Obama to meet with lawmakers on shutdown Wednesday

WASHINGTON — A White House official says President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House Wednesday for a meeting on the government shutdown. The official says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch...

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Revlon CEO Ennis resigns from post

NEW YORK — Makeup company Revlon Inc. said Wednesday that CEO Alan Ennis is leaving to pursue other interests. The company named former CEO David Kennedy to the post on an interim basis. Ennis had served as CEO since May 2009. The company, controlled...

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US budget deadlock spooks investors

LONDON — Financial markets grew increasingly downbeat Wednesday as investors fretted over the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Even Italy's stock market gave up ground despite widespread relief over the Italian government's victory in a confidence...

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Shutdown hits tribes, but some services continue

BILLINGS, Mont. — Indian tribes across the U.S. prepared to suspend some federal programs and pay for others out of pocket amid a government shutdown expected to have magnified effects on the many reservations that depend heavily on outside assistance....

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Monsanto 4th-qtr loss widens as seed sales decline

WASHINGTON — Monsanto reported worse-than-expected losses for its fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday, due to lower sales of its genetically engineered seeds. The company forecast for fiscal 2014 also came in below Wall Street expectations, and it revealed...

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US companies add 166,000 jobs in September

WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses added just 166,000 jobs in September, only slightly more than the previous two months. The lack of improvement in hiring, along with the threat of a prolonged government shutdown, could help persuade the Federal Reserve to...

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Now at your library: Streaming movies, music

SEATTLE — There's a new source to stream movies and other digital content, and it's not a tech company with tens of thousands of titles. It's something more familiar, and might even be just down the street: the public library. Often thought of as stodgy...

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Court favors Abercrombie in Okla. suit over hijab

TULSA, Okla. — A federal appeals court has dismissed claims by an Oklahoma woman who says she wasn't hired by Abercrombie & Fitch because her headscarf conflicted with the retailer's dress code, which has since been changed. A federal judge initially...

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Derby Pie maker, restaurant end trademark dispute

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A chocolate-nut pie by any other name may be just as sweet, but it won't be a Derby Pie. Kern's Kitchen, the Louisville-based company that makes the famous dessert, and Claudia Sanders Dinner House settled a dispute over the name Derby...

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Outside US, ripple effects of budget battle feared

PARIS — Top European officials are keeping a worried eye on the U.S. government shutdown, saying it could pose a risk for the continent's fledgling recovery. The U.S. has the world's largest economy and close business ties with Europe. So the shutdown,...

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