AP Top Business News at 8:40 a.m. EDT

AP Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistanceEPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plansUnemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levelsAI boom heats up Bay Area housing market as wealthy buyers drive demand for high-end homes across USUS futures mostly lower and oil prices climb due to ongoing clashes around IranScams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even moreUS oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in VenezuelaUS extends ban on flights to Haiti's capital as gang violence surgesDutch central bank shifts billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' moveCarney tells Trump ‘Stop trying to be tough'