National & World Business
Stay current with national and world business news. Highlighting major market trends, corporate developments, and economic shifts shaping industries across the U.S.
Oil prices keep swinging up and down, and so do stocks worldwide
Oil prices swung after a scare overnight where prices popped and then moderated, and the yo-yo moves kept stock ma…
Job market for new grads: Much hiring but much competition
After a painful year of joblessness, the future has finally brightened for Alycia St. Germain, a 22-year-old college senior at the University of Minnesota.
U.S. job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The recovery of America's job market hit a pause last month as many businesses — from restaurants and hotels to factories and construction co…
Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants begin
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.…
US construction spending up in March less than expected
US construction spending up in March less than expected
US sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million
US sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million
Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
Growth in US manufacturing slowed in April from March high
Growth in US manufacturing slowed in April from March high
Apple's iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones …
Even as economy heats up, Fed to stick with near-zero rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring is accelerating as Americans increasingly venture out to shop, eat at restaurants and travel, and inflation pressures are even picking…
Average mortgage rates under 3% for first time since Feb.
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, dipping below 3% for the first time in two months.
March home construction jumps to fastest pace since 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. housing construction rebounded strongly in March to the fastest pace since 2006 as home builders recovered from an unusually frigid Febr…
After union vote, Bezos vows to do better for Amazon workers
NEW YORK (AP) — After a union battle at an Alabama warehouse, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos acknowledged that Amazon has to do better for its workers and vowed to …
A $1.2 billion loss for Delta, but recovery is on the radar
Delta Air Lines lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter, more than expected, but executives said Thursday that the airline could be profitable by late summer if…
$1,400 stimulus checks helped March retail sales soar 9.8%
NEW YORK (AP) — Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat …
Outdoor enthusiasts to get cash, free passes to move to WVa
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is joining the growing list of places recruiting remote workers — with a thrill-seeking twist.