Business Highlights
NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network is offering a new "skinny" bundle of about 50 cable channels that doesn't include ESPN and some other sports channels, giving people who don't care about sports a way to save money on TV without joining the ranks of "cord cutters."
LONDON (AP) — Britain's central bank launched a range of stimulus measures Thursday meant to jolt confidence back into an economy shocked by the vote to leave the European Union.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks wavered Thursday and finished barely higher as an interest rate cut by the Bank of England, a move intended to shore up the British economy, wasn't enough to get investors out of their cautious mode.
Bank stocks fell the most, as the interest rate cut suggests they won't be able to make as much money on lending.
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the number of remained close to historic lows in a positive sign for the job market.
Record-low interest rates this year have helped spur home purchases and boost the housing market.
(AP) — A dollar store chain says it regrets that an employee told a woman to leave one of its Indiana stores because of her Muslim face veil.
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Restaurant Brands International said its profit jumped during the second quarter as Burger King's sales weakness in the U.S. was offset by strength overseas.
Weakening consumer confidence amid political and global uncertainty has hampered sales in the industry.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fannie Mae reported net income of $2.9 billion from April through June, down from a year earlier as low interest rates brought losses for the mortgage giant on its investments.
Brent crude, a benchmark for international oil prices, added $1.19, or 2.8 percent, to $44.29 a barrel in London.