloc....

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